How to delete a task in Slack

When you first create a task in Slack, a "View details" button is available underneath the task.

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Click the "View details" button. A details window will pop up.

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Click on the "Delete task" button at the bottom, under the comments section.

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A confirmation dialogue will appear. Click on "Delete".

A details window will pop up.

If the task was created a while ago, you can still delete the task.

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Type /todo list to bring up the list of tasks in the channel.

2

Next to the task you want to delete, click on ellipsis (three dots).

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Click on "View details".

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Click on the button that says "Delete task".

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Confirm that this task is the one you want to delete. This is not reversible. 

Deleted tasks are not recoverable. 

How to delete a task in Slack 2

To learn how to delete a task in the web app, click here. 

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