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Getting Started#

Trigger a workflow on New Message In Channel with Slack Bot API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the New Message In Channel trigger
1. Connect your Slack Bot account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Select a Channel ID
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Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

New Message In Channel on Slack Bot

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

Version:0.0.4

Key:slack_bot-new-message-in-channel

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Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "slack_bot-new-message-in-channel",
  name: "New Message In Channel",
  version: "0.0.4",
  description: "Emit new event when a new message is posted to a public, private or group channel (Bot)",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    channelId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "channelId",
        () => ({
          types: [
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPE.PUBLIC,
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPE.PRIVATE,
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPE.MPIM,
          ],
        }),
      ],
      description: `Select the channel's ID. ${utils.CONVERSATION_PERMISSION_MESSAGE}`,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getResourceName() {
      return constants.RESOURCE_NAME.MESSAGES;
    },
    getResourceFn() {
      return this.app.conversationsHistory;
    },
    getResourceFnArgs() {
      return {
        channel: this.channelId,
        limit: constants.LIMIT,
        oldest: this.getLastTimestamp(),
        inclusive: false,
      };
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      return {
        id: resource.ts,
        ts: resource.ts,
        summary: `New Message Timestamp ${resource.ts}`,
      };
    },
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Slack Bot	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Slack Bot app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the Slack API
Channel ID	`channelId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Authentication#

Slack Bot uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Slack Bot account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Slack Bot APIs in both code and no-code steps.

In the settings for your Slack app, visit the OAuth & Permissions section on the left. You'll see a token labeled Bot User OAuth Access Token. Copy and paste that below.

See Slack's docs on Bot User Tokens for more info.

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