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Installing Billy (30 seconds)

Step 1: Click Add to Slack​

From our website​

Click Install Billy for free​

install billy birthday for free

Then, click Add to Slack​

add birthday bot to slack

From the Slack app directory​

install birthday bot from slack directory

Step 2: Select the correct Slack workspace​

tip

Please ensure to select the correct Slack workspace; we see a lot of people installing Billy in the wrong workspace 🙈

slack workspace for birthday bot

Step 3: Grant permissions by clicking Allow​

grant permissions to birthday bot

Installation complete 🥳​

Billy should now be installed in your workspace; you should now see this:

billy birthday is installed


Proceed to the next section for a quick setup guide!

🚒 Troubleshooting 🚒​

I don't have the permissions to install Billy​

permissions to install billy


If you're seeing this, fill out the request to install, and once it is approved, Slackbot will send you a message:

I'm not seeing the setup form​

If you're seeing this instead, move on directly to the Add Billy to a channel documentation page.
This is because you have a lot of channels in your Slack workspace and Billy can't load them all.

too many channels