This integration lets admins push announcements from any LaunchNotes project into specific Slack channels. For example, when you publish an announcement tagged with "iOS Updates," it posts directly to your #ios-team channel.
If you'd like to understand this integration more deeply, visit our article Which Slack integration should I use?
Installing the app
From within the LaunchNotes management portal navigate to Settings > Integrations
From here you will see various integrations to select from, navigate to Slack and click connect.
Sign in to your Slack workspace
Click Allow to give the LaunchNote Slack app permission to access your Slack workspace.
Adding and configuring channels
Once you have the app installed, in Slack add the app to the channels you intend to connect. If you have multiple LaunchNotes apps installed, this is the one with the grey 'L' on a white background.
Option 1: To add the app you can either mention the app in a message @launchnotes
Option 2: Or you can use the command /apps to add the app.
Under Settings > Integrations click on Connect Channel
Enter the name of the channel(s) where you want to send announcements, and then select the categories you wish to send to this channel. Click Connect.
Note: If you do not select specific categories All Categories will be sent to the slack channel
Removing channels
In order to remove a channel navigate back to the Slack app under Settings > Integrations and click configure
Click on the trash icon
Then click Delete
Sending customizations
By default your Slack announcements will come from LaunchNotes but you can upgrade to a Premium plan for additional branding customizations.
Default branding example
(Example of a notification coming from LaunchNotes and delivering to a channel. The icon is LaunchNotes and the name is your page name you set under Settings > Customize page > General settings)
Custom branding example
(Example of a notification coming from your brand and delivering to a channel.)
Steps
Go to the Sender customizations section.
Select Use custom branding to enable customization options (Premium plan).
Enter your desired Sender name (this appears as the message sender in Slack).
Choose your Sender icon option:
Custom image: Enter a public image URL (must be 512 x 512 px)
Emoji: Enter any Slack emoji code (e.g., :bell:, :tada:, :rocket:)
Click Save Changes.
For a more in-depth article about Slack customizations, please visit our article How do I make Slack announcements appear from my company instead of LaunchNotes?