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Connect an app

Connect external apps by setting up a personal or Workspace connection.

What you'll need

  • Availability depends on the app you want to connect and your plan. All apps are listed in this article.
  • Only owners and admins can set up Workspace connections.

Personal and Workspace connections

The features and commands available depend on which app you connect and which type of connection you use.

Connection type Description

Personal connection

Connect your external app account with your ClickUp user account for each Workspace you've created or joined.

The data in your external app account will not be available to anyone else through ClickUp.

Workspace connection

The Workspace owner or admins can connect an external app through a Workspace connection.

Workspace connections give everyone in your Workspace access to search files from the external app. Learn more

Personal connections

You can set up a personal connection for the following apps:

Workspace connections

If you're an admin or owner, you can set up a Workspace connection for the following apps:

  • Box
  • Confluence
  • Dropbox
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Google Drive
  • Jira
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Notion
  • Slack
  • Certain external MCP servers

Connect an app from the App Center

Connect any app from the App Center:

  1. Search for and select the integration.
  2. Select the Personal or Workspace tab.
    • Optional: If Connected Search is supported for the app and the ClickApp has been activated in your Workspace, you can deactivate it by clicking the toggle next to Personal or Workspace Connected Search. Agents and Brain will not be able to search your connected app's files if this is deactivated.
  3. Click Connect.
  4. Sign in to the application to authorize access.
  5. Click Done. 
  6. You can now search files from this app in ClickUp.

Connect an app from the AI Command Bar

Connect apps that support Connected Search from the AI Command Bar. To use Connected Search, the ClickApp must be activated in your Workspace.

To connect an app from the AI Command Bar:

  1. Below the search bar, click Apps.
  2. Select an app to pin it.
  3. Below the search bar, click the app's icon.
  4. Click Connect.
  5. Sign in to the application to authorize access.
  6. Click Done. 
  7. You can now search files from this app in ClickUp.

Disconnect an app

To disconnect any app from the App Center:

  1. Search for and select the integration.
  2. Select the Personal or Workspace tab.
  3. Next to Connected, click the ellipsis ... icon.
  4. Select Disconnect.
  5. To confirm, click Disconnect.