Create channels

Available on all plans

Cloud and self-hosted deployments

Anyone can create public channels, private channels, direct messages, and group messages unless the System Admin has restricted permissions to do so using advanced permissions.

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Automate with channel actions

The user who creates a channel automatically becomes the Channel Admin. Channel Admins can access Channel Actions from the channel name drop-down menu in the center pane to configure automatic actions when users join the channel or post a message to the channel.

Automatic actions include:

• Displaying a temporary welcome message for new channel members.

• Automatically adding the channel to a category in the user’s channel sidebar.

• Prompting to run a playbook based on the contents of a message.

Create a public or private channel

To create a public or private channel, select the + symbol at the top of the channel sidebar, then select Create New Channel.

Create a direct or group message

To start a direct or group message, select the + symbol next to the Direct Messages category in the channel sidebar.

Tip

Alternatively, you can select the + symbol at the top of the channel sidebar, then select Open a Direct Message.

In the Direct Messages popup, identify your most recent conversations by relative timestamps.