Slack

Where people and agents work on the record.

Slack is the collaboration layer in Salesforce's platform. Channels can be tied to a record, agents can work in conversations, and updates and approvals can happen without leaving Slack.

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What it does

Conversation and record, together.

Teams talk in Slack and keep the record in Salesforce. These features bring them together.

01Salesforce Channels
A channel is tied to one record, such as an opportunity, account or case. Teams can view and edit the record there, and the discussion is archived on the record.
02Automatic channels
Flow can create a deal channel automatically when an opportunity changes.
03Agents in channels
Agentforce agents can work directly in channels. Slackbot can connect to other business apps.
04Plain-language updates
A user describes a change, such as moving an opportunity to a new stage, and Slackbot makes the update after the user confirms.
05Approvals
Flow approvals run in Slack with approve and reject buttons.
06Workflow Builder
Slack Workflow Builder can read and write Salesforce records without code.
Explore

Controls and connections.

Two views.

Admins decide what Slackbot can change

Human confirmation on every CRM change.

  • Admins decide which objects Slackbot may change.
  • Every change to the CRM requires confirmation by a person before it saves.
What you’re looking at

Confirm, then save

The assistant proposes the change, and a person approves it.

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Questions

Straight answers.

Can Slack change our CRM data?

Yes, under admin control. Admins choose which objects Slackbot can change, and a person must confirm each change before it saves.

Can approvals happen in Slack?

Yes. Flow approvals can run in Slack with approve and reject buttons.

Is there a no-code option?

Slack Workflow Builder can read and write Salesforce records without code.

Checked against Salesforce's Slack page in November 2026.

Across Salesforce

Go to one of the five main products.

Each of the five has its own page, and you can visit them in any order. Choose one to go there.

You are currently viewing Slack, a supporting product

How the products fit together

Talk to us

Talk it through with us.

Tell us what you want Salesforce to do for you, and we will help you work out where to start.

  • Your goals and the systems involved
  • Which Salesforce products fit, and which can wait
  • A sensible first step

Our Talmoor Standard is the name we give to how we handle Salesforce Slack: one accountable partner, from the first meeting to long after go-live.

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