Slack
How to create a private channel in Slack
Create a private Slack channel and invite the right people to it.
7 steps
Walkthrough
Step-by-step
- 1
Open Slack and click the '+' icon next to 'Channels' in the sidebar
- 2
Click 'Create channel'
- 3
Enter a channel name (lowercase, no spaces, use hyphens)
Prefix with team or topic so it's discoverable: 'hiring-eng-q1' beats 'discussion'.
- 4
Add a description so members know its purpose
- 5
Toggle 'Make private' to ON
This is permanent — a private channel can't be converted to public later.
- 6
Click 'Create' then add members by typing their names or @mentions
- 7
Click 'Done' — only invited members will see this channel