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Maintain a synchronized local copy of all workspace data and messages.

The message server it will provide a stream of events, including both messagesĪnd updates to the current state of the workspace. Workspace metadata and a message server WebSocket URL. To begin a RTM session make an authenticated call to the Create a classic app and use the V1 Oauth flow to use RTM.įor most applications, Socket Mode is a better way to communicate with Slack. New Slack apps may not use any Real Time Messaging API method. Please excuse this litany of warnings and calls to action below.

This API is ancient and the ways to access it have grown more limited over time. Modern Slack apps allow you to subscribe to events and request permissions for only the data your app truly needs to operate. Many workspace administrators will not allow apps and integrations using the RTM API due to the overly permissive permission scopes required for their operation. If you really like WebSockets, Socket Mode for Apps delivers event subscriptions over WebSockets instead. Most of the RTM API's supported event types are also supported by the Events API. We recommend having events pushed to you instead, using the HTTP-based Events API.

It was once the basis for all Slack clients and once commonly used with bot users to create helper bots for your workspace. It's sometimes referred to as simply the "RTM API". The legacy Real Time Messaging API is a WebSocket-based API that allows you to receive events from Slack in real time and send messages as users, including bot users.