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Last Updated:Jun 25, 2026

Integrate Slack with Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Support to communicate with your TAM, receive ticket notifications, and track service progress directly in your workspace.

1. Overview

Once configured, users in your organization can:

  • Access the Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Service app in Slack and navigate to the service portal

  • Communicate with your TAM in real time, receive ticket notifications, and track service progress

  • Receive automatic Slack bot reminders when new messages appear in group chats

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2. Prerequisites

  • You have administrator privileges for the Slack Workspace.

  • Your Alibaba Cloud primary account has purchased the Enterprise Support Plan.

  • Primary accounts, RAM accounts, and RAM roles can all activate this integration.

3. Procedure

The integration has 3 phases and 7 steps:

Phase

Steps

Description

Phase 1: Create Slack App

Steps 1 ~ 2

Create an app on the Slack platform

Phase 2: Submit Credentials to Alibaba Cloud

Steps 3 ~ 5

Copy app credentials and submit to Alibaba Cloud

Phase 3: Complete Integration Configuration

Steps 6 ~ 7

After Alibaba Cloud verification, update callback URLs in the app

Phase 1: Create Slack App

Step 1: Access Slack App Management Page

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Step 2: Create App from Manifest

  1. Select "From a manifest"

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  1. Select your workspace and click "Next"

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  1. Select JSON format and paste the following manifest:

{
    "display_information": {
        "name": "Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Support",
        "description": "Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Support",
        "background_color": "#f72f02",
        "long_description": "Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Support Long description if written, it has to be more than 175 characters. \r\n Long description if written, it has to be more than 175 characters. \r\n Long description if written, it has to be more than 175 characters. \r\n Long description if written, it has to be more than 175 characters."
    },
    "features": {
        "app_home": {
            "home_tab_enabled": true,
            "messages_tab_enabled": true,
            "messages_tab_read_only_enabled": true
        },
        "bot_user": {
            "display_name": "Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Support",
            "always_online": false
        }
    },
    "oauth_config": {
        "redirect_urls": [
            "https://ailink.gts.work/thirdparty/slack/A0A75890ATF/oauth2/callback"
        ],
        "scopes": {
            "user": [
                "identity.basic",
                "identity.team"
            ],
            "bot": [
                "chat:write",
                "users:read",
                "im:write",
                "im:history"
            ]
        }
    },
    "settings": {
        "event_subscriptions": {
            "request_url": "https://ailink.gts.work/thirdparty/slack/A0A75890ATF/events",
            "bot_events": [
                "app_home_opened",
                "message.im"
            ]
        },
        "org_deploy_enabled": false,
        "socket_mode_enabled": false,
        "token_rotation_enabled": false
    }
}

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  1. Click "Next" to preview

  2. Confirm the information and click "Create"

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Phase 2: Submit Credentials to Alibaba Cloud

Step 3: Copy App Credentials

The page redirects to "Basic Information" after creation.

  1. Scroll to the "App Credentials" section

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  1. Copy these 4 credentials for use in later steps:

Credential Name

Format Example

Purpose

Workspace Name

XXXXX

Organization Name

App ID

A0XXXXXXXXX

Unique application identifier

Client ID

XXXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXXX

OAuth login

Client Secret

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

OAuth token exchange (please keep secure)

Signing Secret

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Webhook signature verification (please keep secure)

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Step 4: Obtain Bot Token

  1. Click "OAuth & Permissions" in the left sidebar

  2. In "OAuth Tokens", click "Install to AlibabaCloudEnterpriseSupport"

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  1. In the authorization popup, review permissions and click "Allow"

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  1. The page returns to "OAuth & Permissions" with the generated token displayed in "OAuth Tokens"

  2. Find "Bot User OAuth Token" (format: xoxb-1234567890-1234567890123-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) and click "Copy"

Important

The Bot Token sends message notifications. Copy and store it securely.

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Step 5: Submit Credentials to Alibaba Cloud

Go to [Alibaba Cloud Value-Added Service Desk - My Expert Service > Channel Management > Add Channel > Slack Channel] and enter all 6 credentials from Steps 3 and 4 in the popup.

Credential Name

Format Example

Purpose

Workspace Name

XXXXXXXXX

Organization Name

App ID

A0XXXXXXXXX

Unique application identifier

Client ID

XXXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXXX

OAuth login

Client Secret

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

OAuth token exchange

Signing Secret

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Webhook signature verification

Bot User OAuth Token

xoxb-1234567890-...

Message notifications and homepage redirection

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Alibaba Cloud verifies the credentials after submission:

  • Verification Passed: Continue with Phase 3.

  • Verification Failed: Re-check all credentials from Steps 3 and 4, correct any errors, and resubmit.

Phase 3: Complete Integration Configuration

Step 6: Update OAuth Callback URL

  1. Click "OAuth & Permissions" in the left sidebar

  2. Scroll to the "Redirect URLs" section

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  1. Click "Edit" next to the existing URL

  2. Replace the URL with the following (substitute {AppId} with your actual App ID):

https://ailink.gts.work/thirdparty/slack/{AppId}/oauth2/callback
  1. Click "Done", then "Save URLs"

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Step 7: Update Event Subscription URL

  1. Click "Event Subscriptions" in the left sidebar

  2. Find the "Request URL" field (warning messages at this point are normal)

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  1. Replace the URL with the following (substitute {AppId} with your actual App ID):

https://ailink.gts.work/thirdparty/slack/{AppId}/events
  1. The system verifies the URL automatically. "Verified" indicates success. If verification fails, re-check the credentials submitted in Step 5

  2. Click "Save Changes"

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4. Verify Integration

After completing all steps, verify the integration:

  1. Find the AlibabaCloudEnterpriseSupport app in Slack

  2. Click the homepage button to open the Alibaba Cloud Enterprise Service portal

  3. Sign in with your Slack account

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Appendix: Guidelines for Ticket Submission

  1. Select the Primary Service Group and click the [Create Ticket] plugin. Enter a summary of your issue. The system identifies the relevant product automatically, but you can also select the product category manually.

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  1. After clicking [Submit], the system generates a ticket and creates a dedicated ticket group. A technical support engineer is assigned to provide solutions.

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  1. The primary service group also provides:

    • [Enterprise Service Workstation]: Search historical tickets by chat logs, ticket IDs, or titles, and view past chat records.

    • [Group Member Management]: View members, edit nicknames, grant admin permissions, or click [Add people] to invite users.

If you cannot add members, contact your Alibaba Cloud TAM to request the "Group Administrator" role.

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