# Slack App shortcuts

**Date:** 2026-09-07  
**Author:** Kees C. Bakker  
**Original:** https://keestalkstech.com/notes/slack-app-shortcuts/

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To view all your Slack apps: [https://api.slack.com/apps](https://api.slack.com/apps). To create a new Slack app: [https://api.slack.com/apps?new_app=1](https://api.slack.com/apps?new_app=1).

To create a new Slack app with webhooks, just use the following template:

```yml
display_information:
  name: My Alert
  description: Alerts from the My Monitoring System.
  background_color: "#8B0000"
features:
  bot_user:
    display_name: My Alert
    always_online: true
oauth_config:
  scopes:
    bot:
      - incoming-webhook
settings:
  org_deploy_enabled: false
  socket_mode_enabled: false
  token_rotation_enabled: false
```

More info here:

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                Don't use Slack Incoming WebHooks; App Creation is Dead Simple!
                At Wehkamp we ❤️ Slack! Seriously, in order to improve our efficiency, we've connected many of our applications, alerts and dashboards to Slack channels. But, as with all things, there is a right way and a wrong way of integrating a webhook at enterprise level. Let's explore how easy to create an application.
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