Built-In Slash Commands

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The following built-in slash comamnds are available in your Mattermost workspace.

Tip

Looking for more slash commands? See the custom slash commands developer documentation for details on creating custom commands.

Invite people

  • Invite one person using /invite user1 or /invite @user1.

  • Invite a custom user group using /invite @usergroup.

  • Invite multiple people using /invite @user1 @user2.

  • Invite one person to a specific channel using /invite @user1 ~channel1, or /invite @user1 channel1.

  • Invite multiple people to multiple channels using /invite @user1 @user2 ~channel1 ~channel2.

  • Invite people by email using /invite_people {name@domain.com, ...}.

Join, leave, or mute channels

  • Join a specific channel using /join {channel-name} or /open {channel-name}.

  • Leave a channel using /leave.

  • Mute a channel using /mute or /mute {channel-name} to turn off desktop, email, and push notifications for the current or specified channel.

  • Remove someone from a channel using /kick {@username} or /remove {@username}.

Start or join a call

  • Start a call in a channe or thread using /call start

  • Join a call in a channel or thread using /call join

Manage conversations

  • Send a direct message to someone using /msg {@username} {message}, or send a group message to multiple people using /groupmsg {@username1, @username2, @username3,...} {message}.

  • Display text as a code block using /code {text}.

  • Automatically collapse image previews using /collapse, and automatially expand them using /expand.

  • Echo text back to yourself using /echo {message} {delay in seconds} or /me {message}.

  • Respond with a shrug using /shrug {message}.

  • Search message text using search {text}.

Set your availability and status

  • Set your availability using /away, /offline, /online, or /dnd

  • Set a custom status using /status {emoji_name} {descriptive status_message}, such as /status sick Feeling unwell and taking time off to recover. Clear your current status using /status clear.

Manage channels

  • Edit the channel header using /header {text} or the channel purpose using /purpose {text}.

  • Rename a channel using /rename {text}.

Manage mobile app log attachments

Use /mobile-logs to enable an attachment option in the Mattermost mobile client that lets users attach their mobile app logs as a file to any message they send. This helps administrators and support engineers debug mobile-specific issues by providing device-side context that isn’t available from server logs alone. The command updates the attach_app_logs advanced preference and always responds with an ephemeral message visible only to the invoking user.

Note

This command requires Mattermost mobile app v2.38 or later. On earlier versions the preference can still be set, but the attachment option won’t appear in the mobile client.

  • Enable log attachment for yourself using /mobile-logs on.

  • Disable log attachment for yourself using /mobile-logs off.

  • Check your current setting using /mobile-logs status.

  • System admins can manage the setting for another user by appending a username, such as /mobile-logs on @username, /mobile-logs off @username, or /mobile-logs status @username.

Important

Non-admin users can only manage their own preference. Attempts to target another account return a neutral Unable to change mobile log settings for that user message to avoid username enumeration. Preference changes made through this command are recorded in the audit log.

More useful slash commands

  • Open the Mattermost product documentation using /help.

  • Open the in-product Marketplace using /marketplace.

  • Display a list of keyboard shortcuts using /shortcuts.

  • Open the Settings screen using /settings.

  • Log out of Mattermost using /logout.