---
title: "Slack Identity Link Start"
method: GET
path: "/api/slack/identity-link/start"
tags: ["slack"]
---

# Slack Identity Link Start

`GET /api/slack/identity-link/start`

Public entry point for the link the bot posts in the DM.

Unauthenticated by design (Slack never sends Clerk credentials) --
validates the token WITHOUT consuming it, then hands off to the
frontend, which authenticates the user via Clerk and completes the bind
by calling POST /identity-link/callback. (The Connections-page UI this
redirects to is Phase 5 of the plan and does not exist yet in Tranche 1
-- this route's contract is stable regardless of when that UI lands.)

## Query parameters

- `token` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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