Slack is a teamwork app you can use to coordinate a project, organize your office, or plan a meeting. ChatBot can help you with that and automate repetitive tasks.
Key features
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Focus on what matters. Automate your daily tasks, and let the bot do the work for you.
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Start your chat whenever you want, or call
@ChatBot
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Start a private conversation with your bot assistant. The integration supports direct messages.
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Keep your channels tidy and legible. Your bot always replies in a thread.
How to integrate your bot with the Slack channel
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Go to the bot. Choose Slack integration from the Integrations menu.
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Choose the Connect with Slack button.
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Choose the workspace in the pop-up window.
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Allow the bot to access the workspace.
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Search for the channel from your workspace - to make the search easier you can choose what kind of channels youâd like to search. You can search by name or enter the ID manually.
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Find the channel ID after you click on the channelâs name at the top of the window. The channel ID is at the bottom of the pop-up window.
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Unmark the Mention a chatbot field.Â
You can disable this setting if you want the bot to answer all messages.
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Click the Add Integration button.
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See the integration on the list.
The integration is active when the slider is blue. You can disable the integration from the list view - the slider will be grey. Sliding the toggle again will enable the integration.
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 Look below to see how to add the bot from Slackâs side.
How to connect the bot to Direct Message
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Choose the Direct Message option from the channels list.
You must disable the Mention field for the bot to work with Direct Messages - the bot will be active for every message in this configuration.
You need to start the story with the keyword you have in the first User Input block in the story.
You must disable the Mention field for the bot to work with Direct Messages - the bot will be active for every message in this configuration.
You need to start the story with the keyword you have in the first User Input block in the story.
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Click the Add integration button.
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The Direct Message channel will appear like any other channel on the list.
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You can chat with the bot in Direct Message as in any other channel.
How to add the bot to the Slack app
Once the Story is active in the ChatBot app, you must add the bot to the Slack channel. You must use the list of applications available for your workspace to do so.Â
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Go to your workspace and choose Apps from the menu.
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Search for ChatBot.
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Click the Add button. You will be redirected to a browser tab where you can finish the process.
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Click the Add to Slack button.
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Go to the channel of your choice and add the bot by clicking on the Members list in the windowâs upper right corner.
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Choose the Integrations section and the Add apps option from the list in the pop-up window.
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Add the ChatBot app to the channel. Choose the option from the drop-down menu.
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Choose the channel name. Choose the app. Choose an option from the menu and add the app.
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For the bot to answer, you need to use the
@ChatBot
mention in the channel along with the keyword you have in the User input message in the Story.You can add the bot in a Direct Message in Slack the same way you would a channel.
How to delete active integrations
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Choose the integration from the list.
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Choose the Delete integration field.
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Confirm the choice.
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