---
title: "Installing the Integration for Slack"
description: "You can manage your HelpDocs articles and get notifications from Slack. Members of your Slack team can connect their HelpDocs accounts and start sending /commands."
url: "https://support.helpdocs.io/article/imYgNyEqQk-using-the-slack-integration"
category: "Integration for Slack"
updated_at: "2025-05-16T16:06:37Z"
---

# Installing the Integration for Slack

The HelpDocs Integration for Slack helps you get your whole team involved in making your knowledge base successful for your customers and team. You can view it on the [Slack store here](https://helpdocsio.slack.com/apps/A3Y1X4NG5-helpdocs).

Usage of our Integration for Slack is subject to our [privacy policy](https://www.helpdocs.io/privacy)

Here's what you can do once it's installed on your workspace:

1. Create new docs and draft up notes within Slack
2. Search and insert docs in any channel
3. Get an overview with team activity, visitor feedback, and submitted contact forms

### Setting Up the Integration for Slack

#### Connecting Your HelpDocs Team to Slack

Before you can start using the HelpDocs integration for Slack you'll need to add our app for Slack to your team.

1. In your HelpDocs dashboard, head to **Settings** > **Integrations**
2. Find **Slack** and click the **☰More** button > **Connect**
3. In the **Slack** card hit **Add to Slack**
4. We'll redirect you to Slack to grant us access to your team
   
   1. Log in to Slack if you aren't already logged in
   2. If you have multiple Slack teams, choose the one you want to connect to HelpDocs
   3. Review the permissions
   4. Choose a channel for us to post notifications (**Where should HelpDocs post?**) let us post notifications in to a Slack channel of your choice.
5. Click the **Allow** button to return to HelpDocs

#### Connecting Your User Account to Slack

You can connect your Slack and HelpDocs accounts in the HelpDocs dashboard manually. Or just follow the instructions the first time you use a **/command.**

If you were the user that originally connected your team's Slack account to HelpDocs, your user account will be linked automatically.

1. In HelpDocs, head to your **Profile** by clicking your avatar in the navigation bar
2. Under **Slack**, click **Sign In with Slack**
3. We'll redirect you to Slack
   
   1. Log in to Slack if you aren't already logged in
   2. Choose the correct Slack team (if prompted)
4. Click **Allow** to return to HelpDocs

Now you can use **/commands** in Slack to create and search for articles. Your permissions there will mirror your HelpDocs permissions.

#### Disconnecting Your Slack Account from HelpDocs

If you don't wanna use the integration for Slack anymore you can easily revoke our access. I promise we won't take it personally 😢

##### Individual User Level

1. Head to your **Profile** (or click [here](https://my.helpdocs.io/app/profile))
2. Under **Slack** hit the link to revoke access

Once all users on your team have revoked access, we'll no longer have access to your Slack account to send webhooks, and we'll uninstall the **/commands**.

##### Entire Team Level

1. In your HelpDocs dashboard, head to **Settings** > **Integrations**
2. Find **Slack** and click **☰ More** > **Disconnect**