Data Stores
Use Pipedream Data Stores to manage state throughout your workflows.
Integrate the Data Stores API with the Slack API
Setup the Data Stores API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Slack API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Data Stores and Slack remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Ways to Connect Data Stores with Slack#
Popular Data Stores and Slack Triggers#
Emit new event when a new message is posted to one or more channels
Emit new event when a message was posted in a direct message channel
Emit new events on new Slack interactivity events sourced from Block Kit interactive elements, Slash commands, or Shortcuts.
Emit new event when a username or specific keyword is mentioned in a channel
Emit new event when a member has added an emoji reaction to a message
Popular Data Stores and Slack Actions#
Add or update a single record in your Pipedream Data Store.
Add or update multiple records to your Pipedream Data Store.
Send a message to a public channel and customize the name and avatar of the bot that posts the message. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here
Check if a key exists in your Pipedream Data Store or create one if it doesn't exist.
Send a message to a private channel and customize the name and avatar of the bot that posts the message. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here
Overview of Data Stores#
With the Data Stores API, you can build applications that:
- Store data for later retrieval
- Retrieve data from a store
- Update data in a store
- Delete data from a store
Connect Data Stores#
export default defineComponent({
props: {
myDataStore: {
type: "data_store",
},
},
async run({ steps, $ }) {
await this.myDataStore.set("key_here","Any serializable JSON as the value")
return await this.myDataStore.get("key_here")
},
})Overview of Slack#
With the Slack API, you can build all sorts of integrations and applications to
make your work life easier. Here are just a few examples:
- Automate posting updates to your team channel
- Create a bot to answer common questions
- Integrate with your existing tools and services
- Build a custom dashboard to track your team's progress
- Create a bot to handle scheduling and meeting requests
- And much more!
Connect Slack#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
slack: {
type: "app",
app: "slack",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://slack.com/api/users.profile.get`,
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.slack.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
},
})
},
})
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