# Find Message — Slack

> Find a Slack message by keyword or natural-language query across public and private channels. Returns matching messages with channel context, timestamps, and permalinks. Pass the returned message_ts to Reply to a Message to answer in…

- Key: `slack_v2-find-message`
- Type: Action (Read-only)
- Version: 0.2.3
- App: Slack (`slack_v2`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/slack-v2.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/slack-v2/actions/find-message
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/slack_v2/actions/find-message/find-message.mjs

## Description

Find a Slack message by keyword or natural-language query across public and private channels. Returns matching messages with channel context, timestamps, and permalinks. Pass the returned `message_ts` to **Reply to a Message** to answer in thread, or to **Get Thread Replies** to read the rest of that conversation. Use **Search** instead when you need file results or want to restrict `channelTypes`; use this action when you want to order results with `sort` / `sortDirection`. User mentions come back in the canonical `<@U123>` form; echo it verbatim to post a real mention. Display names are returned separately as `mentions`, an array of `{ id, name }` objects, omitted when no mention carried a name. Do NOT splice a name back inline: Slack renders `<@U123|Name>` as literal text, not a mention. [See the documentation](https://api.slack.com/methods/assistant.search.context)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | `string` | Yes | The search query. Supports Slack search modifiers, e.g. from:@user, in:#channel, before:2025-01-01, has:link. Combine terms and modifiers as needed, e.g. budget in:#finance from:@jane. |
| `maxResults` | `integer` | No | The maximum number of messages to return |
| `sort` | `string` | No | Return matches sorted by either score or timestamp |
| `sortDirection` | `string` | No | Sort ascending (asc) or descending (desc) |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "slack_v2",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "slack_v2-find-message",
  arguments: {
    query: "Query",
    maxResults: 10,
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "slack_v2-find-message",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    slack_v2: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    query: "Query",
    maxResults: 10,
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "slack_v2-find-message",
    "configured_props": {
      "slack_v2": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "query": "Query",
      "maxResults": 10
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/slack-v2.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps