SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     User Training 5: Know When Your Leave Is Approved or Denied in Slack
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/user-training-slack-know-when-your-leave-is-approved-or-denied/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2026-10-23
UPDATED:   2026-10-23
READING:   2 min
SUMMARY:   See the Slack messages Vacation Tracker sends when you request leave and when your request is approved or denied.

# User Training 5: Know When Your Leave Is Approved or Denied in Slack

# User Training 5: Know When Your Leave Is Approved or Denied in Slack

Vacation Tracker messages you in Slack at each step, so you don't have to keep checking the dashboard.

Messages come from the Vacation Tracker app in your Slack direct messages.

## When You Send a Request

Your request is on its way to the approver. The message shows whether anyone else in your Department is off, the leave type, date, days requested, days remaining and your reason. To edit or cancel, it points you to the dashboard with Open dashboard.

![Slack message: Your request is on its way to the approver](https://cms.vacationtracker.io/uploads/user_training_slack_know_when_your_leave_is_approved_or_denied_1_7b085132fc_3a5ef63d50.png)

## When It's Approved

Your request has been approved, with the same details and the name of your Approver.

![Slack message: Your request has been approved](https://cms.vacationtracker.io/uploads/user_training_slack_know_when_your_leave_is_approved_or_denied_2_d8702b05c1_c4c1a4d56d.png)

## When It's Denied

Your request has been denied, with the leave type, date, Status: Denied and your Approver. If they gave a reason, it's under Reason for denying.

![Slack message: Your request has been denied with Reason for denying](https://cms.vacationtracker.io/uploads/user_training_slack_know_when_your_leave_is_approved_or_denied_3_170b4741c0_b6c5d695d1.png)

## Check It Worked

Each step of your request shows up in the Vacation Tracker app in Slack.

## Common Questions

Can I get these by email too?Yes. Turn on Email notifications in Account Settings. Article 8 shows how.

What if I don't get an answer?Depending on your company's settings, the request can expire. You'll see it under History with Re-send request.

### What's Next?

User Training 6: See Who's Off and Upcoming Holidays (Slack) (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/user-training-slack-see-whos-off-and-upcoming-holidays/)
User Training 4: Change or Cancel Your Leave (Slack) (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/user-training-slack-change-or-cancel-your-leave/)
User Training 8: Set Up Calendar Sync, Out-of-Office and Notifications (Slack) (https://vacationtracker.io/knowledge-base/user-training-slack-set-up-calendar-sync-out-of-office-and-notifications/)

Need help?

Contact our Support team via email (mailto:hello@vacationtracker.io) or chat (#), Monday to Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM EST.