Introduction
Connect Slack to Sana to search conversations and send messages in Slack channels. Find important threads, send updates, manage channels, and stay on top of your team communication without leaving Sana. In summary, the connector has the following key characteristics:
Category: Communication
Connector type: Real-time
Auth type: OAuth
Hosting type: Managed
Capabilities
This connector is able to do the following:
Capability |
List channels |
Create channels |
Search messages |
Send messages |
Update messages |
Browse files |
Find users |
Tools
While the capabilities above describe what the connector can do at a high level, the underlying tools show exactly which operations the agent can use when you ask Sana about Slack. In practice, the agent may call one or more tools to achieve a single capability.
Tool |
Add reaction |
Browse files |
Create channel |
Edit message |
Find user by email |
Get channel history |
Get thread replies |
Get user details |
List channels |
Post message |
Search |
Scope and permissions
This connector uses OAuth. When you connect your account, you will need to sign into your account and grant the required permissions:
Scope | Purpose |
chat:write | Send and update messages in channels the app is a member of |
chat:write.customize | Customize the appearance of messages sent to channels |
chat:write.public | Send messages to public channels the user is not yet a member of (the app is auto-joined) |
files:read | Read files shared in channels the app has access to (e.g. previews and content) |
Set up instructions
Prerequisites:
Your Sana workspace admin has enabled this integration – if the workspace admin has disabled the integration it won't appear in the list of available integrations.
Step 1: Go to the integrations page in Sana
In Sana, click on ... More in the sidebar, then select Integrations
Step 2: Find Slack in the list of available integrations
Scroll to the Available integrations section and locate Slack.
Step 3: Connect the integration
Click the integration card and select "Connect just for me", this will open a pop-up powered by Pipedream. Follow the steps in the pop-up to complete the set-up.
Step 4: Sign in to Slack and approve the requested scopes
You'll be redirected to Slack to go through their OAuth flow. Sign in and approve the scopes Sana needs to operate the connector.
Step 5: Complete the set up
You've successfully connected your Slack account. Click Continue to complete the setup and start using the connector.
Known limitations
Direct messages: The connector only works with messages in channels — it cannot search, read, or send direct messages or group DMs.
User search: The "find users" capability only matches by exact email. As a workaround you can list all users to locate the right one, but this is impractical in large workspaces (the list is paginated).
Channel search: The connector lists channels and searches within those results in batches of 250 — it cannot search channels by title or metadata directly. Search quality drops in workspaces with many channels, so naming the exact channel works best.