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Give users a shortcut

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Automate with workflows

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Create simple interactions

Your app can respond to user activity, and buttons let users complete simple tasks (like requests and approvals).

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Latest from the changelog

Oct 6, 2020

Gather data from users directly from your App Home—input blocks can now be added to Home tabs. Additionally, input blocks can now dispatch block_actions payloads when someone interacts with them. Read about the new dispatch_actions flag.

Browse more of the Changelog here.

Latest from the platform blog

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Recent tutorials

Sarah Barnekow
Jul 29, 2020

Workflow Builder Steps from Apps

Learn how to configure a Workflow Builder Step from your App. Read More

Adam Marinelli
Oct 6, 2020

Workflow Builder Steps from Apps: Advanced Concepts

Workflow Builder Steps: Advanced Concepts. Read More

Michael Brooks
Sep 7, 2020

Deploying bolt-js apps to Heroku

Learn how to deploy a bolt-js app to Heroku. Read More

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