A user group is an easy way to get the attention of many members at once. When you mention a group's unique name — like @managers, for example — everyone in that group will be notified.

User groups can be used to automatically add group members to channels too: simply add a list of default channels when creating the group or invite the group using the /invite @usergroup slash command.  

Note: Notifications for user groups work the same way as regular @mentions. For more detail, visit Mention a member. 

Create a user group

On desktop, here's how to create a user group:

Note: Guests don't have full access to all channels in your workspace, so they can’t be added to user groups.

Edit a user group

On desktop, here are the steps to edit a user group: 

Note: Disabling a user group means you can no longer mention the group's handle: it does not delete it from your list of groups, and all members will remain in the group unless removed. 

Remember: If you don’t see the option to create or edit user groups, an administrator has limited this feature to Workspace Owners and Admins only.

Browse user groups and view members

From desktop, you can find a full list of user groups and view their members:

Note: On the Enterprise Grid plan, user groups are unique to each workspace. Unlike finding members in the directory, user groups aren't accessible in all workspaces within the org.