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When I call

!room create #example-room

in slack, i get a response: 

Computer says nooo. See logs for details:
Slack API call to channels.create failed: not_allowed_token_type

The Slack API (here: https://api.slack.com/methods/channels.create) makes it sound as if bots are not allowed to call Chatroom methods , though I assume that because of the existence of the !room create command that there must be a way. Could someone help me with creating a chatroom in slack?

Trevor Jordy
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It sounds like you'll need to configure errbot to use a regular Slack user account, and not a Bot account:

You will need to have an account at Slack for the bot to use, either a bot account (recommended) or a regular user account.

See if that approach works, as Bots are indeed not allowed to create channels.

Adil B
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  • Seems like that may be the only solution. If bot accounts just limit your functionality, why is it recommended over a regular user account? Does using a user account have other downsides I am not aware of? – Trevor Jordy Jul 12 '18 at 17:39
  • Purely a guess, but I imagine you wouldn't want to share `errbot` access with anyone else if you've granted it a token to represent an actual Slack user rather than a bot. A bot account seems to be able to perform many tasks in Slack but has some interesting limitations. – Adil B Jul 12 '18 at 17:56