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Slack Bots API

The Bots API from Slack — 1 operation(s) for bots.

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GET /bots.info Get information about a bot user · Slack Get Bots Info #

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“What app and name belong to a bot ID I saw in a message?”

“Can I look up a bot's icon and details?”

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Get information about bot {bot}.

Show the app, name and icons for bot user {bot}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: '1.0'
  title: Slack Bots API
  description: Slacks bot APIs let you build apps that live in Slack and automate work by listening for events and taking actions in conversations.
tags:
- name: Bots
paths:
  /bots.info:
    get:
      tags:
      - Bots
      description: Gets information about a bot user.
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://api.slack.com/methods/bots.info
      operationId: getBotsInfo
      parameters:
      - name: token
        in: query
        description: 'Authentication token. Requires scope: `users:read`'
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: bot
        in: query
        description: Bot user to get info on
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: When successful, returns bot info by bot ID.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: bots.info schema
                required:
                - bot
                - ok
                type: object
                properties:
                  bot:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties: false
                  ok:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/defs_ok_true'
                additionalProperties: false
                description: Schema for successful response from bots.info method
              example:
                bot:
                  app_id: A161CLERW
                  deleted: false
                  icons:
                    image_36: https://...
                    image_48: https://...
                    image_72: https://...
                  id: B061F7JD2
                  name: beforebot
                  updated: 1449272004
                  user_id: U012ABCDEF
                ok: true
        default:
          description: When no bot can be found, it returns an error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: bots.info error schema
                required:
                - error
                - ok
                type: object
                properties:
                  callstack:
                    type: string
                    description: 'Note: PHP callstack is only visible in dev/qa'
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - bot_not_found
                    - not_authed
                    - invalid_auth
                    - account_inactive
                    - token_revoked
                    - no_permission
                    - org_login_required
                    - invalid_arg_name
                    - invalid_array_arg
                    - invalid_charset
                    - invalid_form_data
                    - invalid_post_type
                    - missing_post_type
                    - team_added_to_org
                    - invalid_json
                    - json_not_object
                    - request_timeout
                    - upgrade_required
                    - fatal_error
                  ok:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/defs_ok_false'
                additionalProperties: false
                description: Schema for error response from bots.info method
              example:
                error: bot_not_found
                ok: false
      security:
      - slackAuth:
        - users:read
      summary: Slack Get Bots Info
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        GenerateOperationSummariesFromPath: true
        PascalCaseOperationSummaries: true
        CaselCaseOperationIds: true
        ChooseTags: true
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK

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