Update docs for slack_config (#3455)

This commit updates the docs for slack_config with usage for both Incoming webhooks and Bot tokens. Signed-off-by: George Robinson <[email protected]>
prometheus · Aug 10, 2023 · e1e5992 · e1e5992
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 ### `<slack_config>`
 
-Slack notifications are sent via [Slack
-webhooks](https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks). The notification contains
-an [attachment](https://api.slack.com/messaging/composing/layouts#attachments).
+Slack notifications can be sent via [Incoming webhooks](https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks) or [Bot tokens](https://api.slack.com/authentication/token-types).
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+If using an incoming webhook then `api_url` must be set to the URL of the incoming webhook, or written to the file referenced in `api_url_file`.
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+If using Bot tokens then `api_url` must be set to [`https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage`](https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage), the bot token must be set as the authorization credentials in `http_config`, and `channel` must contain either the name of the channel or Channel ID to send notifications to. If using the name of the channel the # is optional.
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+The notification contains an [attachment](https://api.slack.com/messaging/composing/layouts#attachments).
 
 ```yaml
 # Whether to notify about resolved alerts.