socketmode

Overview ¶

This example demonstrates a basic Socket Mode client that listens for Events API events, interactive components, and slash commands.

Socket Mode requires two tokens:

• App-level token (xapp-…): opens the WebSocket connection via apps.connections.open. Generate one in your app settings under Basic Information → App-Level Tokens with the connections:write scope.

• Bot token (xoxb-…): used for all Web API calls (posting messages, opening views, etc.). This is the token you get after installing the app to a workspace.

The bot token is passed to slack.New() as the primary credential; the app-level token is passed via slack.OptionAppLevelToken().

To run:

export SLACK_APP_TOKEN=xapp-...
export SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-...
go run examples/socketmode/socketmode.go