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 Formatting API
Setup the Slack API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Formatting API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Slack and Formatting remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Ways to Connect Slack with Formatting#
Popular Slack and Formatting Triggers#
Emit new event when a new message is posted to one or more channels
Emit new event when a message was posted in a direct message channel
Emit new event when a username or specific keyword is mentioned in a channel
Emit new event when a member has added an emoji reaction to a message
Popular Slack and Formatting 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#
With the Slack API, you can build all sorts of integrations and applications to
make your work life easier. Here are just a few examples:
- 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!
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}`,
},
})
},
})
Connect Formatting#
export default defineComponent({
async run({ steps, $ }) {
const text = ' Hello world! ';
return text.trim()
},
})Related Videos#
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