Slack is a cloud-based team collaboration tool. It offers chat rooms (channels) organized by topic as well as private groups and direct messaging. All content inside Slack is searchable, including conversations, links, files, and people. With this integration, you can create, assign, and complete tasks from within a Slack channel or direct message. 

Setting up the integration

There is no need to set the integration up. You can just do it in chat when creating an automation. However, if you want to:

1. Sign in to your Todoist account.
2. Visit https://app.todoist.com/automations/connections.
3. Find Slack in the list of connected services and click on it.
4. Click the Connect button.

Using the integration

Use Slack as a step in an automation

When creating a new automation, you can include Slack actions as part of the workflow. For example:

• When a task is added to #marketing-requests, send an email to the team lead and add a due date 3 days from now
• Every Monday at 9am, post a summary of overdue Todoist tasks to #standup

Run an automation manually

Go to the relevant automation, and click Run now to trigger it on demand.

FAQ

How do I disconnect the Slack integration?

1. Open your Todoist Automations connection settings at https://app.todoist.com/automations/connections.
2. Find Slack in the list of connected services and click on it.
3. Click the Disconnect button.

How do I remove the integration from my team's workspace?

This will remove the application for all users in your workspace.

1. Open https://app.slack.com/apps-manage in a browser.
2. Select your workspace.
3. In the list of installed apps, select Todoist Automations.
4. On the listing for Todoist Automations, open the Configuration tab.
5. Select Remove app.
6. Select Remove app again to confirm.

Can other people in my workspace see my automations?

By default, automations are private to your account.

Can I use Todoist Automations in more than one Slack workspace?

No, at the moment you can only add the integration to one workspace.

What happens if an automation fails?

When an automation encounters an error, the run is logged with details about which step failed and why. From there, you can fix the issue and retry with one click.

Is this the same as the Todoist Slack integration?

No. The Todoist Slack integration lets you create, complete, and assign individual tasks from Slack. Todoist Automations is a separate product that lets you build multi-step workflows that can involve Slack, Todoist, email, and other services. You can use both integrations side by side.

Get in touch

If you're having trouble connecting Todoist Automations with Slack, please get in touch with us. We're more than happy to help!