Approve a response from Slack

Approve or reject a response that is waiting for a person, with a button in Slack.

Last reviewed November 11, 2026

Responses set to Ask before running wait for a person to approve. With Slack approvals, the request appears in a Slack channel with Approve and Reject buttons, so the right person can decide in seconds without opening the dashboard.

Set it up

  1. Open Connections. Under Slack approvals the steps are listed with a copy button for the address you need.
  2. In Slack, create an app for your workspace. Give it the permissions chat:write, users:read and users:read.email.
  3. Turn on Interactivity and paste the request address we show you.
  4. Install the app, copy the bot token and the signing secret, and invite the bot to the channel you want to use.
  5. Back in UptimeWave, enter the bot token, the signing secret and the channel ID, switch it on, and press Send a test message.

How approvals work

  • The message shows the response, the monitor, what it will do, who can approve, and when it expires.
  • When someone clicks, we match their Slack email to a person in your organization. They must be allowed to approve that run, the same rule as in the dashboard: owners and admins, or members of the team that owns the monitor.
  • The message is updated with the outcome and who decided, and the buttons go away. A second click does nothing.
  • The email and dashboard approvals keep working, so a failed Slack message never blocks a response.

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