Zoom Slack Status

This app will update your Slack status when you join a meeting and clear your status when you leave the meeting.

Installation

Create Azure Function App

• Create an Azure Function with the following specifications:
  • Runtime stack: .NET Core
  • Version: 3.1

• Take note of the Function App name that was used and the URL for the application. (i.e.: https://yourapp.azurewebsites.net) This will be needed in subsequent installation steps.

• After setting up the Zoom and Slack apps, we will publish and configure the Azure function app.

Zoom App

• Go to https://marketplace.zoom.us/develop/create and login to create a new Zoom application. Select the OAuth Create button.

• Specify the name of the app and set the app type to User-managed app and click the Create button.

• Set the Redirect URL for OAuth and Whitelist URL to https://yourapp.azurewebsites.net/api/ZoomAuthorizationSuccess

• Be sure to take note of the Client ID and Client Secret of your Zoom app.

• After saving the previous settings, click Feature on the left and turn on the toggle for Event Subscriptions. Specify https://youapp.azurewebsites.net/api/ZoomWebhook for the Event notification endpoint URL.

• Click the Add events button, and add the User Activity - User's presence status has been updated event.

Create Slack App

• Navigate to https://api.slack.com/apps to create a new app.

• After creating the Slack app, scroll down the Basic information page and take note of the Client ID and Client Secret. This will be needed in subsequent setup installation steps.

• Click OAuth & Permissions, click Add New Redirect URL and add https://yourapp.azurewebsites.net/api/SlackAuthorizationSuccess.

• Scroll down to Scopes and add the following User Token Scopes:
  • users.profile:read
  • users.profile:write

Configure Azure Function App

• Go back to the Azure portal and navigate to the Azure Function app. Click on Configuration, then add the following Application settings.

Name	Value	Example
BaseUri	The url of your Azure Function app	https://yourapp.azurewebsites.net
ZoomClientId	Client ID of Zoom app
ZoomClientSecret	Client Secret of Zoom app
ZoomVerificationToken	Get this value from Feature tab in Zoom app settings
SlackClientId	Client ID of Slack app
SlackClientSecret	Client Secret of Slack app
CloudStorageAccountConnectionString	Connection string of Azure Storage account	DefaultEndpointsProtocol=...
InAMeetingStatusEmoji	The emoji used for status when in a meeting	:speech_balloon:
InAMeetingStatusText	The text used for status when in a meeting	In a Zoom Meeting
PresentingStatusEmoji	The emoji used for status when in a meeting and screen sharing.	:movie_camera:
PresentingStatusText	The text used for status when in a meeting and screen sharing.	In a Zoom Meeting (screen sharing)

• Build and publish this project to your Azure Function app.

Running

• After completing installation, users of your application can navigate to https://yourapp.azurewebsites.net/api/Install to authorize the application on their behalf.