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.
Integrate the Slack API with the Aero Workflow API
Setup the Slack API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Aero Workflow API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Slack and Aero Workflow remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Ways to Connect Slack with Aero Workflow#
Popular Slack and Aero Workflow Triggers#
Emit new event when a new message is posted to one or more channels
Emit new events when a new company is created. See the docs
Emit new event when a message was posted in a direct message channel
Emit new events on new Slack interactivity events sourced from Block Kit interactive elements, Slash commands, or Shortcuts.
Emit new event when a username or specific keyword is mentioned in a channel
Popular Slack and Aero Workflow Actions#
Send a message to a public channel and customize the name and avatar of the bot that posts the message. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here
Send a message to a private channel and customize the name and avatar of the bot that posts the message. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here
Overview of Slack#
The Pipedream Slack app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Slack API. When you authorize the Pipedream app's access to your workspace, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Slack actions, or write your own code against the Slack API.
The Pipedream Slack app is not a typical app. You don't interact with it directly as a bot, and it doesn't add custom functionality to your workspace out of the box. It just makes it easier to automate anything you'd typically use the Slack API for, using Pipedream workflows.
Here are some examples of automations you can build with Pipedream on Slack:
- Automate posting updates to your team channel
- Create a bot to answer common questions
- Integrate with your existing tools and services
- Build a custom dashboard to track your team's progress
- Create a bot to handle scheduling and meeting requests
- And much more!
Should I use the Slack or Slack Bot app on Pipedream?
The Slack app is the easiest and most convienent option to get started. It installs the official Pipedream bot into your Slack workspace with just a few clicks.
However, if you'd like to use your own bot registered with the Slack API, you can use the Slack Bot app instead.
The Slack Bot requires a bot token to allow your Pipedream workflows to authenticate as your bot. The extra set up steps allow you to list your custom bot on the Slack Marketplace, or install the bot on other workspaces as your bot's name instead of as Pipedream.
Connect Slack#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
slack: {
type: "app",
app: "slack",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://slack.com/api/users.profile.get`,
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.slack.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
},
})
},
})
Overview of Aero Workflow#
You can use the Aero Workflow API to build from simpleETL processes to
multi-step workflows that encompass a variety of microservices. The following
are examples of what you can build using the Aero Workflow API:
- A process that ingests data from a remote data source, transforms it, and
then stores it in a database. - A workflow that aggregates data from multiple data sources, runs some
analysis on it, and then produces a report. - A process that monitors a data source for new data, ingests it, and then
sends it to a message queue for processing by other elements of your system.
Connect Aero Workflow#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
aero_workflow: {
type: "app",
app: "aero_workflow",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://api.aeroworkflow.com/api/${this.aero_workflow.$auth.account_number}/me`,
headers: {
"apikey": `${this.aero_workflow.$auth.api_key}`,
},
})
},
})
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