---
title: "Rocket Chat SlackBridge for Secure Team Integration"
slug: "slackbridge"
description: "Enable SlackBridge in Rocket Chat for secure team integration. Connect users, ensure data sovereignty, and support resilient collaboration across platforms."
updated: 2025-12-31T06:12:14Z
published: 2025-12-31T06:12:14Z
canonical: "docs.rocket.chat/slackbridge"
---

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

# SlackBridge

Synchronize conversations across your Slack and Rocket.Chat workspace using SlackBridge to mirror messages between channels or private groups in real time. When you send a message in Rocket.Chat, it appears in the corresponding Slack channel, and vice versa. To set this up, create a Slack app that bridges both applications to sync the messages.

## Create a custom app on Slack

1. Go to [Slack Apps](https://api.slack.com/apps) and click the **Create New App** button.
2. Select the **from** **an app manifest** option and choose the workspace to develop your app in.
3. Enter the following YAML as the app manifest:

```yaml
display_information:
  name: RocketChatBridge
features:
  app_home:
    home_tab_enabled: true
    messages_tab_enabled: false
    messages_tab_read_only_enabled: true
  bot_user:
    display_name: RocketChatBridge
    always_online: false
oauth_config:
  scopes:
    bot:
      - channels:history
      - channels:read
      - chat:write
      - chat:write.customize
      - groups:history
      - groups:read
      - mpim:history
      - mpim:read
      - pins:read
      - reactions:read
      - reactions:write
      - users:read
      - im:read
      - im:history
settings:
  event_subscriptions:
    bot_events:
      - app_home_opened
      - channel_left
      - member_joined_channel
      - message.channels
      - message.groups
      - reaction_added
      - reaction_removed
  interactivity:
    is_enabled: true
  org_deploy_enabled: false
  socket_mode_enabled: true
  token_rotation_enabled: false
```
4. Review the app summary and click **Create.**
5. Navigate to **Settings > Basic Information** and click **Install to Workspace**.
6. Go to **App-Level Tokens** and click **Generate Token and Scopes**. Add a token name and select the following scopes:
  1. `connections:write`
  2. `authorizations:read`
  3. `app_configurations:write`
7. Click **Generate** and copy the app token generated.
8. Navigate to **Settings > Basic Information > App Credentials** and copy the **Signing Secret.**
9. Navigate to **Features > OAuth & Permissions > OAuth Tokens.** Install the app to your Slack workspace and copy the **Bot User OAuth Token** generated.

## Configure SlackBridge in Rocket.Chat

1. Go to **Manage** ![Screenshot 2025-12-23 130522.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/6ae79a05-7252-45d0-96e8-8f375e07b1b2/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-12-23%20130522.png) > **Workspace** > **Settings** > **SlackBridge**.
2. Enable **SlackBridge** and disable **Use Legacy API Tokens.**
3. Add the **Bot Token**, **Signing Secret**, and **App Token** you obtained from [configuring your Slack app](/v1/docs/slackbridge#create-a-custom-app-on-slack).
4. Enable **SlackBridge Out Enabled** and **SlackBridge Out All** to allow sending messages from Rocket.Chat to Slack.
5. Adjust any other settings as needed.
6. Click **Save Changes**.

## Using SlackBridge

1. In your Slack workspace, [create a channel](https://slack.com/help/articles/201402297-Create-a-channel).
2. Go to the message box in the new channel and type the `/add` command. Select **Add apps to this channel** and add the **RocketChatBridge** app to the channel.
3. Return to your Rocket.Chat workspace and go to the [directory](/main-menu#directory) to search for the channel you created on Slack.
4. Join the channel and send a message. You should see the message appear in Slack. Respond to the message in Slack, and you will see the response in Rocket.Chat.

> [!WARNING]
> If the messages don’t sync between Slack and Rocket.Chat, restart your workspace.

SlackBridge recognizes the same user across Slack and Rocket.Chat if the usernames match. This allows for consistent user identification between the two platforms. It also supports message reactions.