Hubot failing to set up with error: Response not OK: method_deprecated

[dwardu89]

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Reproducible in:

hubot-slack version: 4.9.0

node version: 14

OS version(s): centos 7 (Amazon Linux 2 AMI (HVM) - Kernel 5.10, SSD Volume Type)

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a slack bot following the instructions found on https://slack.dev/hubot-slack/ (including NOT upgrading permissions)
2. HUBOT_SLACK_TOKEN=xoxb-XXXXXX ./bin/hubot --adapter slack

Expected result:

slack bot expected to be set up

Actual result:

warn: SlackDataStore is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version. See project documentation for a migration guide.
error: Response not OK:  method_deprecated
info: Unable to rtm.start, attempting reconnect
warn: Reconnecting, on attempt 1
error: Response not OK:  method_deprecated
info: Unable to rtm.start, attempting reconnect
warn: Reconnecting, on attempt 2
error: Response not OK:  method_deprecated
info: Unable to rtm.start, attempting reconnect
warn: Reconnecting, on attempt 3
error: Response not OK:  method_deprecated
info: Unable to rtm.start, attempting reconnect

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[danhigham]

@dwardu89 Hi Edward, I'm seeing this also, and I noticed you closed this issue without a resolution, did you figure it out?

[rayisbadat]

@dwardu89 Hi Edward, I'm seeing this also, and I noticed you closed this issue without a resolution, did you figure it out?

I also ran into this today on my first try following the guide for the first time, so if anyone figured it out id be appreciated.

[seratch]

Hi @danhigham @rayisbadat

The rtm.start API method, which is the default way that this library uses, is now deprecated for newly created apps.
https://api.slack.com/changelog/2021-10-rtm-start-to-stop

We are going to change the default behavior of this library: #632 but until a new version release, please set the following env variable when starting your Hubot app:

export HUBOT_SLACK_RTM_CLIENT_OPTS='{"useRtmConnect": "true"}'

[danhigham]

@seratch Excellent! Thank so much.