Build & host your custom Slack app on Val Town

main.tsx

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import { IncomingWebhook } from "npm:@slack/webhook";

const slack = new IncomingWebhook(Deno.env.get("SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL"));
await slack.send("🥳 Hi from Val Town!");

Screenshot of Slack message saying, Hi from Val Town

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main.tsx

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slack.send("Hello");

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Val Town makes it easy to actually deploy little apps, bots, and utilities without needing to worry about hosting, infrastructure, or environment setup.

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