Slack App Manifest API

The Slack App Manifest API provides methods to programmatically create, configure, update, export, validate, and delete Slack apps using JSON or YAML manifest files. Key methods include apps.manifest.create for creating new apps from a manifest, apps.manifest.update for modifying existing app configurations, apps.manifest.export for exporting an app's current configuration, apps.manifest.validate for validating manifest syntax before applying changes, and apps.manifest.delete for removing apps.

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aid: slack:slack-app-manifest-api
name: Slack App Manifest API
tags:
- App Manifest
- Configuration
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
baseURL: https://slack.com/api
humanURL: https://docs.slack.dev/app-manifests
properties:
- url: https://docs.slack.dev/app-manifests
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/app-manifest
  type: APIReference
description: The Slack App Manifest API provides methods to programmatically create, configure, update,
  export, validate, and delete Slack apps using JSON or YAML manifest files. Key methods include apps.manifest.create
  for creating new apps from a manifest, apps.manifest.update for modifying existing app configurations,
  apps.manifest.export for exporting an app's current configuration, apps.manifest.validate for validating
  manifest syntax before applying changes, and apps.manifest.delete for removing apps.