Epoch Slackbot security document

Angie Kwan

May 11, 2026 3:19 PM

Authorizations

On behalf of users, Epoch can:

  • View information about a user's identity
  • View a user's email address
  • View a user's Slack avatar
  • View a user's Slack workspace name
  • View URLs from epochapp.com

On behalf of the app, Epoch can:

  • Join public channels in a workspace
  • Manage public channels that "Epoch" has been added to and create new ones
  • View basic information about public channels in a workspace
  • Send messages as @epoch
  • Send messages to channels @epoch isn't a member of
  • View basic information about private channels that "Epoch" has been added to
  • Manage private channels that "Epoch" has been added to and create new ones
  • View basic information about direct messages that "Epoch" has been added to
  • Start direct messages with people
  • Show previews of epochapp.com URLs in messages
  • View the name, email domain, and icon for workspaces "Epoch" is connected to
  • View people in a workspace
  • View email addresses of people in a workspace
  • View URLs from epochapp.com

To access this document from Slack:

  1. Go to the Epoch Slackbot App.
  2. Go to About.
  3. Click on Configuration.
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