slacker.Error: not_in_channel

[yohanes-ai]

slack-cleaner --token xoxb-*** --message --channel general --user "*"
Running slack-cleaner v0.7.2
Deleting messages from channel general
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python27\Scripts\slack-cleaner-script.py", line 11, in <module>
    load_entry_point('slack-cleaner==0.7.2', 'console_scripts', 'slack-cleaner')()
  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\slack_cleaner\cli.py", line 509, in main
    message_cleaner()
  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\slack_cleaner\cli.py", line 438, in message_cleaner
    clean_channel(channel_id, time_range, user_id=_user_id, bot=args.bot)
  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\slack_cleaner\cli.py", line 211, in clean_channel
    _clean_messages_impl(list_f, channel_id, time_range, user_id, bot)
  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\slack_cleaner\cli.py", line 141, in _clean_messages_impl
    res = list_f(latest, oldest).body
  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\slack_cleaner\cli.py", line 209, in list_f
    return slack.conversations.history(channel_id, latest=latest, oldest=oldest, limit=1000)
  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\slacker\__init__.py", line 172, in history
    'limit': limit
  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\slacker\__init__.py", line 120, in get
    api, **kwargs
  File "c:\python27\lib\site-packages\slacker\__init__.py", line 102, in _request
    raise Error(response.error)
slacker.Error: not_in_channel

not sure what happened here. I have following the instruction carefully. Seems user, not in general channel.

[yohanes-ai]

This issue was closed, the app need user permission instead of bot permission

[sgratzl]

yes otherwise the "bot" is just allowed to access the channels it is invited to