Communication

PurpletGo + Slack

Offboarding alerts and approvals in Slack on any plan, plus account deactivation through Slack SCIM on Slack Business+ or Enterprise.

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What it does

What PurpletGo does in Slack

Two halves, two connections. Slack: offboarding alerts, approvals from the channel, and status checks, on any Slack plan. Slack (Admin): deactivates the departing employee's Slack account through Slack SCIM, which needs a Slack Business+ or Enterprise plan.

Alerts and approvals (any Slack plan): posts offboarding notifications and admin alerts to a Slack channel.
Posts new offboarding requests with Approve and Reject buttons (PurpletGo Team plan and up).
Checks who clicked: the Slack user is matched to a PurpletGo account by email, and only Super Admin, Admin, and HR users can approve or reject.
Answers /purpletgo status <email> with the stage, last day, and checklist progress.
Member deactivation (Slack Business+ or Enterprise): the separate Slack (Admin) connection deactivates the departing employee's Slack account through Slack's SCIM API.
For member deactivation: Runs when an admin or HR user revokes access for the offboarding, alongside the other systems selected for that person, and the result is recorded as revoked, failed, or needs manual action, with the reason.

What you need

A Slack incoming webhook URL for notifications.
For the buttons: your Slack app's signing secret and a bot token with the users:read and users:read.email scopes.
For account deactivation: a Slack Business+ or Enterprise plan (Slack offers SCIM only on those plans) and a user token (xoxp-) with the admin scope, installed by a Workspace or Org Owner or Admin.

Plan

All plans (notifications and account deactivation); Team (approval buttons). Account deactivation also needs a Slack Business+ or Enterprise plan

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Setup

Set up Slack in PurpletGo

1
Open Integrations, find Slack, click Connect, and paste the incoming webhook URL.
2
Optionally add the signing secret, bot token, and team ID, and confirm your password.
3
In your Slack app, set the interactivity URL and the /purpletgo command URL shown in PurpletGo.
4
For account deactivation, connect Slack (Admin) under Access Revocation Apps.

Good to know

Alerts, approvals, and status checks work on any Slack plan. Account deactivation uses Slack SCIM, so on Slack Free or Pro the Slack (Admin) connection cannot deactivate members; remove them in Slack yourself.
Approvers' Slack emails must match their PurpletGo emails. Without a bot token, messages link to PurpletGo instead of showing buttons.
Requests that need a multi-step approval chain are reviewed in PurpletGo.

Why this matters

Offboarding requests that wait in someone's inbox slow everything down - approving them in the Slack channel your team already watches keeps departures moving.

Slack FAQ

Common questions about the Slack integration

What does PurpletGo do in Slack?

Why connect Slack to your offboarding process?

Offboarding requests that wait in someone's inbox slow everything down - approving them in the Slack channel your team already watches keeps departures moving.

Which PurpletGo plan includes the Slack integration?

All plans (notifications and account deactivation); Team (approval buttons). Account deactivation also needs a Slack Business+ or Enterprise plan.

What do I need to connect Slack to PurpletGo?

A Slack incoming webhook URL for notifications. For the buttons: your Slack app's signing secret and a bot token with the users:read and users:read.email scopes. For account deactivation: a Slack Business+ or Enterprise plan (Slack offers SCIM only on those plans) and a user token (xoxp-) with the admin scope, installed by a Workspace or Org Owner or Admin.

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