---
title: slack package
description: >
  The `slack` package provides functions for sending messages to [Slack](https://slack.com/).
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: slack 
    parent: stdlib
    identifier: slack
weight: 11
cascade:

  introduced: 0.41.0
---

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The `slack` package provides functions for sending messages to [Slack](https://slack.com/).
Import the `slack` package:

```js
import "slack"
```



## Options

```js
option slack.defaultURL = "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage"
```
 
### defaultURL

`defaultURL` defines the default Slack API URL used by functions in the `slack` package.




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