slack-spotify-status

a simple bot i built to sync whatever i'm listening to on spotify straight to my slack status.

it has a full UI in the slack App Home tab so you can actually connect your accounts, customize your emoji, and turn the sync on and off without running any commands or dealing with config files. it also supports multiple users, so if u host it once, anyone in your slack workspace can use it.

MULTI-ACTIVITY: select multiple data sources in the settings and it will automatically cycle your Slack status between everything you are currently doing!

features

• reads your current spotify, last.fm, steam, hackatime, or trakt activity every 10 seconds (u can choose)
• updates your slack status with {song} - {artist} (u can customize this, e.g. Watching {show}, Coding in {language})
• lets you type a comma-separated list of emojis in the settings (e.g. :notes:, :headphones:) and it picks a random one every song change
• clears your status automatically if you pause your music
• UI settings menu directly inside slack (App Home tab)

how to run it

you'll need node.js installed. clone this repo, and then copy the env file:

cp .env.example .env

then you have to go make apps in both the slack dev dashboard and the spotify dev dashboard to get all these keys for your .env file:

• SLACK_APP_TOKEN: starts with xapp- (from basic info -> app-level tokens)
• SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: starts with xoxb- (from oauth & permissions)
• SLACK_CLIENT_ID and SLACK_CLIENT_SECRET: your slack app credentials
• SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID and SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET: your spotify app credentials
• LASTFM_API_KEY: an api key from last.fm (optional)
• STEAM_API_KEY: an api key from steam (optional)
• TRAKT_CLIENT_ID: an api client ID from trakt.tv (optional)
• HACKATIME_CLIENT_ID and HACKATIME_CLIENT_SECRET: your hackatime app credentials (optional)
• PUBLIC_URL: the public url where you are hosting this (needed for the oauth callbacks)

important dashboard settings:

1. slack: turn on Socket Mode. turn on App Home (specifically the Home Tab). add ${PUBLIC_URL}/slack/callback to the redirect urls.
2. spotify: add ${PUBLIC_URL}/spotify/callback to the redirect uris.

then just install and run:

npm install
node src/index.js

(or use pm2 so it stays alive in the background)

usage

just click on the bot's name in slack to open its App Home tab. click the buttons to authorize your slack account, then optionally link spotify, steam, trakt, hackatime, or last.fm. select your data sources (you can select multiple!), turn on the sync toggle, and you're good to go.