How to find the SLACK_BOT_TOKEN of Slack Desktop App for Windows

[mydockergit]

I have the Slack Desktop client installed on my computer.
I want to be able to use the SDK to send messages.
I read the instructions in your README file but according to the simple example:

import os
from slack_sdk import WebClient
from slack_sdk.errors import SlackApiError

client = WebClient(token=os.environ['SLACK_BOT_TOKEN'])

try:
    response = client.chat_postMessage(channel='#random', text="Hello world!")
    assert response["message"]["text"] == "Hello world!"
except SlackApiError as e:
    # You will get a SlackApiError if "ok" is False
    assert e.response["ok"] is False
    assert e.response["error"]  # str like 'invalid_auth', 'channel_not_found'
    print(f"Got an error: {e.response['error']}")

I need to use SLACK_BOT_TOKEN and I don't have it. You wrote that I can read about Tokens and Authentication from this Auth Guide but the link is broken: https://slack.dev/python-slack-sdk/auth.html

I am running on Windows and I am using the Slack Desktop App for Windows and I didn't find the place I can get the token.

[seratch]

@mydockergit Thanks for pointing out the broken link. I just fixed the URL on README. https://slack.dev/python-slack-sdk/installation/

In a nutshell, all you need to do are:

• Create a new Slack app from https://api.slack.com/apps?new_app=1
• Add necessary permissions like chat:write in the configuration pages
• Install the app into your Slack workspace
• Use the OAuth access token starting with xoxb-

[seratch]

Let me know if you need further help here. I will be closing this issue after waiting for a while.

[jcfrt]

You can find the token in the "OAuth and permissions" page, as mentioned in https://github.com/slackapi/python-slack-sdk/blob/main/tutorial/04-running-the-app.md

[JakkuSakura]

https://tools.slack.dev/python-slack-sdk/installation/
This page doesn't mention where a developer can create a token. It only mentions Best practices for security

[zimeg]

@JakkuSakura Thanks for calling this out and sharing where you were searching! 🙏 ✨

Let's reopen this issue so we can soon follow up with improvements to this documentation 📚