Integrate the Slack Bot API with the Schedule 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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Popular Slack Bot and Schedule Actions#

Archive Channel with the Slack Bot API

Archive a channel (Bot). See docs here

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Create a Channel with the Slack Bot API

Create a new channel (Bot). See docs here

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Delete File with the Slack Bot API

Delete a file (Bot). See docs here

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Delete Message with the Slack Bot API

Delete a message (Bot). See docs here

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Find User by Email with the Slack Bot API

Find a user by matching against their email (Bot). See docs here

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Overview of Slack Bot#

Slack Bot APIs offer powerful and flexible ways to automate repetitive tasks
and integrate workflows from various services. With the help of these APIs, it
is possible to develop Slack bots capable of exiting and entering specific
channels as well as performing various actions requested from users.

A Slack bot can be used to automate specific tasks and carry out routine admin
jobs such as checking the team’s working time, organizing team meetings,
managing customer inquiries and so on. These bots can be programmed to inform
the members of the team when tasks are completed. Some of the examples of what
you can create using the Slack Bot APIs are:

Automated reminders
Productivity and time tracking
Data analysis and processing
Internal communication releases
Integrations with external tools and services
Conversation and inquiry management
Automation of customer service
Scheduling and tracking of tasks
Personalised customer recommendations

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',
    })
  },
})

Overview of Schedule#

With Schedule - A trigger provided by Pipedream - You can easily build
automated workflows that run on regular times or intervals. Some examples of
things that you can build using the Schedule API include:

Automated data retrieval from a third-party service, like pulling stats from
your Salesforce account on a set schedule.
Uploading new data sets to a database with a predetermined interval.
Automatic emails to customers or leads at a certain time of the day.
Automating data analysis based on a set schedule.
Automatically optimizing social media postings according to a specified
timeline.
Updating webpages at a certain interval with newly available content.
Re-running reports on a periodic basis.
Refreshing a cache of data at a given frequency.