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# Refer via Slack

> Let partners refer a deal from a Slack channel through the Introw agent, attributed and synced to your CRM.

export const noun_0 = "referral"

export const verb_0 = "refer"

If your partners live in Slack, asking them to leave for a portal is friction. Bringing the Introw agent into the channel lets a partner refer a deal in the same place they already talk to your team, with the referral landing attributed and CRM-ready. This guide connects Slack and confirms referrals from chat are credited correctly.

## What you'll achieve

The Introw agent live in a partner Slack channel, taking referrals from a message and writing them to your CRM attributed to the referring partner, verified with a test referral.

## Before you start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Build the referral form">
    A referral form that creates a deal or lead must exist, since the agent submits through it. See [Build and share a referral form](./build-and-share-a-referral-form).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect Slack">
    Your Slack workspace must be connected to Introw. See [Connect Slack](/features/integrations/chat/guides/connect-slack).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Steps

### Set up the Slack channel

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect Slack">
    Connect your Slack workspace so the Introw agent can take {noun_0}s from chat. See [Connect Slack](/features/integrations/chat/guides/connect-slack).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Bring the agent into a channel">
    Add the Introw agent to the partner channel where deals come up.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Let partners submit from a message">
    Partners give the agent the deal details in a message, and it submits the {noun_0} through the same form flow so they can {verb_0} without leaving Slack.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Confirm attribution

<Steps>
  <Step title="Map the channel to the partner">
    For credit to be automatic, the channel the partner uses should be tied to that partner so the agent knows who is referring. See [Map a partner channel](/features/integrations/chat/guides/configure-the-chat-integration).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send a test and check the credit">
    Message the agent with a test deal in a connected channel, then open [Submissions](https://app.introw.io/submissions). Confirm the referral appears under **Form submissions** attributed to the right partner, with the deal created in your CRM.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Verify it worked

A test message to the agent appears as a referral in [Submissions](https://app.introw.io/submissions), attributed to the partner, with a matching deal in your CRM. Partners can now refer without leaving Slack.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Refer via Microsoft Teams" icon="comments" href="./refer-via-teams">
    Refer from a Teams channel instead.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Refer with AI" icon="robot" href="./refer-with-ai">
    Refer through any connected AI assistant.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect Slack" icon="slack" href="/features/integrations/chat/guides/connect-slack">
    Set up the Slack integration.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>