# Slack

You can notify a Slack channel if the status of a check has changed. You simply have to retrieve the incoming webhook URL of the channel.

# Add a new channel to Slack

Of course, you can also use an existing one. If so, skip this step.

Enter a title and a description and click 'Create'.

# Create an app inside Slack

Go to this page and click the 'Create new app' button

and then choose 'From scratch'. Now enter a name for the app, e.g. 'Checkson' and choose a workspace.

On the following screen select 'Incoming webhooks' and then activate incoming webhooks

After you have enabled them, click on 'Add new webhook to workspace'

You can now configure the channel you want to post to. Choose the one you create earlier

And then click 'Allow'. You can now copy the Webhook URL

# Create the notification channel

You can now create a new notification channel inside Checkson

Choose a name, select 'Slack' as the type and paste the Webhook URL you copied earlier.

When you click 'Create' the new notification channel will be created. You can now use this channel for checks.