Slack app giving error when adding a incoming webbook

Question

I am running into an issue a slack app I am working with. I created a slack app, had it approved from the slack admin and then tried to create an incoming webbook. But every time I try to create the webhook, I get the following error

This app is requesting permission to install a bot on your workspace, but it’s not currently configured with a bot. Please contact the developer to resolve this issue.

I tired to create the same app in a workspace I own and it worked perfectly. I am not sure if this is an access issue ? as the app has already been approved by the admin when I requested it.

Answer 1

Had the same problem because the app name contains a ":" char.

Go to you app settings > Basic Information > Display Information

And set the app name with only alphanum chars.

Answer 2

Incoming webhooks are attached to bots. You'll have to go to the App Home section of your configuration dashboard and make sure to configure a bot name before you can install the app. You shouldn't run into errors after that!