{"id":17878,"date":"2016-08-08T16:59:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T16:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apidocs.kore.com\/?post_type=docs&p=4945"},"modified":"2021-08-14T07:08:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T06:08:42","slug":"adding-the-slack-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer.kore.ai\/v9-0\/docs\/bots\/channel-enablement\/adding-the-slack-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding the Slack Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To setup Slack as a channel, you must associate the bot with a Slack app. Adding the Slack channel to your Kore.ai bot allows end-users of your bot to interact with your bot using their Slack<\/em> accounts.<\/p>\n

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  1. Create a Slack App<\/b> – Create and configure a new app in Slack<\/em>, and then copy app data from Kore.ai bot builder into the Slack<\/em> app configuration for the bot name and Redirect URL.<\/li>\n
  2. Copy Authorization Details<\/b> – Copy app authorization details from Slack<\/em> to the bot builder Slack channel Get App Details<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n
  3. Create a Bot User in Slack<\/b> – In Slack<\/em>, add a bot username to identify your bot.<\/li>\n
  4. Enable the Channel<\/b> – In Bot Builder, save the channel settings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n
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    Add Slack Channel to a Bot<\/span><\/h2>\n

    To complete this procedure, you must already have a Slack<\/em> account and be a member of a Slack<\/em> team.<\/p>\n

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    1. Under the Bots<\/b> section of the bot builder, click the bot to which you want to add the Slack channel.<\/li>\n
    2. On the Channels<\/b> tab, click the Slack <\/b>icon. The Slack Channel<\/b> page is displayed.<\/li>\n
    3. In a new browser tab, Login <\/a>to the Slack developer portal and go to the Apps section https:\/\/api.slack.com\/apps<\/a>. If this is your first app, click Create an App<\/b> and if you already have some apps, then click Create New App<\/b>.
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    4. On the Create App<\/b> window, enter App Name<\/b> and select a team from Development Slack Team drop-down list. Use your bot name as the App Name.
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    5. After you enter the required information, click Create App<\/b>. Slack will now create a new app and you are redirected to Basic Information<\/b> section of the new app.<\/li>\n
    6. Go to OAuth & Permissions<\/b> tab and click Add a new Redirect URL<\/b>. Copy the Redirect URL provided in the Configurations<\/strong> tab of Slack channel page and enter in the Redirect URLs<\/b> field<\/b>.<\/li>\n
    7. Click Add<\/b> > Save URLs<\/b>.
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    8. Proceed to the Bot Token Scopes<\/strong>\u00a0section under the ‘Scopes’ section.<\/li>\n
    9. Add ‘incoming-webhook<\/em>‘ and ‘chat:write<\/em>‘ scopes.<\/li>\n
    10. If you would like your users to send attachments to your bot, then select the \u2018files:write<\/em>\u2019 scope<\/li>\n
    11. If you would like to send Proactive Notifications to your users on Slack, then select the users:read<\/em>, users:read.email<\/em>, team:read<\/em> scopes<\/li>\n
    12. In the OAuth & Permissions<\/strong> tab, navigate to the OAuth Tokens & Redirect URLs<\/strong> section, and select the Install to Workspace<\/em>\u00a0option. Choose the required Workspace and complete the process.
      \nOptionally, if you would like to send Proactive Notifications to your users on Slack, copy the \u2018Bot User OAuth Token\u2019 from the \u2018OAuth Tokens for Your Team\u2019 section and provide it in the Configurations tab of this page.<\/li>\n
    13. To enable Interactive Components, go to the b section and enable Interactivity<\/b>. Copy the Webhook URL<\/strong> provided in the Configurations<\/strong> tab of this page and enter it in Request URL<\/b> field.<\/li>\n
    14. Click Save Changes<\/b>.
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    15. Go to the Event Subscriptions<\/strong> section and activate the Enable Events<\/strong>\u00a0option.\n