Install Billy, the birthday bot, in Slack

Installing Billy, the BuddiesHR birthday bot, in a Slack workspace takes about 30 seconds. Once it's installed, a short setup page lets you choose where and how Billy celebrates birthdays and work anniversaries. Using Microsoft Teams? See install Billy in Microsoft Teams.

Step 1: Click Add to Slack#

You can start from the BuddiesHR website or from the Slack Marketplace.

From the BuddiesHR website#

Go to the Get started page and click Add to Slack on the Billy card. On the Billy page, Start free in Slack takes you there too.

From the Slack Marketplace#

Open Billy in the Slack Marketplace and click Add to Slack.

Step 2: Select the right workspace#

Slack asks Where do you want to use 'Billy (The birthday bot)'? Pick your workspace in that dropdown.

Step 3: Click Allow#

Review the permissions Billy needs, then click Allow.

Installation complete 🥳#

You land on the Setup Billy Birthday page. Pick a channel, choose who to celebrate and how to collect dates, then click Submit.

The quick setup guide explains each setting.

Billy also sends you a thank-you message in its Messages tab, with a 🏡 Home button to open the admin settings.

You become a Billy admin automatically, like every Slack workspace admin. Billy is free under 10 seats, then comes with a 30-day free trial: see how Billy's free plan and free trial work.

Troubleshooting#

I don't have permission to install Billy#

If your workspace only lets App Managers install apps, Slack shows a Request to install form instead of the Allow button. Add a short message for your App Managers and submit it.

Once an App Manager approves the request, Slackbot sends you a message and you can install Billy from the Slack Marketplace.

I don't see the setup page#

If your workspace has a lot of channels, the setup page may not be able to list them and shows this message instead. Finish the setup from Slack by adding Billy to a channel.