slackr is an R package that provides a set of functions to interact with Slack APIs seamlessly through R. Whether you need to send messages, upload files, or manage Slack channels and users, slackr makes it easy to integrate Slack's functionality directly into your R workflows.
- Send Messages: Post messages to specific Slack channels or direct messages to users.
- Upload Files: Upload and share files, images, and plots directly from R to your Slack workspace.
- Manage Channels: Create, archive, and manage channels.
- User Management: Retrieve user information, invite users to channels, and manage user interactions.
- API Integration: Provides an easy-to-use wrapper around Slack's Web API, with support for various endpoints.
You can install the slackr package from GitHub using the devtools package:
# Install devtools if you haven't already
install.packages("devtools")
# Install slackr
devtools::install_github("yourusername/slackr")
First, you need to configure your Slack API tokens and workspace information. These are typically stored as environment variables.
# Set your Slack API token (replace with your actual token)
Sys.setenv(SLACK_API_TOKEN = "your-slack-api-token")
library(slackr)
# Send a message to a channel
send_text(header = "Slack Alert", body_text = "Hello world!", channel = "<channel_id/channel_name here>")
We welcome contributions to enhance the functionality of the slackr package. Please feel free to submit pull requests, report issues, or suggest new features on our GitHub repository.
This package is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.