SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     Admin Training 1: Connect Vacation Tracker to Slack
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/admin-training-connect-vacation-tracker-to-slack/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2026-10-23
UPDATED:   2026-10-23
READING:   2 min
SUMMARY:   Sign up for Vacation Tracker with Slack and add the app to your Slack workspace.
Admin Training 1: Connect Vacation Tracker to Slack
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Last updated on October 23, 2026

Admin Training 1: Connect Vacation Tracker to Slack

Sign up with your Slack account and add Vacation Tracker to your Slack workspace, so your team can request and approve leave without leaving Slack.

Before You Start

A Slack Workspace Admin or Owner must allow Vacation Tracker to be installed. If you're not one, ask them to approve the app first.

Sign Up

  1. Go to app.vacationtracker.io/signup and click Sign up with Slack.
  2. A Slack tab opens. Sign in to your Slack workspace there and allow Vacation Tracker.
  3. Back in Vacation Tracker, follow the steps to finish setting up your account.

What Your Team Uses in Slack

  • The Vacation Tracker app: leave requests, answers and updates arrive as direct messages from the app.
  • /vacation: type it in Slack to request leave, check your status, see who's away or open the dashboard.
  • Channels: leave summaries and birthday messages can go to any public or private Slack channel. You set these up in Team Notifications.
The /vacation menu in Slack with Request Leave, My status, See more options and Open dashboard

Check It Worked

  • Vacation Tracker appears under Apps in Slack, and typing /vacation shows the menu.
  • You can open the dashboard and see the left-hand menu for an Administrator.

Common Questions

Your Slack workspace needs to approve the app. Ask your Slack Workspace Owner to approve Vacation Tracker in Slack's app management settings, then click Sign up with Slack again.

What's Next?

Admin Training 2: Set Up Locations, Holidays and Workweek (Slack) Admin Training 5: Add Users and Assign Their Location and Department (Slack) Slack Troubleshooting: Slack Workspace Permissions
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