How to find the ID of a Slack channel on PC or Mac

On a Mac or PC, it's easy to find the alphanumeric ID of a Slack channel.

Steps

Find a Channel ID on Slack on PC or Mac Step 1

Step 1. Enter your Slack team URL in your web browser

The URL follows the pattern yourteamname.slack.com, but replace “yourteamname” with your actual team name.

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Find a Channel ID on Slack on PC or Mac Step 2

Step 2. Click on the channel

The channels are displayed under the header Chains in the left column

Find a Channel ID on Slack on PC or Mac Step 3

Step 3. Locate the channel ID

This can be found in the address bar between / messages / and / team /. The address bar is the one at the top of your browser that displays the URL of the active website. The Channel ID is nine characters long and can contain both letters and numbers.

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