Bolt

The quickest way to start building on the Slack Platform

Bolt is a framework for JavaScript, Java, and Python that simplifies the process of creating Slack apps.

Choose your flavor

A Node-based framework with TypeScript bindings.

Built-in support for asynchronous request handling.

Rapidly develop with Kotlin bindings and support for Servlet containers.

Let Bolt handle app installation, authentication, and permissions, leaving you free to focus on functionality.

Use our library of Web API methods and Events API subscriptions via straightforward interfaces.

Capture and handle interactive actions using helper functions and pre-configured request endpoints.

Take advantage of built-in support for Socket Mode, by letting our websocket receiver do all the hard work.