Obtaining API token for Slack StarterBot

[mwunderlich]

Hi Matt,

Thanks a lot for your very helpful tutorial about creating a first slack bot in python (https://www.fullstackpython.com/blog/build-first-slack-bot-python.html). I have tried to follow the instructions, but the place for obtaining the bot's API token seems to have changed. The section "Integration Settings" also no longer seems to be available on the Slack API site. Maybe it's just me not being able to find it, but you might want to take quick look into it, when you have time. Thanks a lot.

Cheers,

Martin

[mattmakai]

Hmm, it's totally possible the way integrations are handled has been changed, but these tutorial steps still seem to work when I go through them. What happens when you click the "a new bot user integration" link to create a bot?

[mwunderlich]

I don't really have that exact link text anywhere. For me, adding a bot is done like this:

Afterwards, the bot user is active, but no API key to be found anywhere.

[mattmakai]

gahhh yea I see it...Slack changed the add bot flow. I'll have to go back through the tutorial and update it for the new screens. thank you for the heads up @mwunderlich! sorry about that :(

[mwunderlich]

Thanks for confirming, Matt. At least, I wasn't imaginging things. I hope it won't be too much trouble updating the tutorial.

[mwunderlich]

@mattmakai I think I have found the correct way to retrieve the API token: you need to use the "Bot User OAuth Access Token" listed under "Features>OAuth & Permissions"