---
title: Create a Slack integration channel
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
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---

# Create a Slack integration channel{% #create-a-slack-integration-channel %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                                                               |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/{account_name}/channels |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/{account_name}/channels |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/{account_name}/channels      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/{account_name}/channels      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/{account_name}/channels  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/{account_name}/channels     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/{account_name}/channels |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/{account_name}/channels |

### Overview

Add a channel to your Datadog-Slack integration. This endpoint requires the `manage_integrations` permission.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Name                           | Type   | Description              |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ------------------------ |
| account_name [*required*] | string | Your Slack account name. |

### Request

#### Body Data (required)

Payload describing Slack channel to be created

{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field | Field        | Type    | Description                                                        |
| ------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|              | display      | object  | Configuration options for what is shown in an alert event message. |
| display      | message      | boolean | Show the main body of the alert event.                             |
| display      | mute_buttons | boolean | Show interactive buttons to mute the alerting monitor.             |
| display      | notified     | boolean | Show the list of @-handles in the alert event.                     |
| display      | snapshot     | boolean | Show the alert event's snapshot image.                             |
| display      | tags         | boolean | Show the scopes on which the monitor alerted.                      |
|              | name         | string  | Your channel name.                                                 |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "display": {
    "message": false,
    "mute_buttons": false,
    "notified": false,
    "snapshot": false,
    "tags": false
  },
  "name": "#general"
}
```

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### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
OK
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The Slack channel configuration.

| Parent field | Field        | Type    | Description                                                        |
| ------------ | ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|              | display      | object  | Configuration options for what is shown in an alert event message. |
| display      | message      | boolean | Show the main body of the alert event.                             |
| display      | mute_buttons | boolean | Show interactive buttons to mute the alerting monitor.             |
| display      | notified     | boolean | Show the list of @-handles in the alert event.                     |
| display      | snapshot     | boolean | Show the alert event's snapshot image.                             |
| display      | tags         | boolean | Show the scopes on which the monitor alerted.                      |
|              | name         | string  | Your channel name.                                                 |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "display": {
    "message": false,
    "mute_buttons": false,
    "notified": false,
    "snapshot": false,
    "tags": false
  },
  "name": "#general"
}
```

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{% tab title="400" %}
Bad Request
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="403" %}
Authentication error
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="404" %}
Item Not Found
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field                    | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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### Code Example

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Path parameters export account_name="CHANGE_ME" \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/integration/slack/configuration/accounts/${account_name}/channels" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "display": {
    "message": true,
    "mute_buttons": false,
    "notified": true,
    "snapshot": true,
    "tags": true
  },
  "name": "#general"
}
EOF 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Create a Slack integration channel returns "OK" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v1.api.slack_integration_api import SlackIntegrationApi
from datadog_api_client.v1.model.slack_integration_channel import SlackIntegrationChannel
from datadog_api_client.v1.model.slack_integration_channel_display import SlackIntegrationChannelDisplay

body = SlackIntegrationChannel(
    display=SlackIntegrationChannelDisplay(
        message=True,
        mute_buttons=False,
        notified=True,
        snapshot=True,
        tags=True,
    ),
    name="#general",
)

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = SlackIntegrationApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.create_slack_integration_channel(account_name="account_name", body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Create a Slack integration channel returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V1::SlackIntegrationAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V1::SlackIntegrationChannel.new({
  display: DatadogAPIClient::V1::SlackIntegrationChannelDisplay.new({
    message: true,
    mute_buttons: false,
    notified: true,
    snapshot: true,
    tags: true,
  }),
  name: "#general",
})
p api_instance.create_slack_integration_channel("account_name", body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Create a Slack integration channel returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV1"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV1.SlackIntegrationChannel{
		Display: &datadogV1.SlackIntegrationChannelDisplay{
			Message:     datadog.PtrBool(true),
			MuteButtons: datadog.PtrBool(false),
			Notified:    datadog.PtrBool(true),
			Snapshot:    datadog.PtrBool(true),
			Tags:        datadog.PtrBool(true),
		},
		Name: datadog.PtrString("#general"),
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV1.NewSlackIntegrationApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.CreateSlackIntegrationChannel(ctx, "account_name", body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `SlackIntegrationApi.CreateSlackIntegrationChannel`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `SlackIntegrationApi.CreateSlackIntegrationChannel`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Create a Slack integration channel returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.api.SlackIntegrationApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.SlackIntegrationChannel;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.model.SlackIntegrationChannelDisplay;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    SlackIntegrationApi apiInstance = new SlackIntegrationApi(defaultClient);

    SlackIntegrationChannel body =
        new SlackIntegrationChannel()
            .display(
                new SlackIntegrationChannelDisplay()
                    .message(true)
                    .muteButtons(false)
                    .notified(true)
                    .snapshot(true)
                    .tags(true))
            .name("#general");

    try {
      SlackIntegrationChannel result =
          apiInstance.createSlackIntegrationChannel("account_name", body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println(
          "Exception when calling SlackIntegrationApi#createSlackIntegrationChannel");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Create a Slack integration channel returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::api_slack_integration::SlackIntegrationAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::model::SlackIntegrationChannel;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::model::SlackIntegrationChannelDisplay;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = SlackIntegrationChannel::new()
        .display(
            SlackIntegrationChannelDisplay::new()
                .message(true)
                .mute_buttons(false)
                .notified(true)
                .snapshot(true)
                .tags(true),
        )
        .name("#general".to_string());
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = SlackIntegrationAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api
        .create_slack_integration_channel("account_name".to_string(), body)
        .await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Create a Slack integration channel returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v1 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v1.SlackIntegrationApi(configuration);

const params: v1.SlackIntegrationApiCreateSlackIntegrationChannelRequest = {
  body: {
    display: {
      message: true,
      muteButtons: false,
      notified: true,
      snapshot: true,
      tags: true,
    },
    name: "#general",
  },
  accountName: "account_name",
};

apiInstance
  .createSlackIntegrationChannel(params)
  .then((data: v1.SlackIntegrationChannel) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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