Integrate the Slack Bot API with the Formatting API

Setup the Slack Bot API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Formatting API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Slack Bot and Formatting remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Popular Ways to Connect Slack Bot with Formatting#

[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New Direct Message from Slack Bot API

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[Data] Convert JSON to String with Formatting API on New Message In Channel from Slack Bot API

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[Data] Parse JSON with Formatting API on New Direct Message from Slack Bot API

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[Data] Parse JSON with Formatting API on New Message In Channel from Slack Bot API

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[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time with Formatting API on New Direct Message from Slack Bot API

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Popular Slack Bot and Formatting Triggers#

New Direct Message from the Slack Bot API

Emit new event when a message is posted in a direct message channel (Bot). To open a conversation, use the Pipedream Action "Send a Direct Message" to send a message from the Bot, or enable direct messages to the Bot in your App Settings (Settings->App Home->Show Tabs->Messages Tab), and send a direct message to the Bot.

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New Message In Channel from the Slack Bot API

Emit new event when a new message is posted to a public, private or group channel (Bot)

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Popular Slack Bot and Formatting Actions#

Archive Channel with the Slack Bot API

Archive a channel (Bot). See the documentation

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[Data] Convert JSON to String with the Formatting API

Convert an object to a JSON format string

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Create a Channel with the Slack Bot API

Create a new channel (Bot). See the documentation

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[Data] Parse JSON with the Formatting API

Parse a JSON string

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Delete File with the Slack Bot API

Delete a file (Bot). See the documentation

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Overview of Slack Bot#

The Slack Bot API allows you to build rich, interactive bots for Slack workspaces. These bots can respond to messages, post updates, and interact with users in various ways. With the Slack Bot API on Pipedream, developers can create automated workflows that trigger on specific events in Slack, such as new messages or reactions, and then perform defined actions, like sending data to other apps or processing the information within Pipedream's serverless platform. This tight integration with Pipedream enables both simple and complex automations, leveraging Pipedream's ability to connect with numerous apps and its powerful built-in code steps.

Connect Slack Bot#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    slack_bot: {
      type: "app",
      app: "slack_bot",
    },
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://slack.com/api/auth.test`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.slack_bot.$auth.bot_token}`,
      },
      method: 'post',
    })
  },
})

Connect Formatting#

export default defineComponent({
  async run({ steps, $ }) {
    const text = ' Hello world! ';
    return text.trim()
  },
})