Automations with the Slack API in Python

Delve into automating chats, managing channels, and creating interactive messages with Slack's API. Discover file management and build custom integrations using Slack's Bolt for Python framework.

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1h 30min

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Slack is a flexible instant messaging platform for organizations. It allows you to connect with your colleagues, share documents, and organize teams. It also allows teams to collaborate with images, videos, voice messages, and huddles across teams, time zones, and physical spaces. Slack’s API has allowed it to become a highly integrated productivity tool. In this course, you’ll become efficient at automating chats, managing channels, and making interactive messages using the API. Learn how to share and manage files on Slack using the API. At the end of the course, you’ll use Slack’s Bolt for Python framework for building a small, custom application and integrating with Slack directly.

Slack is a flexible instant messaging platform for organizations. It allows you to connect with your colleagues, share documents...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Learn how to use Slack's web API.

Learn Slack's Bolt for Python framework.

Use Python's Request library with Slack's API.

Learn how to use Slack's web API.

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