In this section, we present how to connect Slack to MindsDB.
Slack is a cloud-based collaboration platform that is designed to facilitate communication and teamwork within organizations and teams. It offers a variety of features that enable users to chat, share files, collaborate on projects, and integrate with other tools and services.
The Slack handler provides interfaces to connect with Slack via APIs and perform various tasks such as sending messages, retrieving conversation history, and more.
Before proceeding, ensure the following prerequisites are met:
This handler was implemented using slack-sdk
library, which is a Python Library offering a package for each of Slack’s APIs.
The Slack handler is initialized with the following parameters:
token
is a Slack bot token to use for authentication.app_token
is a Slack app token to use for authentication.Please note that app_token
is an optional parameter. Without providing it, you need to integrate an app into a Slack channel.
One way to connect Slack is to use both bot and app tokens. By following the instructions below, you’ll set up the Slack app and be able to message this Slack app directly to chat with the bot.
If you want to use Slack in the CREATE CHATBOT
syntax, use this method of connecting Slack to MindsDB.
Here is how to set up a Slack app and generate both a Slack bot token and a Slack app token:
From scratch
or select an existing app.
From scratch
.From an app manifest
, please follow the Slack docs here.socket
and add the connections:write
scope.xapp-...
token - you’ll need it to publish the chatbot.xoxb-...
token - you’ll need it to publish the chatbot.message.im
.Here is how to connect Slack to MindsDB:
Another way to connect to Slack is to use the bot token only. By following the instructions below, you’ll set up the Slack app and integrate it into one of the channels from which you can directly chat with the bot.
Here is how to set up a Slack app and generate a Slack bot token:
From scratch
or select an existing app.
From scratch
.From an app manifest
, please follow the Slack docs here.Here is how to connect Slack to MindsDB:
It comes with the channels
table.
The following usage applies when Connection Method 2 was used to connect Slack.
See the usage for Connection Method 1 via LLM UI or via the CREATE CHATBOT
syntax.
You can select all messages from the channel using the below query.
Also, you can post messages to the channel like this:
And you can delete messages, but only the ones posted by the bot.
Let’s select 10 messages created after the specified timestamp:
We can also order the selected messages:
You can find more examples here.
In this section, we present how to connect Slack to MindsDB.
Slack is a cloud-based collaboration platform that is designed to facilitate communication and teamwork within organizations and teams. It offers a variety of features that enable users to chat, share files, collaborate on projects, and integrate with other tools and services.
The Slack handler provides interfaces to connect with Slack via APIs and perform various tasks such as sending messages, retrieving conversation history, and more.
Before proceeding, ensure the following prerequisites are met:
This handler was implemented using slack-sdk
library, which is a Python Library offering a package for each of Slack’s APIs.
The Slack handler is initialized with the following parameters:
token
is a Slack bot token to use for authentication.app_token
is a Slack app token to use for authentication.Please note that app_token
is an optional parameter. Without providing it, you need to integrate an app into a Slack channel.
One way to connect Slack is to use both bot and app tokens. By following the instructions below, you’ll set up the Slack app and be able to message this Slack app directly to chat with the bot.
If you want to use Slack in the CREATE CHATBOT
syntax, use this method of connecting Slack to MindsDB.
Here is how to set up a Slack app and generate both a Slack bot token and a Slack app token:
From scratch
or select an existing app.
From scratch
.From an app manifest
, please follow the Slack docs here.socket
and add the connections:write
scope.xapp-...
token - you’ll need it to publish the chatbot.xoxb-...
token - you’ll need it to publish the chatbot.message.im
.Here is how to connect Slack to MindsDB:
Another way to connect to Slack is to use the bot token only. By following the instructions below, you’ll set up the Slack app and integrate it into one of the channels from which you can directly chat with the bot.
Here is how to set up a Slack app and generate a Slack bot token:
From scratch
or select an existing app.
From scratch
.From an app manifest
, please follow the Slack docs here.Here is how to connect Slack to MindsDB:
It comes with the channels
table.
The following usage applies when Connection Method 2 was used to connect Slack.
See the usage for Connection Method 1 via LLM UI or via the CREATE CHATBOT
syntax.
You can select all messages from the channel using the below query.
Also, you can post messages to the channel like this:
And you can delete messages, but only the ones posted by the bot.
Let’s select 10 messages created after the specified timestamp:
We can also order the selected messages:
You can find more examples here.