| title | Listening & responding to commands |
|---|---|
| lang | en |
| slug | /concepts/commands |
Your app can use the command() method to listen to incoming slash command requests. The method requires a command_name of type str.
Commands must be acknowledged with ack() to inform Slack your app has received the request.
There are two ways to respond to slash commands. The first way is to use say(), which accepts a string or JSON payload. The second is respond() which is a utility for the response_url. These are explained in more depth in the responding to actions section.
When setting up commands within your app configuration, you'll append /slack/events to your request URL.
Refer to the module document to learn the available listener arguments.
# The echo command simply echoes on command
@app.command("/echo")
def repeat_text(ack, respond, command):
# Acknowledge command request
ack()
respond(f"{command['text']}")