Send Message (Advanced) with Slack API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Send Message (Advanced) with the Slack API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Send Message (Advanced) action
1. Connect your Slack account
2. Select a Channel
3. Configure Text
4. Optional- Configure Send text as Slack mrkdwn
5. Optional- Configure Attachments
6. Optional- Configure Parse
7. Optional- Configure Link Names
8. Optional- Configure Send as User
9. Optional- Configure Schedule message
10. Optional- Configure Include link to workflow
11. Optional- Configure Customize Bot Settings
12. Optional- Configure Bot Username
13. Optional- Select a Icon (emoji)
14. Optional- Configure Icon (image URL)
15. Optional- Configure Reply to Thread
16. Optional- Configure Message Timestamp
17. Optional- Configure Send Channel Message
18. Optional- Configure Add Message Metadata
19. Optional- Configure Metadata Event Type
20. Optional- Configure Metadata Event Payload
21. Optional- Configure Configure Unfurl Settings
22. Optional- Configure Unfurl Links
23. Optional- Configure Unfurl Media
24. Optional- Select a Add Blocks - Reference Existing Blocks Array or Configure Manually?
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Integrations#

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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.

Send Message (Advanced) on Slack

Description:Customize advanced setttings and send a message to a channel, group or user. See [postMessage](https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage) or [scheduleMessage](https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.scheduleMessage) docs here

Version:0.0.3

Key:slack-send-message-advanced

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Code#

import common from "../common/send-message.mjs";
import buildBlocks from "../common/build-blocks.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  ...buildBlocks,
  key: "slack-send-message-advanced",
  name: "Send Message (Advanced)",
  description: "Customize advanced setttings and send a message to a channel, group or user. See [postMessage](https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage) or [scheduleMessage](https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.scheduleMessage) docs here",
  version: "0.0.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    slack: common.props.slack,
    conversation: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "conversation",
      ],
    },
    text: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "text",
      ],
      description: "If you're using `blocks`, this is used as a fallback string to display in notifications. If you aren't, this is the main body text of the message. It can be formatted as plain text, or with mrkdwn.",
    },
    mrkdwn: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "mrkdwn",
      ],
    },
    attachments: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "attachments",
      ],
    },
    parse: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "parse",
      ],
    },
    link_names: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "link_names",
      ],
    },
    ...common.props,
    ...buildBlocks.props,
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    ...buildBlocks.methods,
    async getGeneratedBlocks() {
      return await buildBlocks.run.call(this);  // call buildBlocks.run with the current context
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (this.passArrayOrConfigure) {
      this.blocks = await this.getGeneratedBlocks();  // set the blocks prop for common.run to use
    }
    const resp = await common.run.call(this, {
      $,
    });  // call common.run with the current context
    return resp;
  },
};

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	`slack`	`app`	This component uses the Slack app.
Channel	`conversation`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Text	`text`	`string`	If you're using `blocks`, this is used as a fallback string to display in notifications. If you aren't, this is the main body text of the message. It can be formatted as plain text, or with mrkdwn.
Send text as Slack mrkdwn	`mrkdwn`	`boolean`	`TRUE` by default. Pass `FALSE` to disable Slack markup parsing. See docs here
Attachments	`attachments`	`string`	A JSON-based array of structured attachments, presented as a URL-encoded string (e.g., `[{"pretext": "pre-hello", "text": "text-world"}]`).
Parse	`parse`	`string`	Change how messages are treated. Defaults to none. By default, URLs will be hyperlinked. Set `parse` to `none` to remove the hyperlinks. The behavior of `parse` is different for text formatted with `mrkdwn`. By default, or when `parse` is set to `none`, `mrkdwn` formatting is implemented. To ignore `mrkdwn` formatting, set `parse` to full.
Link Names	`link_names`	`boolean`	Find and link channel names and usernames.
Send as User	`as_user`	`boolean`	Optionally pass `TRUE` to post the message as the authenticated user, instead of as a bot. Defaults to `FALSE`.
Schedule message	`post_at`	`string`	Messages can only be scheduled up to 120 days in advance, and cannot be scheduled for the past. The datetime should be in ISO 8601 format. (Example: `2014-01-01T00:00:00Z`)
Include link to workflow	`include_sent_via_pipedream_flag`	`boolean`	Defaults to `true`, includes a link to the workflow at the end of your Slack message.
Customize Bot Settings	`customizeBotSettings`	`boolean`	Customize the username and/or icon of the Bot
Reply to Thread	`replyToThread`	`boolean`	Reply to an existing thread
Add Message Metadata	`addMessageMetadata`	`boolean`	Set the metadata event type and payload
Configure Unfurl Settings	`configureUnfurlSettings`	`boolean`	Configure settings for unfurling links and media
Add Blocks - Reference Existing Blocks Array or Configure Manually?	`passArrayOrConfigure`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Reference an array of blocks", "value": "array" }{ "label": "Configure blocks individually (maximum 5 blocks)", "value": "configure" }`

Authentication#

Slack uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Slack account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Slack and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Slack API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

channels:historychannels:readchannels:writeemoji:readgroups:historygroups:readgroups:writeim:historyim:readim:writelinks:readlinks:writempim:historympim:readmpim:writereactions:readreactions:writereminders:readreminders:writestars:readteam:readusergroups:readusergroups:writeusers:readusers:read.emailusers:writechat:write:botchat:write:userfiles:write:usercommandsusers.profile:writeusers.profile:read

About Slack#

Slack is a channel-based messaging platform. With Slack, people can work together more effectively, connect all their software tools and services, and find the information they need to do their best work — all within a secure, enterprise-grade environment.