I'm developing a slackbot using python. It's already up and running. But I would like it to send a greeting message everytime someone starts a new conversation with it. Is there any way in slack python api to detect conversation's start?
Haven't tried anything yet.
I want my bot to send a greeting message everytime a new user starts a new conversation with it. Original Slackbot built in slack does this.
I think the event type app_home_opened is what you are looking for.
This app event notifies your app when a user has entered into the App Home space—that's the place where a user exchanges DMs with your app.
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Use the
app_home_openedevent to begin a friendly onboarding flow from your app, a whimsical welcome message, or a deep-dive into a detailed dialog. Since the app_home_opened event is only sent to your app when a user has already clicked on your app, you can rest assured that your attentions are welcome.