---
title: Setting up Slack for communication
description: The Slack spoke requires creating a custom app on your Slack account to generate OAuth 2.0 tokens for the Slack spoke.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/collaboration-services/setting-up-slack.html
release: australia
product: Collaboration Services
classification: collaboration-services
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Collaboration services, IT Service Management]
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# Setting up Slack for communication

The Slack spoke requires creating a custom app on your Slack account to generate OAuth 2.0 tokens for the Slack spoke.

For more information, refer to [Set up Slack spoke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/integrate-applications/set-up-slack.md).