Applications

Applications basics

• A Space application must be an external network-accessible service: You cannot run the application inside the Space environment.

• The application communicates with Space using the Space HTTP API. To ease using the API, we provide API clients for Kotlin and .NET.

• The application must be an OAuth 2.0 client that uses one of the OAuth 2.0 authorization workflows to access various Space endpoints.

• To start using the application, you must register it in Space.

• To receive notifications from Space, the application can use webhooks.

Types of applications

Currently, Space supports the following types of applications:

Chatbots Chatbot is an application that provides services via a personal Chat channel. A user interacts with the chatbot by sending commands to this channel.
Slash commands Commands that are available in various channels. The list of commands available in a certain chat is shown when a user presses / slash. Currently, slash commands are available only in chatbot channels.
Custom menus (Not yet available) Custom menus let you extend Space functionality by adding custom items inside menus in various Space modules.
Client applications Applications that do not extend Space functionality in place but get various data from Space and use it for their own purpose.
Any combination of the above

Get Started with Applications

Want to create your first Space application? Here's our recommended workflow:

1. Decide what type of application you are going to create.

2. Choose the appropriate authentication/authorization flow for your application.

3. Register your application in Space.

4. Start developing your application. The tutorials that will help you get started:

   • If you're creating a chatbot or a slash command, these tutorials will help you get started:

     • How to Create a Chatbot

     • How to Add Interactive UI to Messages

   • If your application must retrieve data from Space, refer to the Get Data from Space topic.