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description: Define the custom notification’s details, select which Slack app distributes the notification, and then configure the Slack message.
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# Create a Slack Notification

Define the custom notification’s details, select which Slack app distributes the notification, and then configure the Slack message.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86780e79 ">To view notification types:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86780e79 ">View Setup and Configuration</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86780e79 ">To create and edit notification types:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d86780e79 ">Customize Application</td>

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Before you create a custom Slack notification, you must enable Salesforce for Slack Integrations and configure the [Slack app that distributes your notification](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.notif_builder_supported_slack_apps.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Learn the Slack apps that can distribute your Slack notification to recipients.").

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Notification Builder, and then select **Custom Notifications**.
2. Select **New**, and then select **Slack**.
3. Add your custom notification name and API name. Then select the object associated with the notification type.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note You can’t create custom notifications for the Task object.
4. Select the Slack app that distributes the Slack message to recipients.
5. Enter the title and body text of the Slack message. You can include [merge fields](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.notif_builder_merge_fields.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To show record-specific information in your Slack notification, include merge fields in the notification content.") in the title and body text.
6. Optionally, add buttons to include in the Slack message. For each button, select the button’s action, and enter its label. You can include merge fields in each button label.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note The button’s position in the list corresponds to where the button appears in the Slack message. For example, the button in position 1 is placed in the left-most position in the Slack message. To reorder a button, drag the button into a new position on the list.
7. Save your notification.