# Replit lets private apps connect to Slack, Stripe and GitHub

By Steven Van · 2026-05-06

External Access Tokens give internal Replit apps outside API access without making them public.

[Replit](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/replit>) added External Access Tokens, letting private internal tools connect to outside services without being made public. A team's internal app can now post updates to Slack, take payments through Stripe, or connect to GitHub and webhooks, while staying accessible only to the team that built it.

Read the [announcement](<https://blog.replit.com/secure-more-apps>) for details.

[![](<https://cdn.sanity.io/images/bj34pdbp/migration/0ad946fc8275245bc210bccab816e8439273f4fa-2880x1506.png?w=3840&q=75&fit=clip&auto=format>)](<https://blog.replit.com/secure-more-apps>)

![Replit](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/images/replit-icon.png>)

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[Original source](<https://blog.replit.com/secure-more-apps>)

[Read Replit lets private apps connect to Slack, Stripe and GitHub on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/replit-external-access-tokens-for-private-apps>)

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