> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openlayer.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Slack

> Learn how to connect Openlayer to Slack to receive notifications

![Slack hero](https://mintcdn.com/openlayer-44/i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF/images/integrations/slack_hero.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF\&q=85\&s=e7041db1844e54252dcbd9c64d2518ce)

This guide explains how to connect Openlayer to a Slack channel, so your team gets notified about
test results, new commits, and other project updates.

## Connect Slack

First, click **Settings** at the bottom of the left sidebar.

![The Openlayer Projects page, with Settings highlighted at the bottom of the sidebar](https://mintcdn.com/openlayer-44/i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF/images/integrations/slack_settings_link.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF\&q=85\&s=c2fe7fdde897b48d8c8d35fca15a6a6a)

Then, under **Workspace settings**, click **Notifications**. The **Slack channel notifications**
section has a **Connect Slack** button.

![The workspace Notifications settings page, with no Slack channel connected and a Connect Slack button](https://mintcdn.com/openlayer-44/i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF/images/integrations/slack_connect.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF\&q=85\&s=b2033c86ae437ae2fcdbe0b421965bf4)

Click **Connect Slack**. Slack opens in a new tab to authorize Openlayer. If you are not signed in
to Slack, sign in to your Slack workspace first.

![Slack's Sign in to your workspace page](https://mintcdn.com/openlayer-44/i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF/images/integrations/slack_signin.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF\&q=85\&s=82c211d93766ee15e2f3ec122181fb4b)

Slack then asks you to choose the channel where Openlayer should post. Pick a channel and click
**Allow**.

![Slack's permission page for Openlayer, with a channel picker and the Allow button](https://mintcdn.com/openlayer-44/i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF/images/integrations/slack_select_channel.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF\&q=85\&s=d8c624939182a7f6f9fc7d250ccafbf0)

After you authorize Openlayer, the **Notifications** page shows the connected channel.

![The workspace Notifications settings page, connected to a Slack channel](https://mintcdn.com/openlayer-44/i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF/images/integrations/slack_connected.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF\&q=85\&s=4408ac3ce472689fdb83f1a497c00c1b)

To post to a different channel, click **Manage Slack integration**, then **Manage** next to the
channel. To stop sending notifications to Slack, use **Disconnect Slack** on the same page.

## Choose which updates are sent

Once Slack is connected, the **Notification settings** section lists the updates Openlayer can send
to the channel, grouped into three tables:

* **General**: a data source is created, or a project's lifecycle stage changes.
* **Development**: a new commit is pushed, test statuses are updated on a new commit, a development
  test is created, or a project's deployment status changes.
* **Monitoring**: a test is updated after its evaluation window, a production test is created, or a
  reference dataset is uploaded.

Clear a checkbox to stop sending that update to the channel, or check it to start again. These are
team-wide settings. To manage the notifications you receive yourself, use **Personal
notifications**.

![The General, Development, and Monitoring notification tables, with a Slack checkbox for each update](https://mintcdn.com/openlayer-44/i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF/images/integrations/slack_notification_settings.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=i_IVq7qGt9U6VbHF\&q=85\&s=27e9fc773ff70ff62c5e879f294af5b2)


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