Automations with the Slack API in JavaScript

Learn to use the Slack Web API and the Bolt framework to automate channels, chats, files, and more.

Beginner

20 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

Learn to use the Slack Web API and the Bolt framework to automate channels, chats, files, and more.

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Course Overview

Slack is a flexible instant messaging platform for organizations. It allows you to connect with your colleagues, share documents, and organize teams through time zones and physical spaces. It also allows teams to collaborate with images, videos, voice messages, and huddles. Slack's API has allowed it to become a highly integrated productivity tool. In this course, you'll first get an introduction to Slack's API and the different endpoints it offers. You'll then be provided with a step-by-step guide on ho...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Api Integration

Javascript

What You'll Learn

The ability to send, update and delete messages using Slack API

Hands-on experience creating and managing channels

An understanding of how to use Slack API calls to share local and remote files

The ability to get users’ data and manipulate their presence

An understanding of how to use Slack's API to add and remove reactions

Familiarity with Slack's Bolt framework

A working knowledge of integrating Slack's Bolt framework in a functioning React application

What You'll Learn

The ability to send, update and delete messages using Slack API

Course Content

Introduction

Introduction to the Course

Slack API Overview

Get Started with the Slack API

Chat Using the Application

Send Messages Update Messages and List Scheduled Messages Delete Messages

Conversations Using an App

Create Channels Set Channel Properties Get Channel Properties Channel Management

File Management

Local Files Remote Files

Users

List Conversations and Users Manipulate Presence

Manage Reactions

2 Lessons

Slack's Bolt Framework

2 Lessons

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Appendix

1 Lesson

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