Slack Bot

Interact with Slack with your own bot user

Integrate the Slack Bot API with the Twilio API

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

Send SMS with Twilio API on New Direct Message from Slack Bot API
Slack Bot + Twilio
 
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Send SMS with Twilio API on New Message In Channel from Slack Bot API
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Make a Phone Call with Twilio API on New Direct Message from Slack Bot API
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Make a Phone Call with Twilio API on New Message In Channel from Slack Bot API
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Send MMS with Twilio API on New Direct Message from Slack Bot API
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New Incoming SMS (Instant) from the Twilio API

Emit new event every time an SMS is sent to the phone number set. Configures a webhook in Twilio, tied to an incoming phone number.

 
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New Call (Instant) from the Twilio API

Emit new event each time a call to the phone number is completed. Configures a webhook in Twilio, tied to a phone number.

 
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New Phone Number from the Twilio API

Emit new event when you add a new phone number to your account

 
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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 Recording from the Twilio API

Emit new event when a new call recording is created

 
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Archive Channel with the Slack Bot API

Archive a channel (Bot). See docs here

 
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Send SMS with the Twilio API

Send a simple text-only SMS. See the docs for more information

 
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Create a Channel with the Slack Bot API

Create a new channel (Bot). See docs here

 
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Make a Phone Call with the Twilio API

Make a phone call, passing text that Twilio will speak to the recipient of the call. See the docs for more information

 
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Delete File with the Slack Bot API

Delete a file (Bot). See docs here

 
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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

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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 Twilio

Twilio's API on Pipedream opens up a multitude of communication capabilities, allowing you to build robust, scalable, and automated workflows. With Twilio, you can send and receive SMS and MMS messages, make voice calls, and perform other communication functions programmatically. Leveraging Pipedream's seamless integration, you can connect these communications features with hundreds of other services to automate notifications, streamline customer interactions, and enhance operational efficiency.

Connect Twilio

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import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    twilio: {
      type: "app",
      app: "twilio",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts.json`,
      auth: {
        username: `${this.twilio.$auth.AccountSid}`,
        password: `${this.twilio.$auth.AuthToken}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Community Posts

How Our Family Uses SMS and Smart Picture Frames to Connect During Remote Holidays
How Our Family Uses SMS and Smart Picture Frames to Connect During Remote Holidays
Two days before Thanksgiving, I decided to put together a simple way for our family to share pictures, because we couldn’t be together in person. The idea: smart photo frames that everyone could text pictures to. Here’s how I got it working. tldr; A Pipedream workflow parses SMS messages sent to a Twilio phone number, extracting the pictures and then using SendGrid to email them to the dedicated email addresses used by our Pix-Star photo frames.