# Slack

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This integration is currently in beta.
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This integration allows you to route notifications about issues, changes, and other events to specific Slack channels based on your configuration.

### Connect Slack

* Visit your *Settings → Integrations →* [Add](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/settings/integrations/add)
* Add the Slack integration
* Enter a name for the integration
* Click **Connect Now**
* You'll be redirected to Slack to approve permissions
* Click **Allow**

### Create Profiles

After connecting Slack, you can create profiles to control where different notifications are sent. Each profile specifies a Slack channel that will receive messages. To create a profile:

1. Navigate to the **Profiles** tab
2. Click the **+** icon
3. Enter a name for the profile
4. Select the Slack channel where messages should be sent
5. Click **Save**

You can create multiple profiles to route different events to different channels.

### Create Event Rules

To receive Slack notifications, create Event Rules and add your Slack profile as an action. Visit *Events →* [Event Rules](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/settings/event-rules/) to set up rules that determine which events trigger messages in Slack.

Learn more about configuring Event Rules at:

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[Event Rules](/docs/platform/events/alerts.md)
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