About this Salesforce Certified Slack Developer study guide
This page is your Salesforce Certified Slack Developer study guide. The certification validates skills that employers look for in Salesforce roles—whether you're an administrator, consultant, developer, or architect. It is designed for developers and technical implementers who want to prove their knowledge with an industry-recognized credential.
Here you'll find section-wise exam weightage so you know exactly which topics carry the most questions, exam tips and prerequisites, a focused study plan, and sample practice questions with detailed explanations. All content on this page is original and unique—written specifically for this certification to help with both your preparation and search engine indexing. Use this page to align your study with the official outline and to gauge when you're ready to sit the exam. Many candidates use section weightage to prioritize high-value topics and practice questions to build exam-day confidence.
Passing this certification can support career progression, higher earning potential, and recognition in the Salesforce ecosystem. Salesforce exams are updated periodically, so we keep our materials aligned with current objectives.
Last reviewed: January 2025. Salesforce exam outlines may change; always check the official exam guide on Trailhead before booking.
Release compatible: Winter '26 — Study materials and objectives are aligned with the Winter '26 release (compared to Summer '25).
What's new in Winter '26:
- Agentforce and AI: New Agentforce for Service (IT Service), Agentic Commerce, and Agentforce Grid for low-code AI workflows—expect more AI-related objectives on Admin and Consultant exams.
- Data Cloud: Clean Rooms for privacy-safe data collaboration and zero-copy analytics; Data Cloud objectives may include new collaboration and governance topics.
- Automation & Platform: Enhanced automation capabilities and platform updates; Flow, Process Builder, and integration topics remain core—check the official outline for weightage changes.
- Tableau & Analytics: Tableau Next Concierge in Slack and conversational analytics; Tableau certs may reference new Slack and natural-language features.
- Security & Access: Continued focus on identity, access management, and secure data handling; relevant for Administrator and Architect tracks.
Salesforce Certified Slack Developer Study Guide
Certified Slack Developers have deep knowledge of the Slack Platform and Slack's APIs and possess the knowledge, skills, and experience to design and build custom applications within Slack.
Exam Weightage by Section
Exam Topics
Exam Tips
- 1Slack API/Events and Apps/Workflows are 60%—know Slack development and app creation.
- 2Understand Slack API and Events: Events API, Web API, and event handling.
- 3Know apps and workflows: Slack apps, Workflow Builder, and automation.
- 4Be ready for "how do you develop X?" questions.
Prerequisites
- •Slack development experience
- •API knowledge
Focus Areas
- •Slack API and Events
- •Apps and Workflows
- •Integration with Salesforce
- •Security and Deployment
Study Strategy
Develop Slack apps. Use Slack APIs, create workflows, and integrate with Salesforce. Align with the exam outline.
Sample Practice Questions
Test your knowledge with these sample questions.
Which Slack API is used to build interactive components like buttons and menus?
What is the purpose of Slack App Manifests?
Which Slack event type is fired when a user joins a channel?
What does the Slack Web API method chat.postMessage do?
Which OAuth scope is required to post messages as your app?
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- What is covered on the Salesforce Certified Slack Developer exam?
- This page shows the section-wise exam weightage so you know exactly which topics carry the most weight. Use the exam topics and practice questions above to align your study with the official outline.
- What does a Slack Developer do?
- Slack Developers build Slack apps, create workflows, integrate Slack with external systems (including Salesforce), and customize Slack experiences using Slack APIs.
- What programming experience do I need for Slack Developer?
- You need JavaScript/Node.js knowledge and understanding of REST APIs. Experience with Slack APIs, Events API, and building Slack apps is essential.
- How do I prepare for the Salesforce Certified Slack Developer certification?
- Use the exam tips, prerequisites, and study strategy on this page. Focus first on the highest-weighted sections, then take the sample practice questions. Schedule the exam when you consistently score well on practice tests.
- Where can I find the official exam outline for Salesforce Certified Slack Developer?
- Salesforce publishes exam guides and outlines on Trailhead (trailhead.salesforce.com). This page's section weightage and topics are aligned with those outlines to help you prepare.