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June 2025 Update

Slack has changed their Terms of Service, preventing users from indexing their data (source: Slack). As a result, the only way to add Slack information into Onyx is by using the search APIs that Slack provides.

These APIs are significantly slower and lower quality than the previous index-based approach.

Your data is your data — if you care about higher quality Slack search then please talk to your customer success representative and make it clear that this change reduces the value you get out of Slack.

If you have any questions, please reach out to founders@onyx.app or send us a message in Slack.

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Setting up

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Authorization

  1. Note: You must be an admin of the Slack workspace to set up the connector
  2. Navigate and sign in to https://api.slack.com/apps.
  3. Create a new Slack app:
    • Click the Create New App button in the top right.
    • Select From an app manifest option.
    • Select the relevant workspace from the dropdown and click Next.

  1. Select the “YAML” tab, paste the following manifest into the text box, and click Next:
display_information:
  name: Onyx Search Assistant
  description: Search your Slack data as yourself
  background_color: "#4A154B"
oauth_config:
  redirect_urls:
    - <YOUR_ONYX_DOMAIN>/federated/oauth/callback
  scopes:
    user:
      - channels:read
      - groups:read
      - im:read
      - mpim:read
      - search:read
      - channels:history
      - groups:history
settings:
  org_deploy_enabled: false
  socket_mode_enabled: false
  token_rotation_enabled: false

For Onyx Cloud, the redirect_urls value should be https://cloud.onyx.app/federated/oauth/callback.

We do not currently support token rotation, so token_rotation_enabled: false is necessary.

  1. Click the Create button.
  2. In the app page, navigate to the Basic Information tab under the Settings header.
  3. Copy the Client ID and CLient Secret. Store those somewhere safe for the next step.

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Indexing

  1. Navigate to the Connector Dashboard and select the Slack Connector.
  2. Enter the Client ID and Client Secret from step 7. Click the Create button.

  1. Head back to the main Chat page and go through the OAuth flow!

Every user will need to go through this OAuth flow. All DMs, public channels, and private channels that the user has access to will be searchable.