How to set slack reminder for private channel

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I am able to set slack reminder using /remind #public-channel but for private channel there is no option.

Yes, unfortunately that is true. You may want to check out some of the many Slack apps for an alternative that also works in private channels — Erik Kalkoken, Nov 03 '16 at 12:04

score 144 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 13 '17 at 12:32

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Found a solution for this. In case of a private-channel you can use slack inbuilt /remind command in following way:

/remind @channel every weekday at 2pm to start daily standup.

Here you can use either @here (to remind only online people) or @channel (remind everyone in the channel irrespective they are online).

This was a nifty trick I used with my private slack channel. Wont find it on slack documentation but it works.

edited Oct 13 '17 at 12:32

Ryan Taylor

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answered Nov 05 '16 at 17:11

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It looks like slack has since disabled this and it's no longer possible :( – Willem D'Haeseleer May 08 '17 at 21:38
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Doesn't work "can't find user @private-channel" at least on the free tier. – Oskar Duveborn Jun 07 '17 at 08:45
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Its not @ private-channel its @ channel even inside a private channel - try this it will work. – Pikachu-go Jun 07 '17 at 13:27
I get "I’m sorry! You can’t set reminders for others in this workspace. You can remind yourself to remind them, though." any ideas .. ? – Kaigo Nov 28 '19 at 10:38
@ Pikachu-go Thanks so much, your answer really helped me. @channel actually works for private channels. – prerna Keshari Jul 17 '20 at 14:13

score 81 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 18 '18 at 18:21

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I was able to set the reminder for the private channel by treating the name as a public channel as such :

Channel name : @private-channel

/remind #private-channel at 9AM every weekday to Start standup

Using #private-channel did not show the channel as an option in the list, but after submitting the reminder, it works

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answered Jul 18 '17 at 16:11

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`#` prefix matters I think – twamley Mar 06 '18 at 19:06
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This answer is the correct one. It still works the normal way - it just looks like it's not going to because it doesn't appear in the channel list as you type. – Tim Malone Sep 13 '19 at 06:51
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correct, private channel names wont pop up as you type because it's private, which is smart since it prevents non-members from seeing the group name exists, such as #private-things-we-hate-about-the-boss ;) – jpw Feb 02 '20 at 18:05
Any idea about how can we remove `Reminder:` prefix from the output of the reminder? – shubham rajput Jun 30 '20 at 14:06

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 30 '21 at 17:48

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Try the following in the private channel: /remind @here to “send cost report” at 9AM every weekday

answered Apr 30 '21 at 17:48

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 05 '21 at 08:35

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You can use Slack workflows to post a scheduled message in a private channel. Start by tapping the lightning icon and search for "Create a workflow". It's straightforward from there

answered Aug 05 '21 at 08:35

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