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Upload to Slack in real time

Tether your camera to your phone over USB or Wi-Fi and deliver every shot straight to Slack the instant you press the shutter. Selects appear in the editor's channel as you shoot.

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CloudTether Deliver tab with Slack under Add more, ready to connect
Tap Slack in the Deliver tab to connect it.

How to live-upload to Slack from your camera

No laptop, no cables to a computer, no SD-card import — connect your camera to your phone and every shot lands in Slack live as you shoot. Here's the full setup, start to finish:

  1. 1

    Connect your camera

    Tether your camera to your phone over USB or the camera's own Wi-Fi — CloudTether supports Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm bodies.

  2. 2

    Connect Slack

    Connects via Slack OAuth — workspace scope only. Pick where photos should land — pick a channel per session. Captions and metadata travel with every frame for instant approval.

  3. 3

    Shoot as normal

    Every frame is detected and downloaded at full resolution while you keep shooting. Slack receives the JPEGs — RAW files are skipped for it, so shoot RAW+JPEG.

  4. 4

    Photos deliver to Slack

    Each photo uploads from your phone once and lands in Slack seconds after the shutter — and fans out to any other destinations on the session too.

Setting up Slack in the app

Real screens from the CloudTether app: connect Slack, decide what it gets, then start a shoot.

CloudTether What gets sent screen: choose everything, JPEGs for clients, small previews or rated picks for a destination such as Slack
Choose what Slack gets: every file, client JPEGs, small previews or rated picks.
CloudTether Send its shots to sheet after a camera connects over USB, with a test shot delivered to Dropbox and Google Drive
When the camera connects, pick where its shots go and take a test shot.
CloudTether New shoot screen: name the shoot, then tick the services under Deliver to — Slack appears here once it's connected
Start a shoot and tick Slack under “Deliver to”.

Send selects straight into any Slack channel as you shoot. Perfect for editors, picture desks, and creative teams who need real-time review.

What you get with Slack on CloudTether

  • Post to any channel or DM
  • Per-session channel routing
  • Caption & metadata included
  • Instant team notifications
How it routes

Pick a channel per session. Captions and metadata travel with every frame for instant approval.

How it connects

Connects via Slack OAuth — workspace scope only.

A photographer showing guests the back of the camera at a corporate event — photographers like this send shots to Slack as they shoot
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Popular with photographers shooting:

Corporate Events

Slack upload FAQ

Can I auto-upload photos to Slack from my camera?

Yes. Tether your camera to your phone with CloudTether over USB or Wi-Fi, and every photo uploads to Slack in real time as you shoot — no laptop required.

Can I upload photos to Slack live while I'm shooting?

Yes — CloudTether delivers each frame to Slack live, seconds after the shutter, while you keep shooting. There's no card-import step: photos upload automatically and instantly as you work.

How does CloudTether connect to Slack?

Connects via Slack OAuth — workspace scope only.

Do I need Wi-Fi at the venue to upload to Slack?

No. Your phone's mobile data handles the upload, so you're covered anywhere you have cellular signal — the camera-to-phone link is USB or the camera's own Wi-Fi.

Can I send photos to Slack and other destinations at the same time?

Yes — a single session can deliver to Slack plus other destinations at once. Each photo uploads from your phone once and fans out, so there are no duplicate uploads.

Ready to deliver to Slack?

CloudTether is available on iOS and Android.

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