# DABL Chat Slack integration: where do the incoming messages can be read on the UI?

**URL:** <https://forum.canton.network/t/dabl-chat-slack-integration-where-do-the-incoming-messages-can-be-read-on-the-ui/1623>\
**Category:** App Development\
**Created:** [November 11, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dabl-chat-slack-integration-where-do-the-incoming-messages-can-be-read-on-the-ui/1623 "2020-11-11T22:04:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![gyorgybalazsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/gyorgybalazsi/32/684_2.png) [@gyorgybalazsi](https://forum.canton.network/u/gyorgybalazsi)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dabl-chat-slack-integration-where-do-the-incoming-messages-can-be-read-on-the-ui/1623/1 "2020-11-11T22:04:54Z")

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I managed to set up a Slack app, which forwards messages from a public DABL Chat channel to a Slack channel.

I managed to set up a webhook connection so that messages sent to the Slack app trigger `SlackIntegration.InboundDirectMessage.InboundDirectMessage` contracts in the ledger, with the right message.

Where do these inbound messages are supposed to appear in the DABL Chat UI?

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**Author:** ![dliakakos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/dliakakos/32/62_2.png) [@dliakakos](https://forum.canton.network/u/dliakakos)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dabl-chat-slack-integration-where-do-the-incoming-messages-can-be-read-on-the-ui/1623/2 "2020-11-12T15:40:15Z")

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Hi @gyorgybalazsi - I don’t think we ever supported the inbound path.

The integration with DABL Chat was only supposed to work as an outbound forwarder. That being said, I believe could be able to write an automation that would read instances of the `InboundDirectMessage` and post them to DABL Chat.

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**Author:** ![gyorgybalazsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/gyorgybalazsi/32/684_2.png) [@gyorgybalazsi](https://forum.canton.network/u/gyorgybalazsi)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dabl-chat-slack-integration-where-do-the-incoming-messages-can-be-read-on-the-ui/1623/3 "2020-11-12T16:01:39Z")

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The integration is there:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/daml/original/2X/c/c534fe7dce6571c7a39f68c033db625207b7d6fa.png)

The contract instance gets created:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/daml/original/2X/8/8d162837b241c07639660da1a28f4a7012c620c6.png)

I understand the backend functionality is there, just not implemented on the UI.

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**Author:** ![dliakakos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/dliakakos/32/62_2.png) [@dliakakos](https://forum.canton.network/u/dliakakos)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/dabl-chat-slack-integration-where-do-the-incoming-messages-can-be-read-on-the-ui/1623/4 "2020-11-12T21:31:31Z")

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yes exactly. a DABL Chat consumer of the InboundDirectMessage was never in scope.