How to Add Zoom to Slack

How to Add Zoom to Slack

Zoom is one of the video communication tools that most businesses use daily to meet and work together virtually. Integrating Zoom into your Slack workspace makes it easy for you and your workspace members to start or join meetings straight from the Slack workspace.

Things to keep in mind

  1. Ensure your Slack and Zoom accounts have the same email address.
  2. Only workspace owners or admins can integrate Zoom in the Slack workspace.
  3. If you need to make outbound calls, you need a Zoom Phone subscription.
  4. This feature is available only for Zoom Pro, Education, Business, or API plan users.
  5. You can add Zoom to Slack using the desktop and web versions only.

Approve Slack – Zoom integration

  1. Log in to your Zoom account.

    Sign into your Zoom account.
    Sign in to your Zoom account.

  2. Go to Zoom Marketplace. In the search field, type “Slack” and select Slack.

    Search for Slack in Zoom app marketplace
    Search for Slack in the Zoom app marketplace.

  3. Toggle on the bar next to Approve use of this app. Choose who can use the app, then click Save.

    Permit Zoom to connect with Slack.
    Permit Zoom to connect with Slack.

Add Zoom to Slack Workspace

  1. Go to Slack and launch your workspace.

    Launch Slack workspace.
    Select the workspace you would like to use.

  2. Select the drop-down icon next to your workspace name. Click on Settings & administration, then Manage apps.

    Slack workspace settings and administration
    Go to Manage apps.

  3. On the next page, in the search bar, search for “Zoom” and click on the Zoom app.

    Search for Zoom in Slack app directory
    Search for Zoom in the Slack app directory.

  4. Click Add to Slack.

    Choose to add Zoom to Slack.
    Choose to add Zoom to Slack.

  5. Add Zoom either for all members or only yourself.

    Select if you want to add Zoom for yourself or everyone.
    Select if you want to add Zoom for all members or yourself.

  6. Grant Zoom access to your workspace by clicking Allow.

    Zoom authorization
    Zoom authorization.

  7. Click Connect Workspace.

    Connect Slack workspace to Zoom
    Connect Slack workspace to Zoom.

  8. Confirm access to a specific workspace by clicking Allow.

    Zoom is requesting permission to access the workspace
    Click Allow.

  9. Zoom confirms linking to Slack.

    Workspace connected
    Workspace connected.

How to use Zoom in Slack

Start a Zoom meeting

  1. In the messages field of any channel (or a direct message), click the plus icon(+).

    Click on the plus icon in the messaging section.
    Click on the plus icon in the messaging section.

  2. Type Zoom in the search field and pick this Zoom slash command
    /zoom

    Type zoom in the search field
    Type zoom in the search field.

  3. Click on the paper plane icon to send the message. Slack sends the meeting invitation.

    Send the message.
    Send the message.

  4. To start the meeting, select Join.

    Zoom meeting invitation sent.
    Zoom meeting invitation sent.

Join a Zoom meeting

If a workspace member invites you to a zoom meeting, click Join. Alternatively, follow these steps if you know the meeting link name and ID.

  1. In the messaging section, type in the following command:
    /zoom join [meeting id/meeting link name]

    For example:

    /zoom join [123-4567-8901 / Tech Observatory]
  2. Then, click on the paper plane icon.

    Command to join zoom meeting.
    Command to join zoom meeting.

  3. To join the meeting, click Join.

    Join Zoom meeting.
    Join Zoom meeting.

Phoebe is an HR assistant in her day job, but is also a web blogger that loves writing guides and sharing her experiences. When she is not out with her friends, she enjoys traveling or binge-watching Netflix. She graduated with a BA in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Utah, and is a chief editor at TechObservatory.

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