> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chronosphere.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Slack source plugin

export const entity_0 = "Slack source plugin"

export const plugin_0 = "Slack source plugin"

The Slack [source plugin](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins)
(name: `http_loader`, alias: `slack`) lets you retrieve data from the Slack API
and ingest it into a telemetry pipeline.

This is a [pull-based](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins#push-based-and-pull-based-source-plugins) source plugin.

<Note>
  This plugin doesn't support the use of a
  [descriptive metadata name](/ingest/pipeline/plugins#descriptive-names) in the
  Pipeline Builder interface.
</Note>

<Note>
  This plugin doesn't support duplicates of itself within the same pipeline.
  Additionally, this plugin can't be used in combination with these source plugins
  within the same telemetry pipeline:

  * [Absolute](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins/absolute)
  * [HTTP API collector](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins/http-api-collector)
  * [Mandiant ASM](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins/mandiant-asm)
  * [Okta](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins/okta)
  * [Signal Sciences](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins/signal-sciences)
  * [Vectra M365](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins/vectram365)
</Note>

## Supported telemetry types

The {plugin_0} for Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline supports these telemetry types:

|                    Logs                    |             Metrics             |              Traces             |
| :----------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------: | :-----------------------------: |
| <Icon icon="circle-check" color="green" /> | <Icon icon="ban" color="red" /> | <Icon icon="ban" color="red" /> |

## Configuration parameters

Use the parameters in this section to configure the {entity_0}. The
Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the items in the **Name** column to
describe these parameters. [Pipeline configuration files](/ingest/pipeline/v2/configure/config-files)
use the items in the **Key** column as YAML keys.

### General

| Name      | Key    | Description                     | Default |
| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Token** | *none* | Required. Your Slack API token. | *none*  |

### Advanced

| Name                    | Key             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Default |
| ----------------------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Memory Buffer Limit** | `mem_buf_limit` | For pipelines with the Deployment or DaemonSet [workload](/ingest/pipeline/v2/configure/kubernetes/workloads) type only. Sets a limit for how much buffered data the plugin can write to memory, which affects [backpressure](/ingest/pipeline/v2/configure/backpressure). This value must follow Fluent Bit's rules for [unit sizes](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/administration/configuring-fluent-bit#unit-sizes). If unspecified, no limit is enforced. | *none*  |