Step 3: Create a Slack Application - Amazon Lex V1

If you are using Amazon Lex V2, refer to the Amazon Lex V2 guide instead.

 

If you are using Amazon Lex V1, we recommend upgrading your bots to Amazon Lex V2. We are no longer adding new features to V1 and strongly recommend using V2 for all new bots.

Step 3: Create a Slack Application

In this section, you do the following:

  1. Create a Slack application on the Slack API Console

  2. Configure the application to add interactive messaging to your bot:

At the end of this section, you get application credentials (Client Id, Client Secret, and Verification Token). In the next section, you use this information to configure bot channel association in the Amazon Lex console.

  1. Sign in to the Slack API Console at http://api.slack.com .

  2. Create an application.

    After you have successfully created the application, Slack displays the Basic Information page for the application.

  3. Configure the application features as follows:

    1. In the left menu, choose Interactivity & Shortcuts.

      • Choose the toggle to turn interactive components on.

      • In the Request URL box, specify any valid URL. For example, you can use https://slack.com.

        Note

        For now, enter any valid URL to get the verification token that you need in the next step. You will update this URL after you add the bot channel association in the Amazon Lex console.

      • Choose Save Changes.

  4. In the left menu, in Settings, choose Basic Information. Record the following application credentials:

    • Client ID

    • Client Secret

    • Verification Token

Next Step

Step 4: Integrate the Slack Application with the Amazon Lex Bot