---
id: slack-sdk
version: "3.43.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# slack-sdk — The Slack API Platform SDK for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install slack-sdk
uv add slack-sdk
poetry add slack-sdk

## Description

<h1 align="center">Python Slack SDK</h1>

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The Slack platform offers several APIs to build apps. Each Slack API delivers part of the capabilities from the platform, so that you can pick just those...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

The Slack Python SDK provides a unified interface to Slack's APIs—Web, RTM, OAuth, Webhooks, Socket Mode, Audit Logs, and SCIM—enabling you to build Slack apps and integrations with message posting, file uploads, request verification, and user management.

Verdict: Production-ready SDK with active maintenance, no dependencies, and permissive MIT licensing. Suitable for any scale of Slack app development from simple bots to complex integrations. No known security vulnerabilities.

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