Official documentation
How to work with Slackbot (Slack Help Center)
Slack, Slack Help Center, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Slack's help article on Slackbot. It documents a microphone button in the Slackbot prompt box that dictates a prompt, and says that dictated messages are transcribed without storing the audio.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Slack documentation for Slackbot prompts only. It does not describe dictation for ordinary channel or direct messages, so it cannot show whether those composers accept built-in dictation.
Facts taken from this source
- Slack's help center says the Slackbot prompt box has a microphone icon that dictates a prompt instead of typing it.
“Type your message or question, or click the microphone icon to dictate your prompt.” (Using Slackbot)