https://github.com/orengrinker/slacknewsapi

SlackNewsBot is a Python application that automatically fetches and posts the latest Israeli news headlines to your Slack channel, keeping your team informed and engaged directly within your workspace.
https://github.com/orengrinker/slacknewsapi

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SlackNewsBot is a Python application that automatically fetches and posts the latest Israeli news headlines to your Slack channel, keeping your team informed and engaged directly within your workspace.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/orengrinker/slacknewsapi
• Owner: OrenGrinker
• Created: 2024-03-02T17:36:11.000Z (10 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-02T17:52:54.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-03-02T18:39:14.182Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: news, newsapi, python, slack, slack-api
• Language: Python
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• Size: 1.57 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# SlackNewsBot

SlackNewsBot is a Python script that fetches the top news headlines from Israel using NewsAPI and posts them to a specified Slack channel.

## Setting Up

### Prerequisites

- Python 3.x

- `requests` library

- `slack_sdk` library

### Installation

1. Clone this repository or download the files.

2. Install the required Python libraries:

pip install -r requirements.txt

### Configuring Slack

1. Create a new Slack app at [Slack API](https://api.slack.com/apps).

2. Add permissions to the app: `chat:write`.

3. Install the app to your workspace and note the OAuth token (begins with `xoxb-`).

4. Find the ID of the Slack channel where you want to post the news.

### Configuring NewsAPI

1. Sign up at [NewsAPI](https://newsapi.org/register) and get your API key.

#### Setting Up the Application

1. Navigate to the `config.py` file.

2. Replace `YOUR_NEWSAPI_KEY`, `YOUR_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN`, and `YOUR_SLACK_CHANNEL_ID` with your actual NewsAPI key, Slack bot token, and Slack channel ID, respectively.

## Running the Application

To run the application, execute the following command in the terminal:

python main.py

The script will fetch the latest news from Israel and post it to the specified Slack channel.

## Screenshot

![SlackNewsBot Screenshot](https://github.com/OrenGrinker/SlackNewsAPI/blob/636ff9336802a598e95b44c8736c2a6a3487fbe0/Screenshot%202024-03-02%20at%2019.31.08.png)