# Archive Incident Dedicated Channel

Archives the dedicated Slack channel that was automatically created specifically for one incident that is now fully resolved.


> **Availability:** See the [Incident Workflow Actions Overview table](/workflow-actions) for the plans this workflow is available on.

## Description

Archives an incident's dedicated channel in a Slack workspace.

## Instructions

1. If you have not done so, follow the instructions to [Create an Incident Workflow](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#create-an-incident-workflow).
2. When the instructions prompt you to [add actions](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#add-actions), select **this action**.
3. Enter the following **Inputs** and click **Save**.
4. Continue following instructions to **Publish** the Workflow.
5. When the action runs, you will see the **Outputs** listed below.

> **Potential Limitations Based on Slack Configuration:** Slack configuration may prevent this workflow action from working in some cases. For example, Slack administrators have the ability to configure an Enterprise Slack workspace to prevent applications from archiving channels that the application itself did not create.
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> For this reason, we recommend to create your incident dedicated channel using the [Create a Slack Channel for an Incident](/workflow-actions/slack/create-a-slack-channel-for-an-incident) workflow action.
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> If you run into issues using this action, please create the dedicated channel using PagerDuty, via incident workflows or the PagerDuty Slack or web application.
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> If you continue to experience issues, please reach out to your organization's Slack administrator.

## Inputs

> **Field References:** Fields with the **\{+\}** icon accept [Field References](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#field-references), which can be useful for referencing incident data or outputs created in prior workflow steps. To add Field References, click **\{+\}**, or enter `{{`, and select relevant fields. Refer to the [Field References](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#field-references) article for more information.

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| Name    | Description                                                                                                                            |
| :------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Message | Enter the message body. This field supports Slack [mrkdwn](https://api.slack.com/reference/surfaces/formatting)  formatting and emojis |

## Outputs

| Name           | Description                                                                        |
| :------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Result         | Value that shows if the action was successful or not. Either "Success" or "Failed" |
| Result Summary | Brief description of what the action did or if it failed                           |
| Error          | Brief description that is populated if the action failed                           |