Systems and methods for sharing channels in a group-based communication platform

An apparatus for sharing group-based communication channels, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, via a first user interface of a first user device, a first user input grouping a plurality of group-based communication channels into a section, the first user device associated with a first user of a group-based communication platform;
• send, to the first user device, a first interface of the group-based communication platform comprising the section for display via a sidebar of the first interface;
• receive, via the first user interface of the first user device, a second user input posting a message within the group-based communication platform, the message comprising an indication to share the section with at least a second user of the group-based communication platform;
• in response to posting the message, send, for display via a second user interface of a second user device associated with the second user, a second interface of the group-based communication platform comprising the message, the message comprising one or more indications of one or more group-based communication channels of the plurality of group-based communication channels grouped into the section based at least in part on the message comprising the indication to share the section with at least the second user;
• receive, via the second user interface of the second user device, a third user input selecting, from the message, at least one channel of the one or more group-based communication channels;
• and
• in response to the third user input, add the second user as a member of the selected at least one channel.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for sharing group-based communication channels, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive, via a first user interface of a first user device, a first user input grouping a plurality of group-based communication channels into a section, the first user device associated with a first user of a group-based communication platform;
• send, to the first user device, a first interface of the group-based communication platform comprising the section for display via a sidebar of the first interface;
• receive, via the first user interface of the first user device, a second user input posting a message within the group-based communication platform, the message comprising an indication to share the section with at least a second user of the group-based communication platform;
• in response to posting the message, send, for display via a second user interface of a second user device associated with the second user, a second interface of the group-based communication platform comprising the message, the message comprising one or more indications of one or more group-based communication channels of the plurality of group-based communication channels grouped into the section based at least in part on the message comprising the indication to share the section with at least the second user;
• receive, via the second user interface of the second user device, a third user input selecting, from the message, at least one channel of the one or more group-based communication channels;
• and
• in response to the third user input, add the second user as a member of the selected at least one channel.