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updated_at: "2026-08-10T09:30:19.192Z"
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# Send FileAudit notifications to Teams or Slack

Deliver FileAudit notifications to a Slack or Teams channel using the channel's email address.

## Before you begin

FileAudit does not require a dedicated integration to notify Teams or Slack. Both platforms can receive emails through a channel-specific email address. You enter this address as a recipient directly in an alert or a scheduled report, and the notification appears as a message in the channel.

- Email settings must be configured in FileAudit. See [Configure email settings](/fileaudit/docs/guides/configuration/configure-email-settings) Guide.
- You need an [existing alert](/fileaudit/docs/guides/operations/manage-alerts) or a [scheduled report](/fileaudit/docs/guides/operations/manage-scheduled-reports).
- You need sufficient permissions on the Slack workspace or the Teams team to generate a channel email address.

## Send notifications to a Slack channel

1. Get the email address of the target Slack channel. Slack provides this through the Email app or a channel-specific email integration. Follow the [official Slack documentation](https://slack.com/help/articles/206819278-Send-emails-to-Slack) to generate it.
The address looks like `v7a9o2l8n8k8v8g7@acme.slack.com`.
2. In FileAudit, in the Email tab of your alert or scheduled report, click Add a recipient and enter the Slack channel address.
3. Save your alert or scheduled report.

![Alert configuration Slack email](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1282x786/ffa75973e2/alert-configuration-slack-email.png)

> **Note**
>
> Receiving emails in a Slack channel requires a paid Slack plan. On free plans, the channel email address feature is not available.

## Send notifications to a Teams channel

1. In Microsoft Teams, open the target channel, click the three dots in the top right corner, then select **Get email address**.
  ![](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/304x342/a5d7dcc70e/get-email-address-teams.png)
2. Copy the generated address.
3. In FileAudit, in the Email tab of your alert or scheduled report, click Add a recipient and enter the Teams channel address.
4. Save your alert or scheduled report.

![Alert configuration Teams email](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1282x787/f3e08afe2c/alert-configuration-teams-email.png)

For details on channel email addresses, see the [Microsoft documentation on sending emails to a Teams channel](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/send-an-email-to-a-channel-in-teams-d91db004-d9d7-4a47-82e6-fb1b16dfd51e).

> **Note**
>
> Microsoft 365 administrators can disable channel email addresses for the organization. If the **Get email address** option is missing, check with your administrator.

## Verify notification delivery

1. Trigger the alert with a test action on a monitored path, or click the **Test** button of your scheduled report.
  ![Test scheduled report](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1004x244/db481c24fe/test-schedule-report.png)
2. Check that the notification appears as a message in the Slack or Teams channel.

## Troubleshooting

- **No message in the channel**: send a test email from the FileAudit email settings to confirm SMTP delivery works, then verify the channel address was copied without typos.
- **SMTP works but the channel stays empty**: Slack and Teams can restrict which sender domains are accepted for channel emails. Check the channel email settings and allow the sender address configured in FileAudit.