Segment
Customer data platform
Integrate the Segment API with the Slack API
Setup the Segment API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Slack API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Segment and Slack remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Ways to Connect Segment with Slack#
Popular Segment and Slack Triggers#
Emit new event when a new message is posted to one or more channels
Send events to a webhook. Requires a Team or Business account.
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
Popular Segment and Slack Actions#
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
Identify lets you tie a user to their actions and record traits about them. It includes a unique User ID and any optional traits you know about them (note requires userId or anonymousId). See the docs here
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 Segment#
The Segment API enables you to collect, manage, and route your customer analytics data to various tools for marketing, analytics, and data warehousing. By harnessing the Segment API on Pipedream, you can automate the ingestion and syncing of user events and properties to multiple destinations, allowing you to create seamless data pipelines without manual intervention. Pipedream's serverless platform empowers you to build custom workflows that react to events in real-time, enrich data, or trigger actions across your tech stack.
Connect Segment#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
segment: {
type: "app",
app: "segment",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
const data = {
"event": `PipedreamTestOrder`,
"anonymousId": `019mr8mf4r`,
}
return await axios($, {
method: "post",
url: `https://api.segment.io/v1/track`,
headers: {
"Content-Type": `application/json`,
},
auth: {
username: `${this.segment.$auth.write_key}`,
password: ``,
},
data,
})
},
})
Overview of Slack#
The Pipedream Slack app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Slack API. When you authorize the Pipedream app's access to your workspace, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Slack actions, or write your own code against the Slack API.
The Pipedream Slack app is not a typical app. You don't interact with it directly as a bot, and it doesn't add custom functionality to your workspace out of the box. It makes it easier to automate anything you'd typically use the Slack API for, using Pipedream workflows.
- Automate posting updates to your team channels
- Create a bot to answer common questions
- Integrate with your existing tools and services
- 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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