This section explains things required to deploy a bot to a channel in Slack, HipChat(XMPP) or Mattermost.



  1. Go to theSlack web API page and sign up to create a Slack team or sign into an existing account where there is an administrative privileges.
  2. After signed in go to the Bot Users page.
  3. Name the bot, then click the “Add bot integration” button.

  4. The page will reload and an access token will be generated.


    Slack Token are also known as Bot User Token which is required while deploying a bot. 


  5. Click the "Save Integration" button at the bottom of the page. The bot is now ready to connect to Slack's API.


  1. Sign in an existing team with a separate credential for the bot to work independently as botuser
  2. Go to the Account settings option by clicking the user icon on the top right corner
  3. Click XMPP/Jabber info link in the menu. Make a note of the Jabber ID which will be used to deploy the bot


This section explains about adding a bot with hubot configurations in Slack \ Hipchat.