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# Set Up Slack in Kizen

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**Audience:** Admins, Developers, Solution Architects

**Purpose:** Explains how to configure the Slack integration to send automated Slack messages and look up user names
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## Overview

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**Caution:** This setup reflects Kizen's default configuration. Your administrator may have customized your layout, so columns or navigation may appear differently. Trial accounts may have limited features.
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To look up Slack® users and send Slack messages from <code class="expression">space.vars.automations</code>, you must first set up the Slack integration in <code class="expression">space.vars.Kizen\_company\_name</code>.

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## Before You Begin

Before you set up the Slack integration, ensure you have an active Slack workspace configured with the necessary permissions to install third-party apps. The integration doesn't require paid Slack membership.

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## Set Up Slack in Kizen

To set up Slack in <code class="expression">space.vars.Kizen\_company\_name</code>:

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#### Go to the App Marketplace

In the global navigation of <code class="expression">space.vars.Kizen\_company\_name</code>, select **Platform** > **App Marketplace**.

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#### Turn on and configure Slack

Find the Slack - Beta connection card, turn on the integration, and select **Edit Configuration**.

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The Slack configuration page opens.
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#### Authorize the integration

In the authorization settings, select **Authorize App**.

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Slack launches.
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#### Allow the integration to connect to Slack

Sign into your Slack account if necessary, review the permissions that the integration needs, and select **Allow**.

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#### Confirm the connection

Back in <code class="expression">space.vars.Kizen\_company\_name</code>, in the Slack API section of the authorization settings, check that authentication was successful.

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**Note:** Once you authorize Slack, you generally don't have to do it again. But if you ever need to reconnect, open your Slack configuration in <code class="expression">space.vars.Kizen\_company\_name</code>, and select **Re-Authorize App** in the authorization settings. You can also remove the connection between <code class="expression">space.vars.Kizen\_company\_name</code> and Slack by selecting **Revoke Authorization**.
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## What's Next

You're connected. It's time to build <code class="expression">space.vars.automations</code> to look up Slack users and send Slack messages. To learn how, continue to [Use Slack in an Agentic Workflow](/docs/integrations-and-plugins/integrations/slack-beta/use-slack-in-an-agentic-workflow.md).

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<summary><strong>Related Topics</strong></summary>

* [Slack - Beta](/docs/integrations-and-plugins/integrations/slack-beta.md)
* [Use Slack in an Agentic Workflow](/docs/integrations-and-plugins/integrations/slack-beta/use-slack-in-an-agentic-workflow.md)
* [Troubleshoot Slack](/docs/integrations-and-plugins/integrations/slack-beta/troubleshoot-slack.md)

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*Slack is a registered trademark and service mark of Slack Technologies, Inc. Kizen's Slack integration is not created by, affiliated with, or supported by Slack Technologies, LLC.*


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