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Slack - Action Setup Guide

1) Go to Slack (https://api.slack.com/apps)

Slack API Apps page

2) Click on Create New App, choose From scratch

Create New App

3) Enter any app name and choose your Slack Workspace

App name and workspace

4) Once created, credential information will be displayed

App credentials

5) Click on OAuth & Permissions

OAuth & Permissions

6) (Optional.) Click on Add an OAuth Scope under Bot Token Scopes:

OAuth Scopes

7) Add Redirect URL:

https://us-east-1.quicksight.aws.amazon.com/sn/oauthcallback

Note: You MUST click on Save URLs button.

8) Go to Quick Suite and choose Integration

9) Select Slack and choose Next

Quick Suite Integration

Select Slack

10) Insert the following data:

**Name**: Slack Actions

**Base URL**: `https://slack.com/api`

**Client ID**: (from Step 4)

**Client Secret**: (from Step 4)

**Token URL**: `https://slack.com/api/oauth.v2.access`

**Authorization URL**: `https://slack.com/oauth/v2/authorize`

**Redirect URL**: `https://us-east-1.quicksight.aws.amazon.com/sn/oauthcallback`

Slack configuration form

11) Once Action is added, you are taken to this page. Click on Sign-in

Action added successfully

12) Pop up window will display, click on Allow

Authorization popup