Super quick and dirty Python script to bulk invite ALL users in a slack team to a specific channel. We need to do this regulary with Counterparty when we create a new channel that everyone should be in, or move things around.
To use:
- Install the slacker library via
pip - Get an API key
- Optionally, if not using
--apikey, create a file in the same directory asslack-bulkinviter.pycontaining your API key and pass the filename to the argument--apikeyor-k - Execute the script, passing the name of the channel where all users will be invited, such as
./slack-bulkinviter.py --channel mychannel --apikey myapistring - Sit back and let it do its work
Also, here's a best practice that any Slack workspace member can do very quickly directly in Slack. No Python script required.
- Type the
/whocommand in a channel where you most of the people you want to add already hang out - Copy the output
- Paste it in the channel where you want to invite them
- Press Enter
Slackbot tells you that you have mentioned people who "are not in this channel" and gives you an Invite Them button.
Hat tip: jonareyes at StackExchange