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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Slack slash commands

Slash commands provides a quick way to invoke your app to perform specific actions from Slack.

You need to configure slash commands to execute the commands. Only a user with the sn_incident_write, itil or admin role can execute the commands.

CommandsDescription
/now helpProvides list of available ServiceNow commands with description.
/now create incidentCreates an incident with the inputs provided by the user.
/now list incidentsLists all active incidents assigned to the user.
/now oncall \[group name\]Displays shifts and members who are currently on-call for a group.Note: Only a user with the itil or the admin role can execute this command.
Slash commands that can be run only from channels associated with ServiceNow
/now comment \[comment\]Posts a comment in the Additional comments field of the associated incident.
/now note \[note\]Posts a note in the Work notes field of the associated incident.
/now assigntomeAssigns associated incident to the slack user.
/now assign \[@slack\_user\]Assigns associated incident to a specific user.