Slack Rss Reader

What is Slack Rss Reader?

This is an extension that links Slack with the Slack app's RSS and displays the article in a new tab in Google Chrome.
- Slack RSS Reader

Usage

Advance Preparation

Slack channel ID for RSS feeds
- How to check your channel ID
  - https://app.slack.com/client/T01JCRTD5JR/C01J95JSG4E
  - Access the web version of Slack, open the target channel, and you will find the channel ID in the path of the URL.
    - https://app.slack.com/client/{workspace_id}/{channel_id}
- It is recommended to create a new workspace for RSS distribution.
  - https://slack.com/get-started#/create
Access token for SlackAPI
- Get a token with permission to retrieve messages in the channel
  - Acquisition method
    - 1 Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
    - 2 Click the Create New App button.
    - 3 Enter the App Name (it can be anything)
    - 4 Select the workspace you just created as the Development Slack Workspace.
    - 5 Create it with Create App.
    - 6 Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
    - 7 Click on the App you created in 5.
    - 8 Select channels:history from Add features and functionality -> Permissions -> Scopes -> Bot Token Scopes -> Add an Oauth Scope
    - 9 Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
    - 10 Click on the App you created in 5.
    - 11 Allow from Basic Information -> Install your app -> Install to workspace
    - 12 Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
    - 13 Click on the App you created in 5.
    - 14 Copy Bot User OAuth Access Token from Add features and functionality -> Permissions

Procedure

Add RSS APP
- https://{your_workspace_name}.slack.com/apps/A0F81R7U7-rss
- Add it with Add to Slack
- Subscribe to RSS from Add RSS integration.
Add an RSS APP to the channel you want to distribute.
- Connect (add) the app created in 5 of Advance Preparation from the Connect App link in the Slack channel.

If you can get the list of messages in the channel with the following URL, you have succeeded!
- https://slack.com/api/conversations.history?token={SLACK_API_ACCESS_TOKEN}&channel={YOUR_CHANNEL_ID}&pretty=1
Enter Token and Channel from the extension's screen to connect.