Table of Contents:

Introduction

Create a new app from scratch

Post a message to a slack channel

Use Slash Commands

Use Tines Prompts within a Slack Message

Use Slack Modals

Create Your Own Modal

Advanced Modal Techniques

Story Library Practice

Troubleshooting

Introduction

This guide highlights how to set up a slack bot and use it with Tines to automate your manual processes. From sending messages to building complex, interactive pop-up windows, this guide covers how to automate chat bot functionality throughout a wide variety of use cases. Each section builds upon the last one, and increases in complexity. If you use Slack in your organization, follow along to develop a more robust understanding of Slack features and functionality that can be automated through Tines.

Create a new app from scratch

1. Navigate to https://api.slack.com/apps?new_app=1 and select ‘From scratch’ to create an app from scratch.

   

2. Fill in the App Name and choose the workspace you want your app to be added to. Then select ‘Create App’. Congratulations, you have now created a slack bot. See below for further features and functionalities you can add to your bot.

   

Post a message to a slack channel

This section covers 3 different ways to post a message to a slack channel: