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Ryan Emerle edited this page Jun 16, 2021 · 1 revision

Testing with Slack

To test with Slack you can create yourself a sandbox workspace

Create a Workspace

Go to Slack
Click Create Workspace
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Enter your email
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Name your workspace
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Create the initial channel
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Skip adding invites
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Click Let's Go
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Create a Bot App

Go to the Slack app with newly created sandbox workspace
Go to Administration->Manage apps
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Click the Build button in the upper right
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Click Basic app setup
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Scroll all the way to the bottom and choose Create a classic Slack app
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Name the app
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Click Bots to add a bot 15_create_bot_user.png
Click Add Legacy Bot User 16_add_legacy_bot.png
Name the bot
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Install the App

To make the bot active, we need to install it ot our workspace. Choose Install App. 18_choose_install_app.png
Click Install App to Workspace 19_install_app.png
Allow the bot permissions 20_allow_app.png

Get the API Token

Once the app is installed you can get the API token. You want the Bot User Oauth Access Token. 21_get_token.png

This token should be passed to the bot as the HUBOT_SLACK_TOKEN via an environment variable. This can
be done by setting the environment variable, or by using an .env file with Docker Compose.

If you start up the bot with this token, it will appear in the workspace and you can interact with it.

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