print_bot_id.py

import os
from slackclient import SlackClient

BOT_NAME = 'lunchbot'

slack_client = SlackClient(os.environ.get('SLACK_BOT_TOKEN'))


if __name__ == "__main__":
   api_call = slack_client.api_call("users.list")
   if api_call.get('ok'):
      # retrieve all users so we can find our bot
      users = api_call.get('members')
      for user in users:
         if 'name' in user and user.get('name') == BOT_NAME:
            print("Bot ID for '" + user['name'] + "' is " + user.get('id'))
         else:
            print("could not find bot user with the name " + BOT_NAME)