Slack Connector

Send messages to Slack channels and users

Connections

Slack OAuth 2.0

Authenticate requests to Slack using values obtained from the developer console.

This connection uses OAuth 2.0, a common authentication mechanism for integrations. Read about how OAuth 2.0 works here.

Input	Comments	Default
Authorize URL	The OAuth 2.0 Authorization URL for Slack. If you want to request access to the API on behalf of a User, append a 'user_scope' query parameter to the end of the Authorize URL: https://slack.com/oauth/v2/authorize?user_scope=chat:write,channels:read,groups:read,im:read,mpim:read	https://slack.com/oauth/v2/authorize
Token URL	The OAuth 2.0 Token URL for Slack	https://slack.com/api/oauth.v2.access
Revoke URL	The OAuth 2.0 Revocation URL for Slack	https://slack.com/api/auth.revoke
Scopes (Bot)	A space-delimited set of one or more scopes to get the Bot token. If you want to access the API as a User, you must append a 'user_scope' query parameter to the end of the Authorize URL and set the 'Is User' flag to true.	chat:write chat:write.public chat:write.customize channels:read groups:read im:read mpim:read
Client ID
Client Secret
Signing Secret
Is User	Flip the flag to true if you want to access the API as a User. If flipped you must also provide a 'user_scope' query parameter to the end of the Authorize URL. Leaving the flag false will grant you a Bot token instead.	false

Slack Webhook URL

Authenticate requests to Slack using a Webhook URL.

Input	Comments	Default
Webhook URL	The Slack webhook URL. Instructions for generating a Slack webhook are available on the Slack component docs page.

Triggers

App Webhook

Trigger for handling slash command and modal webhooks from Slack

Input	Comments	Default
Response Body
Content Type		text/plain

Events API Webhook

Receive and validate webhook requests from Slack's Events API for webhooks you configure.

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The connection to use

Actions

Archive Conversation

Archive an existing conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
Connection	The connection to use

Close Conversation

Close an existing conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Conversation Name	The name of the Slack conversation.
Connection	The connection to use

Conversation Exists

Returns true if the conversation already exists

Input	Comments	Default
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
Connection	The connection to use

Create Conversation

Create a new conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Conversation Name	The name of the Slack conversation.
Is Private	This flag will determine if the Slack conversation is private.	false
Team Id	The Id of the Slack team.
Connection	The connection to use

Delete a pending scheduled message

Delete the content and metadata of a pending scheduled message from a queue

Input	Comments	Default
Message Id	A unique identifier of a message or thread to reply to (thread_ts)
Channel ID	The static ID of the Slack channel.
Connection	The connection to use

Delete message

Delete the content and metadata of an existing message

Input	Comments	Default
Message Id	A unique identifier of a message or thread to reply to (thread_ts)
Channel ID	The static ID of the Slack channel.
Connection	The connection to use

Get Conversation History

Get the history of a conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
Fetch All	Make the action handle pagination, returning all results.	false
Limit	Provide a numerical limit to the amount of results returned.
Cursor	Provide a cursor pointing to the page you would like to access
Include All Metadata		false
Inclusive	Include messages with oldest or latest timestamps in results. Ignored unless either timestamp is specified	false
Latest	Only messages before this Unix timestamp will be included in results. Default is current time.
Oldest	Only messages after this Unix timestamp will be included in results
Connection	The connection to use

Get User By Email

Get a user's information by email

Input	Comments	Default
Email	Provide a string value for the email address of the user.
Connection	The connection to use

Get User By ID

Get a user's information by ID

Input	Comments	Default
User Id	Provide a string value for the unique identifier of the user you want to send the message to.
Connection	The connection to use

Invite User To Conversation

Invite a user to an existing conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
User Id	Provide a string value for the unique identifier of the user you want to send the message to.
Connection	The connection to use

Leave Conversations

Leave an existing conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
Connection	The connection to use

List Conversation Members

List all members of a conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
Fetch All	Make the action handle pagination, returning all results.	false
Limit	Provide a numerical limit to the amount of results returned.
Cursor	Provide a cursor pointing to the page you would like to access
Connection	The connection to use

List Conversations

List all conversations

Input	Comments	Default
Team Id	The Id of the Slack team.
Limit	Provide a numerical limit to the amount of results returned.
Cursor	Provide a cursor pointing to the page you would like to access
Fetch All	Make the action handle pagination, returning all results.	false
Exclude Archived	This flag will determine if archived results will be excluded from the result set.	false
Connection	The connection to use
Include public channels?		true
Include private channels?		false
Include multi-party IM (mpim) channels?		false
Include IM channels?		false

List Files

List all available files

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The connection to use
Fetch All	Make the action handle pagination, returning all results.	false
Cursor	Provide a cursor pointing to the page you would like to access

List Scheduled Messages

List all scheduled messages

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The connection to use

List Users

Input	Comments	Default
Fetch All	Make the action handle pagination, returning all results.	false
Limit	Provide a numerical limit to the amount of results returned.
Cursor	Provide a cursor pointing to the page you would like to access
Team Id	The Id of the Slack team.
Connection	The connection to use

List Users Conversations

Input	Comments	Default
User Id	Provide a string value for the unique identifier of the user you want to send the message to.
Fetch All	Make the action handle pagination, returning all results.	false
Limit	Provide a numerical limit to the amount of results returned.
Cursor	Provide a cursor pointing to the page you would like to access
Team Id	The Id of the Slack team.
Connection	The connection to use

Open Views

Open a view for a user.

Input Comments Default

View

A view payload (https://api.slack.com/reference/surfaces/views). This must be a JSON-encoded string.

{
 "type": "modal",
 "title": {
 "type": "plaintext",
 "text": "Modal title"
 },
 "blocks": [
 {
 "type": "section",
 "text": {
 "type": "mrkdwn",
 "text": "It's Block Kit...but _in a modal"
 },
 "block_id": "section1",
 "accessory": {
 "type": "button",
 "text": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Click me"
 },
 "action_id": "button_abc",
 "value": "Button value",
 "style": "danger"
 }
 },
 {
 "type": "input",
 "label": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Input label"
 },
 "element": {
 "type": "plain_text_input",
 "action_id": "input1",
 "placeholder": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Type in here"
 },
 "multiline": false
 },
 "optional": false
 }
 ],
 "close": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Cancel"
 },
 "submit": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Save"
 },
 "private_metadata": "Shhhhhhhh",
 "callback_id": "view_identifier_12"
}

Trigger ID Exchange a trigger to post to the user.

Connection The connection to use

Post Block Message

Post a message to a slack channel

Input	Comments	Default
Blocks	A JSON array containing blocks (objects) that make up the desired message. Use Slack's Block Kit Builder (https://app.slack.com/block-kit-builder/) to build block messages.	`{ "blocks": [ { "type": "section", "text": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Hello world" } } ] }`
Alt Message	This message will override if your block cannot be sent
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
Bot Username	The username of the bot the message will be sent from. This requires the 'chat:write.customize' scope.
Connection	The connection to use
Message Id	A unique identifier of a message or thread to reply to (thread_ts)

Post Ephemeral Message

Post an ephemeral message to a user or channel

Input	Comments	Default
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
User Id	Provide a string value for the unique identifier of the user you want to send the message to.
Bot Username	The username of the bot the message will be sent from. This requires the 'chat:write.customize' scope.
Message	The message to send the Slack channel.
Connection	The connection to use

Post Message

Post a message to a slack channel

Input	Comments	Default
Message	The message to send the Slack channel.
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
Bot Username	The username of the bot the message will be sent from. This requires the 'chat:write.customize' scope.
Connection	The connection to use
Message Id	A unique identifier of a message or thread to reply to (thread_ts)

Publish View

Publish a static view for a User.

Input Comments Default

View

A view payload (https://api.slack.com/reference/surfaces/views). This must be a JSON-encoded string.

{
 "type": "modal",
 "title": {
 "type": "plaintext",
 "text": "Modal title"
 },
 "blocks": [
 {
 "type": "section",
 "text": {
 "type": "mrkdwn",
 "text": "It's Block Kit...but _in a modal"
 },
 "block_id": "section1",
 "accessory": {
 "type": "button",
 "text": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Click me"
 },
 "action_id": "button_abc",
 "value": "Button value",
 "style": "danger"
 }
 },
 {
 "type": "input",
 "label": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Input label"
 },
 "element": {
 "type": "plain_text_input",
 "action_id": "input1",
 "placeholder": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Type in here"
 },
 "multiline": false
 },
 "optional": false
 }
 ],
 "close": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Cancel"
 },
 "submit": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Save"
 },
 "private_metadata": "Shhhhhhhh",
 "callback_id": "view_identifier_12"
}

User Id Provide a string value for the unique identifier of the user you want to send the message to.

Connection The connection to use

Push Views

Push a view onto the stack of a root view.

Input Comments Default

View

A view payload (https://api.slack.com/reference/surfaces/views). This must be a JSON-encoded string.

{
 "type": "modal",
 "title": {
 "type": "plaintext",
 "text": "Modal title"
 },
 "blocks": [
 {
 "type": "section",
 "text": {
 "type": "mrkdwn",
 "text": "It's Block Kit...but _in a modal"
 },
 "block_id": "section1",
 "accessory": {
 "type": "button",
 "text": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Click me"
 },
 "action_id": "button_abc",
 "value": "Button value",
 "style": "danger"
 }
 },
 {
 "type": "input",
 "label": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Input label"
 },
 "element": {
 "type": "plain_text_input",
 "action_id": "input1",
 "placeholder": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Type in here"
 },
 "multiline": false
 },
 "optional": false
 }
 ],
 "close": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Cancel"
 },
 "submit": {
 "type": "plain_text",
 "text": "Save"
 },
 "private_metadata": "Shhhhhhhh",
 "callback_id": "view_identifier_12"
}

Trigger ID Exchange a trigger to post to the user.

Connection The connection to use

Raw Request

Send raw HTTP request to Slack

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The connection to use
URL	Input the path only (/team.info), The base URL is already included (https://slack.com/api). For example, to connect to https://slack.com/api/team.info, only /team.info is entered in this field.
Method	The HTTP method to use.
Data	The HTTP body payload to send to the URL.
Form Data	The Form Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.
File Data	File Data to be sent as a multipart form upload.
File Data File Names	File names to apply to the file data inputs. Keys must match the file data keys above.
Query Parameter	A list of query parameters to send with the request. This is the portion at the end of the URL similar to ?key1=value1&key2=value2.
Header	A list of headers to send with the request.
Response Type	The type of data you expect in the response. You can request json, text, or binary data.	json
Timeout	The maximum time that a client will await a response to its request
Retry Delay (ms)	The delay in milliseconds between retries. This is used when 'Use Exponential Backoff' is disabled.	0
Retry On All Errors	If true, retries on all erroneous responses regardless of type. This is helpful when retrying after HTTP 429 or other 3xx or 4xx errors. Otherwise, only retries on HTTP 5xx and network errors.	false
Max Retry Count	The maximum number of retries to attempt. Specify 0 for no retries.	0
Use Exponential Backoff	Specifies whether to use a pre-defined exponential backoff strategy for retries. When enabled, 'Retry Delay (ms)' is ignored.	false

Rename Conversation

Rename an existing conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Conversation Name	The name of the Slack conversation.
New Conversation Name	The name of the Slack conversation.
Connection	The connection to use

Search All

Searches for messages and files matching a query.

Input	Comments	Default
Query	Search query. May contains booleans, etc.
Count	Number of items to return per page.
Sort	The method to sort the results. For example, member_count will sort by the number of members in the channel.	score
Sort Direction	The direction to sort the results. For example, desc will sort the results in descending order.	desc
Page	Page number of results to return.	1
Highlight	Pass a value of true to enable query highlight markers.	false
Team Id	Encoded team id to search in, required if org token is used
Connection	The connection to use

Search Files

Searches for files matching a query.

Input	Comments	Default
Query	Search query. May contains booleans, etc.
Count	Number of items to return per page.
Highlight	Pass a value of true to enable query highlight markers.	false
Page	Page number of results to return.	1
Sort	The method to sort the results. For example, member_count will sort by the number of members in the channel.	score
Sort Direction	The direction to sort the results. For example, desc will sort the results in descending order.	desc
Team Id	Encoded team id to search in, required if org token is used
Connection	The connection to use

Search Messages

Searches for messages matching a query.

Input	Comments	Default
Query	Search query. May contains booleans, etc.
Count	Number of items to return per page.
Highlight	Pass a value of true to enable query highlight markers.	false
Page	Page number of results to return.	1
Sort	The method to sort the results. For example, member_count will sort by the number of members in the channel.	score
Sort Direction	The direction to sort the results. For example, desc will sort the results in descending order.	desc
Team Id	Encoded team id to search in, required if org token is used
Connection	The connection to use

Set Conversation Purpose

Set the purpose of an existing conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
Connection	The connection to use
Conversation Purpose	Provide a string value for the purpose of the given conversation.

Set Conversation Topic

Set the purpose of an existing conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The connection to use
Channel Name or ID	The name or static ID of the Slack channel.
User Id	Provide a string value for the unique identifier of the user you want to send the message to.
Conversation Topic	Provide a string value for the topic of the given conversation.

Slack Block Message From Webhook

Post a block formatted message to a Slack channel from a webhook URL

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The connection to use
Alt Message	This message will override if your block cannot be sent
Blocks	A JSON array containing blocks (objects) that make up the desired message. Use Slack's Block Kit Builder (https://app.slack.com/block-kit-builder/) to build block messages.	`{ "blocks": [ { "type": "section", "text": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Hello world" } } ] }`

Slack Message From Webhook

Post a message to a Slack channel from a webhook URL

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The connection to use
Message	The message to send the Slack channel.

Update Message

Update the contents of an existing message

Input	Comments	Default
Message	The message to send the Slack channel.
Message Id	A unique identifier of a message or thread to reply to (thread_ts)
Channel ID	The static ID of the Slack channel.
Connection	The connection to use

Update Views

Update an existing view.

Input	Comments	Default
View	A view payload (https://api.slack.com/reference/surfaces/views). This must be a JSON-encoded string.	{ "type": "modal", "title": { "type": "plaintext", "text": "Modal title" }, "blocks": [ { "type": "section", "text": { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "It's Block Kit...but _in a modal" }, "block_id": "section1", "accessory": { "type": "button", "text": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Click me" }, "action_id": "button_abc", "value": "Button value", "style": "danger" } }, { "type": "input", "label": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Input label" }, "element": { "type": "plain_text_input", "action_id": "input1", "placeholder": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Type in here" }, "multiline": false }, "optional": false } ], "close": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Cancel" }, "submit": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Save" }, "private_metadata": "Shhhhhhhh", "callback_id": "view_identifier_12" }
View ID	A unique identifier of the view to be updated. Either view_id or external_id is required.
External ID	A unique identifier of the view to be updated. Either view_id or external_id is required.
Connection	The connection to use

Upload File

Upload a new file to a slack conversation

Input	Comments	Default
Connection	The connection to use
File Content	Provide the data for a file to be uploaded
File Name	Provide a name for the file.
File Title	The title of the file as it will appear in the channel
Channels	Provide a comma separated list of channel IDs that the file will be shared in.
Initial Comment	The message text introducing the file in the specified channels when uploaded
Thread Reply	Provide another message's ts value to upload this file as a reply. Never use a reply's ts value, use the parent instead.

Connections​

Slack OAuth 2.0​

Slack Webhook URL​

Triggers​

App Webhook​

Events API Webhook​

Actions​

Archive Conversation​

Close Conversation​

Conversation Exists​

Create Conversation​

Delete a pending scheduled message​

Delete message​

Get Conversation History​

Get User By Email​

Get User By ID​

Invite User To Conversation​

Leave Conversations​

List Conversation Members​

List Conversations​

List Files​

List Scheduled Messages​

List Users​

List Users Conversations​

Open Views​

Post Block Message​

Post Ephemeral Message​

Post Message​

Publish View​

Push Views​

Raw Request​

Rename Conversation​

Search All​

Search Files​

Search Messages​

Set Conversation Purpose​

Set Conversation Topic​

Slack Block Message From Webhook​

Slack Message From Webhook​

Update Message​

Update Views​

Upload File​

Connections

Slack OAuth 2.0

Slack Webhook URL

Triggers

App Webhook

Events API Webhook

Actions

Archive Conversation

Close Conversation

Conversation Exists

Create Conversation

Delete a pending scheduled message

Delete message

Get Conversation History

Get User By Email

Get User By ID

Invite User To Conversation

Leave Conversations

List Conversation Members

List Conversations

List Files

List Scheduled Messages

List Users

List Users Conversations

Open Views

Post Block Message

Post Ephemeral Message

Post Message

Publish View

Push Views

Raw Request

Rename Conversation

Search All

Search Files

Search Messages

Set Conversation Purpose

Set Conversation Topic

Slack Block Message From Webhook

Slack Message From Webhook

Update Message

Update Views

Upload File