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Step 5. Create a webhook in Slack

Configure a Slack app to call an API whenever a new message arrives.

To configure a Slack app, perform the following steps:

Create a Slack app.

Enable the events API.

Subscribe to the event.

Set the required OAuth scopes.

Enable token rotation.

Add the bot to a channel.

Step 1. Create a Slack app

Go to

https://api.slack.com/apps

and log in to your account.

Click

Create New App

From scratch

Enter the app name, select your workspace, and then click Create App
as shown in the following image:

The image shows the Name app & choose workspace dialog box
where you can enter the app name and select your workspace.

Select your app, go to

Basic Information

App Credentials

, and copy the client ID and client secret.

Step 2. Enable the events API

From the left navigation bar, go to Event Subscriptions
.

Turn on the toggle switch to enable events.

In the Request URL
field, enter the service URL that you get after publishing the process.

Slack sends a

challenge

request to verify the URL as shown in the following image:

The image shows the Event Subscriptions dialog box where you can
enter the service URL after publishing the process.

Step 3. Subscribe to the event

In the Subscribe to bot events
section, click Add Bot User Event
and add one of the following events:

message.channels

— to receive messages from public channels.

message.groups

— for private channels.

The event allows your app to receive messages from channels it belongs to as shown in the following image:

The image shows the Event Subscriptions page where you can add bot
events.

Step 4. Set the required OAuth scopes

Go to OAuth & Permissions
.

In the Bot Token Scopes
section, click Add an OAuth Scope
and add one of the following OAuth scopes:

channels:history

— to read public channel messages.

groups:history

— to read messages from private channels, if needed.

chat:write

— if your bot needs to send messages.

In the Redirect URLs
section, click Add New Redirect URL
and add the redirect URLs in

<POD URL>/oauthcallback

format and save the URLs.

For example,

https://na1.dm-us.informaticacloud.com/oauthcallback

. The following image shows the redirect URLs:

Install the app using the Install App
section.

Step 5. Enable token rotation

Go to OAuth & Permissions
.

In the Advanced token security via token rotation
section, click Opt In
as shown in the following image:

Save the bot OAuth token.

Step 6. Add the bot to a channel

In Slack, go to the required channel.

Invite the bot using

/invite @<your-bot-name>

Using the Slack Message Handler recipe

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Slack Message Handler

Slack Message Handler

Step 5. Create a webhook in Slack

Step 5. Create a webhook in Slack

Step 1. Create a Slack app

Step 2. Enable the events API

Step 3. Subscribe to the event

Step 4. Set the required OAuth scopes

Step 5. Enable token rotation

Step 6. Add the bot to a channel