Slack Connector: Adding a New Connection

Owned by Mateusz Bednarz (Deactivated)
Last updated: May 28, 2020
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Configurations

Connection Configuration Wizard


  1. Adding / Editing a connection can be a straight-forward process. Starting with the General Connection Settings.
    Enter Connection Name (Connection Display Name), Api Url, Client Id, Client Secret, Redirect Url and then click 'Connect' button.

    Setting NameDescription
    Connection NameConnection Display Name
    Api UrlSlack instance Url (https://INSTANCE_NAME.slack.com)
    Client IdRegistered Application Client Id
    Client SecretRegistered Application Client Secret
    Redirect UrlRegistered Application Redirect Url

  2. Then enter Slack instance user credentials and click 'Sign in' button.

  3. Click 'Allow' button.

  4. Then you should get information that you received Access token.

  5. On the Next Page, you can enable discovering index user private channels by selecting checkbox.
    Then you will be able to select private channels which will get Allow All security sid. It means
    that every user will see messages in these channels.

  6. Proceed by selecting which file types to index, then complete the wizard by clicking 'Finish' button.

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