# Receive Slack notifications
This how-to covers how to make use of the Slack Webhook Action Type to receive slack message notifications when someone interacts with one of your apps.
# Create the action
Follow the steps below to create an action for sending email notifications.
# Step 1: Choose a workspace
Start by making sure you're in the desired workspace. Hover over the menu bar dropdown to choose.

# Step 2: Open the new action dialog
Select the Actions tab within the workspace view and press the + New Action button. This will launch a dialog for creating new actions.

# Step 3: Select the Slack action type
From the action creation model, select Slack from the Action type dropdown list.

# Step 4: Configure the action
Enter the URL for your Slack Outgoing Webhook you wish to use, and click on + Create action to complete the process.
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Create or view your Slack webhook integrations here (opens new window).

# Attach the action to an app
Follow the steps below to attach the Webhook action created above to one or more apps.
# Step 1: Choose an app
Select the Apps tab within the workspace view and select the app you wish to send Slack notifications.

# Step 2: Open the app editor
From the app model, click on the Edit button.

# Step 3: Add your new action
From the app edit model, type in the name of your action in Actions list. The name will autocomplete as you type.

# Step 4: Save your changes
Click on the Save changes button and you're done!

# Step 5: Wait for app interactions
Now that your app is configured, you just wait until someone interacts with it. Once they do, you'll receive a Slack message that looks something like this.
