Getting Started ⚡️ Bolt for JavaScript

Slack app example from 📚 Getting started with Bolt for JavaScript tutorial

Overview

This is a Slack app built with the Bolt for JavaScript framework that showcases responding to events and interactive buttons.

Running locally

0. Create a new Slack App

• Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
• Click Create App
• Choose a workspace
• Enter App Manifest using contents of manifest.yaml
• Click Create

Once the app is created click Install to Workspace Then scroll down in Basic Info and click Generate Token and Scopes with both scopes

1. Setup environment variables

# Replace with your bot and app token
export SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=<your-bot-token> # from the OAuth section
export SLACK_APP_TOKEN=<your-app-level-token> # from the Basic Info App Token Section

2. Setup your local project

# Clone this project onto your machine
git clone https://github.com/slackapi/bolt-js-getting-started-app.git

# Change into the project
cd bolt-js-getting-started-app/

# Install the dependencies
npm install

3. Start servers

npm run start

4. Test

Go to the installed workspace and type Hello in a DM to your new bot. You can also type Hello in a channel where the bot is present

Contributing

Issues and questions

Found a bug or have a question about this project? We'd love to hear from you!

1. Browse to slackapi/bolt-js/issues
2. Create a new issue
3. Select the [x] examples category

See you there and thanks for helping to improve Bolt for everyone!