---
title: "Slack API Password-free sign-in is the default for new Slack sandboxes: 2026-10-22 | Harbyn"
description: "Slack API Password-free sign-in is the default for new Slack sandboxes, announced Oct 22, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/slack/2026-10-22-release-slack-cli-v4-11-0"
last-updated: 2026-10-25
---

# Slack API Password-free sign-in is the default for new Slack sandboxes

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/slack/2026-10-22-release-slack-cli-v4-11-0>.

Behavior change - Slack API. low severity. In effect.

The slack sandbox create command now signs in with a link sent by email when --password is not provided.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [Slack API](https://harbyn.com/vendors/slack.md) |
| Kind | Behavior change |
| Severity | low |
| Status | In effect |
| Announced | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Oct 25, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Vendor page | <https://docs.slack.dev/changelog/2026/10/22/slack-cli> |
| Review | Reviewed by a person, extracted by a model |

## Find it in your code

```sh
npx harbyn scan
```

This change names no identifier the scanner can match line by line, so the scan tells you whether your repository uses Slack API, from its packages and API hosts. Nothing leaves your machine.

## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://docs.slack.dev/changelog/rss.xml> (changelog, fetched 2026-10-25 11:20 UTC, sha256 `c1ff91ce5bb098aa6ccfc881dfcbdefd6f2314a47fe42b7a1542ed1b69c127b3`)

## Related changes

### More from Slack API

- [Restricted-scopes installation error explains how to resolve the issue](https://harbyn.com/changes/slack/2026-10-22-release-slack-cli-v4-11-0-4.md) (Behavior change, announced Oct 22, 2026)
- [Node Socket Mode v3.1.0 pins WebSocket connections to HTTP/1.1](https://harbyn.com/changes/slack/2026-09-30-release-node-sdk-updates.md) (Behavior change, announced Sep 30, 2026)

### Changes at other vendors

- [Amazon Selling Partner API: ORDER\_CHANGE notifications add PreFulfillmentStatusChange for Amazon Autos](https://harbyn.com/changes/amazon-sp-api/2026-10-14-sp-api-updates-new-listings-items-api-ivp-values-in-eu5-jp-and-ca-stores-oct-3.md) (effective Oct 28, 2026)
- [BigCommerce: 301 redirects will apply only to storefront channels](https://harbyn.com/changes/bigcommerce/2026-10-07-301-redirects-now-apply-to-storefront-channels-only.md) (effective Nov 10, 2026)
- [GitHub: Secret scanning audit log business field changes to enterprise slug](https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-20-updates-to-github-secret-scanning-7.md) (effective Nov 12, 2026)
- [Jira / Atlassian Cloud: New IP address ranges in use from January 1, 2027](https://harbyn.com/changes/atlassian-jira/2026-10-16-atlassian-cloud-adds-new-ip-address-ranges.md) (effective Jan 1, 2027)

[All upcoming deadlines](https://harbyn.com/deadlines.md)