End of support notice: On September 15, 2025, AWS will discontinue support for Amazon Lex V1. After September 15, 2025, you will no longer be able to access the Amazon Lex V1 console or Amazon Lex V1 resources. If you are using Amazon Lex V2, refer to the [Amazon Lex V2 guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lexv2/latest/dg/what-is.html) instead. . 

# Step 5: Complete Slack Integration
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In this section, use the Slack API console to complete integration of the Slack application.

1. Sign in to the Slack API console at [http://api.slack.com](http://api.slack.com). Choose the app that you created in [Step 3: Create a Slack Application](slack-bot-assoc-create-app.md).

1. Update the **OAuth & Permissions** feature as follows:

   1. In the left menu, choose **OAuth & Permissions**.

   1. In the **Redirect URLs** section, add the OAuth URL that Amazon Lex provided in the preceding step. Choose **Add a new Redirect URL**, and then choose **Save URLs**.

   1. In the **Bot Token Scopes** section, add two permissions with the **Add an OAuth Scope** button. Filter the list with the following text:
      + **chat:write**
      + **team:read**

1. Update the **Interactivity & Shortcuts** feature by updating the **Request URL** value to the Postback URL that Amazon Lex provided in the preceding step. Enter the postback URL that you saved in step 4, and then choose **Save Changes**.

1. Subscribe to the **Event Subscriptions** feature as follows:
   + Enable events by choosing the **On** option.
   + Set the **Request URL** value to the Postback URL that Amazon Lex provided in the preceding step. 
   + In the **Subscribe to Bot Events** section, subscribe to the `message.im` bot event to enable direct messaging between the end user and the Slack bot.
   + Save the changes.

1. Enable sending messages from the messages tab as follows:
   + From the left menu, choose **App Home**.
   + In the **Show Tabs** section, choose **Allow users to send Slash commands and messages from the messages tab.**



**Next Step**  
[Step 6: Test the Integration](slack-bot-test.md)