This article describes a feature available to all Dropbox Dash customers.
You can add your organization’s Slack account to Dropbox Dash to help your team easily search and find Slack content. With one click, they can view info in Dash or be taken to the relevant content in Slack.
When an admin adds Slack to Dash, they enable sync of the organization’s Slack public channel content. Team members can also sync their individual Slack accounts to search private channels, direct messages, and group chats within Dash.
Notes:
The API permissions required to add Slack to Dash depend on the type of account you’re adding. Click the tab below that matches your experience to see the API permissions required.
When adding Slack to Dropbox Dash, Dash requests the following authorizations:
When syncing your individual Slack account, Dash requests the following authorizations:
Step 1: Create an admin service account in Slack. Step 2: Add Slack to Dash using the admin service account. Step 3: Add individual Slack accounts to Dash.
To add Slack to Dash, a Slack admin must authenticate and authorize a company-level integration between Slack and Dash. For better security and to prevent issues with the Slack and Dash integration (like if an admin leaves), it's recommended to create a non-human admin service account in Slack for this integration.
To create an admin service account in Slack for Dropbox Dash:
Your Slack service account is now ready for use.
Note: Slack automatically selects the account you’re currently logged into during this process. Log out of your individual Slack account before trying the steps below in order to add Slack to Dash using the service account you created.
To add Slack to Dropbox Dash with your service account:
You’ll see a confirmation pop-up that Slack was added. You’ll also see Slack appear in the Your apps tab, along with its connection status.
Adding your individual Slack account to Dash allows you to search and view your private Slack channels, direct messages (DMs), and group chats in Dash.
To add your individual Slack account:
You’ll see “Sync in progress” under Slack in your app list. Your private channels, DMs, and group chats will appear in your Dash search results in a few days, depending on the amount of data in your account.
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