Scheduled changes to the Slack platform

Here are scheduled changes, deprecations, and retirements planned ahead for the Slack platform.

We tweet about most of these updates from @slackapi but we also offer this wonderfully antiquated RSS feed. Slack, the service and product, has its own changelog too.


Effective September 12, 2024

  • AppsWe're retiring support for traditional Slack apps providing Steps from Apps to our legacy workflow builder and workflows created with it. Read on to learn whether your apps or workflows are impacted.

Effective October 16, 2018

  • APIsWe're postponing planned changes around scope requirements for app and bot access to email addresses. The new date is in autumn, on October 16th, 2018. If you haven't already prepared, read on.