deanhume / slack-bot-csharp

A template and setup guide to build a bot in slack using C#

Table of Contents

Generate API Key
Usage
Contributing

Generate API Key

1. Navigate to https://api.slack.com/
2. Click Start Building.
3. Provide an app name and select the development slack workspace.
4. Click "Create App".
5. Select Bots.
6. Add a bot user, provide a display name and a default username.
7. Click save changes.
8. Click the Basic Information tab on the left menu.
9. Click "Install your app to your workspace".
10. Select "Oauth & Permissions" Copy the Bot User Oauth Access Token and paste this in the app.config.

Usage

Provide the API token in the app.config.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="SlackBotApiToken" value="" />
  </appSettings>
</configuration>

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome.

For large changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to add.