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# Set up Slack spoke

# Set up Slack spoke {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated February 11, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Integrate the ServiceNow instance and your Slack account by
creating a custom OAuth application in Slack to authenticate ServiceNow requests.

## Before you begin

* Request an Integration Hub subscription.
* Activate the Slack spoke.
* Slack account.
* Add Slack users to the User \[sys_user\] table of your ServiceNow instance, with Email being the unique identifier.
* Role required: admin
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## About this task

The spoke set up procedure outlined here requires bot user tokens only. You can't use the Create User and Deactivate User actions while using the bot token scopes. To use these actions, you must obtain user token from your Slack account.  
Perform these steps to set up the Slack spoke.

1. [Configure Slack app](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/NlrJbNJer1nvz50SCWD8jA "Create a custom OAuth application on your Slack workspace to enable OAuth 2.0 authentication with the Slack spoke.").
2. [Add Slack connection in ServiceNow instance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/A3yw5KIfiFJuURapbktU9g "Add the Slack connection in Workflow Studio to configure the Slack spoke.").
3. [Provide Signing Key in ServiceNow instance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/wn0KG3r0rbVGr~tah8F8ng "Provide Slack app details and Signing Key in your ServiceNow instance for authenticating requests from ServiceNow.").
4. [Configure outbound configurations in ServiceNow instance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/MH7Z3qXHA4pRQzUSuEZYZA "Specify events in ServiceNow instance for which actions must be performed on your Slack spoke application.").
5. [Configure inbound decisions in ServiceNow instance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/rxI~Dxpz7r7_P_9upizzsg "Specify events in your Slack spoke application for which actions must be performed in ServiceNow instance.").
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