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Overview

The Slack integration allows you to create, manage, and track bounties without leaving your workspace. Post bounties in channels, receive notifications, and approve submissions—all from Slack.

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Prerequisites

  • A bounty.new account
  • Admin access to your Slack workspace

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Installation

1

Add bounty.new to Slack

Visit the bounty.new Slack app and click Add to Slack.
2

Authorize the app

Review the permissions and click Allow to authorize bounty.new.
3

Configure your workspace

Select the channels where you want to enable bounty creation and notifications.

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Creating bounties from Slack

Use the /bounty command to create a new bounty: 
/bounty create "Fix login bug" $500

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Command options

  • /bounty create [title] [amount] - Create a new bounty
  • /bounty list - View all active bounties
  • /bounty status [id] - Check bounty status
  • /bounty approve [id] - Approve a submission

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Notifications

You’ll receive Slack notifications for:
  • New submissions on your bounties
  • Status updates on bounties you’re working on
  • Payment confirmations
  • Comments and questions
Configure notification preferences in your bounty.new dashboard under Settings > Integrations > Slack.

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Managing bounties

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Viewing submissions

When someone submits work for your bounty, you’ll receive a message with:
  • Submission details
  • Quick approve/reject buttons
  • Link to view full submission

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Approving work

Click Approve in the notification or use: 
/bounty approve [submission-id]
The payout will be processed instantly.

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Troubleshooting

Ensure the bounty.new app is added to the channel. Type /invite @bounty.new to add it.
Check your notification settings in the bounty.new dashboard and ensure the app has permission to send messages.