# How to send Slash Commands to Slack

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-slash-commands-to-slack/36734>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [29 November 2020 22:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-slash-commands-to-slack/36734 "2020-11-29T22:15:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Deleon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Deleon)\
**Post date:** [29 November 2020 22:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-slash-commands-to-slack/36734/1 "2020-11-29T22:15:31Z")

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Hi people  
anybody know how i can send slash commands from node-red to slack?  
i need to invoke a "/pool" for example in Slack  
i have a integration between WA \<\> Node-red \<\> Slack and i need analyze the responses from WA in Node-red and decide between send a direct response to user or make a pool in a slack channel

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2020 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-slash-commands-to-slack/36734/2 "2020-11-30T08:46:10Z")

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Yo don't mention which slack node you are using - but no matter - you may be best trying to contact the author direct. I would expect it should just work - but you may need to escape the / somehow. maybe try another / ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [29 January 2021 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-send-slash-commands-to-slack/36734/3 "2021-01-29T08:46:21Z")

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