> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.honeycomb.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Send Alerts to Slack

> Route Honeycomb Trigger and SLO burn alerts to a Slack channel using the official Honeycomb app for Slack.

The Slack + Honeycomb integration uses [Honeycomb Triggers](/notify/triggers/) or [Honeycomb Service Level Objective (SLO) Burn Alerts](/notify/slos/) to notify Slack based on alerts sent from Honeycomb.
We maintain and support this integration, and share it as the [Honeycomb app for Slack](https://slack.com/apps/A4ADZPBC4) in the Slack app directory.

## Before You Begin

Before you set up the integration, you'll need a few things:

* a user account in your team's Slack organization
* a user account in your Honeycomb Team

## Setting Up Your Integration

Before you can configure Honeycomb to send alerts to Slack, you must set up your integration.

### Create Your Integration in Honeycomb

To create your integration, you must add your Slack to Honeycomb.

1. Navigate to **Team Settings**, and select the **Integrations** view.
2. Locate the **Honeycomb + Slack** section, and select **Add to Slack**.
3. When Slack requests that you authorize Honeycomb, select **Allow**.
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     <img src="https://mintcdn.com/honeycomb/oJe-ncVHXR8RRGAw/_assets/images/slack/honeycomb_slack_permissions.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=oJe-ncVHXR8RRGAw&q=85&s=aadb3c8fb088cc622c949fcb16863b4f" alt="Screenshot example of Honeycomb's requested permissions when linking to your Slack workspace" width="366" height="440" data-path="_assets/images/slack/honeycomb_slack_permissions.png" />
   </Frame>

Once authorized, Honeycomb will send alerts to your Slack channels with features like link unfurling, which shows a preview of your Honeycomb query result graphs.

<Note>
  As of September 2024, the Honeycomb for Slack app requires an invite to a channel in order to send alerts to that channel (even if that channel is public).
</Note>

## Configuring Alerts to Use Slack as a Recipient

After your integration is set up in Honeycomb, you can configure Triggers and SLOs to use Slack as a recipient for alerts.

### Configuring Triggers to Alert Slack

1. In the Honeycomb UI, navigate to **Triggers**.
2. Select the name of the trigger you want to configure, or create a new trigger by clicking **New Trigger**.
3. Locate the **Recipients** section, and select **Add Recipient**.
4. In the **Add Trigger Recipient** modal, locate the **Recipient** dropdown and choose your Slack integration, then select **Add**.
5. Select **Save Trigger**.

### Configuring SLO Burn Alerts to Alert Slack

1. In the Honeycomb UI, navigate to **SLOs**.
2. In the list, locate the SLO you want to configure, or create a new SLO by clicking **New SLO**.
3. Find your SLO in the list, and click the **Configure** button in the **Burn Alerts** column.
4. Click **New Burn Alert**.
5. In the **Create Burn Alert** form, set your desired exhaustion time, then choose your Slack integration in the **Notify** dropdown. Set your desired **Severity** (Critical is the default).
6. Select **Create Burn Alert**.

## Removing the Integration

To remove the integration, you will need to delete it from your Honeycomb team.
Deleting the integration from your team will remove it from all associated triggers and SLOs.

1. Navigate to **Team Settings**, and select the **Integrations** view.
2. Locate the **Honeycomb + Slack** section.
3. Then, select **Revoke**.