How to Build a Slack Bot ?
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9 months ago
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10 Steps
Ready to automate tasks, fetch information, or enhance team interactions within your Slack workspace? This guide provides an introduction to building a custom Slack bot. You'll learn the foundational steps, starting with creating a Slack App in the API dashboard. Discover how to define your bot's scopes (permissions) and event subscriptions to enable it to listen for specific messages or actions. While requiring some coding knowledge (often using Node.js, Python, or a bot framework), this guide explains the initial setup to bring your bot ideas to life, making your workspace more dynamic and efficient. It's Thursday evening here in Japan, perfect for diving into Slack automation!
How to Build a Slack Bot ?
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slack
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10 Steps
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Click on the down arrow next to your workspace name at the top left, select "Tools & Setting".
Then Click on Customise Workspace
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Click "Slackbot".
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Click "Add new Response"
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Click "When Someone Says" field and enter an input word or phrase.
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Click "Slackbot responds" and type slackbot's response.
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Click "Slackbot responds" and type slackbot's response and click "Save"
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Click "Add New Response" to repeat the process with a different input and response.
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In your slack workspace, test the slackbot writing a message including one of the trigger inputs and press the "Green Arrow" to send.
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Slackbot should answer back with the expected response
After clicking "Slackbot" you will be redirected to the homepage, where you'll have full access to your account.
