OAuth 2.0 Authentication

How to quickly get a Slack OAuth2 application set up.

Create an OAuth2 application in Slack

Create a new OAuth2 Application

Configure the redirect callback and redirect URLs

1. Select Create New App > From scratch.

2. Enter an App Name and select your Workspace. Click on Create App.

3. In Basic Information, open the App Credentials section.

4. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret. Paste these into the corresponding fields in Controller.

5. Select OAuth & Permissions in Slack's sidebar tab.

6. Add a new Redirect URL https://controller-frontend.vercel.app/api/oauth2/callback. Don't forget to click Save URLs.

7. In the Scopes section, select appropriate scopes for your app. Refer to image below!

8. After you've added scopes, go up to the OAuth Tokens for Your Workspace section and select Install to Workspace. You must be a Slack workspace admin to complete this action. Select Allow.

9. Go back to Controller and click login with Slack. Done!

Using Slack

The following types of commands are supported (for now). Drop us a message if you need something else!

Send a message

You can send a Slack message by specifying the content and channel name

Send a message on the startup channel reminding everyone it is important to talk to users

Slack Gotchas