# Connecting Slack to Amazon Q Business
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Slack is an enterprise communications app that lets users send messages and attachments through various public and private channels. You can connect your Slack instance to Amazon Q Business—using either the AWS Management Console, CLI, or the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html) API—and create an Amazon Q web experience.

**Topics**
+ [Known limitations for the Slack connector](slack-limitations.md)
+ [Slack connector overview](slack-overview.md)
+ [Prerequisites for connecting Amazon Q Business to Slack](slack-prereqs.md)
+ [Setting up Slack for connecting to Amazon Q](slack-credentials.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Slack using the console](slack-console.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Slack using APIs](slack-api.md)
+ [Connecting Amazon Q Business to Slack using AWS CloudFormation](slack-cfn.md)
+ [How Amazon Q Business connector crawls Slack ACLs](slack-user-management.md)
+ [Slack data source connector field mappings](slack-field-mappings.md)
+ [IAM role for the Slack connector](slack-iam-role.md)

**Learn more**
+ For an overview of the Amazon Q web experience creation process using IAM Identity Center, see [Configuring an application using IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application.html).
+ For an overview of the Amazon Q web experience creation process using AWS Identity and Access Management, see [Configuring an application using IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application-iam.html).
+ For an overview of connector features, see [Data source connector concepts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-concepts.html).
+ For information about connector configuration best practices, see [Connector configuration best practices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/connector-best-practices.html).