Slack ACTION
Search
Search Slack messages and files using the Real-Time Search API. Supports keyword and semantic search across public and private channels. Use Get User Details first to find your user ID for filtering by 'my' messages. Returns matching messages with channel context, timestamps, and permalinks. 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- Action
- Read only
- OAuth
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's Slack account once, then configure and run Search from your backend or agent.
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-search",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
slack_v2: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
query: "Query",
channelTypes: "Channel Types",
},
})
console.log(result)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-search",
"configured_props": {
"slack_v2": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"query": "Query",
"channelTypes": "Channel Types"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{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-search",
arguments: {
query: "Query",
channelTypes: "Channel Types",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
query Query | string | The search query. Supports Slack search syntax — e.g. from:@user, in:#channel, before:2025-01-01. Required |
channelTypes Channel Types | string | Comma-separated channel types to search. Default: public_channel,private_channel. Optional |
limit Max Results | integer | Maximum number of results to return. Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- slack_v2-search
- Version
- 0.1.3
- App
- Slack
- Authentication
- OAuth
- Read-only
- Yes
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗