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 Google Cloud API
Setup the Slack API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Google Cloud API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Slack and Google Cloud remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Ways to Connect Slack with Google Cloud#
Popular Slack and Google Cloud Triggers#
Emit new event when a new message is posted to one or more channels
Emit new Pub/Sub topic in your GCP account. Messages published to this topic are emitted from the Pipedream source.
Emit new events with the results of an arbitrary query
Emit new event when a message was posted in a direct message channel
Popular Slack and Google Cloud 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
Send a direct message to a single user. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here
Inserts rows into a BigQuery table. See the docs and for an example here.
Configure custom blocks and send to a channel, group, or user. See Slack's docs for more info.
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 Google Cloud#
The Google Cloud API allows developers to access a variety of Google Cloud
services from their own applications. Services that can be accessed include
Google Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Datastore, Google Cloud Functions, and
Google Cloud Pub/Sub. With the Google Cloud API, developers can build a variety
of applications that take advantage of Google Cloud services.
Connect Google Cloud#
module.exports = defineComponent({
props: {
google_cloud: {
type: "app",
app: "google_cloud",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
// Required workaround to get the @google-cloud/storage package
// working correctly on Pipedream
require("@dylburger/umask")()
const { Storage } = require('@google-cloud/storage')
const key = JSON.parse(this.google_cloud.$auth.key_json)
// Creates a client from a Google service account key.
// See https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/storage/1.6.x/global#ClientConfig
const storage = new Storage({
projectId: key.project_id,
credentials: {
client_email: key.client_email,
private_key: key.private_key,
}
})
// Uncomment this section and rename for your bucket before running this code
// const bucketName = 'pipedream-test-bucket';
await storage.createBucket(bucketName)
console.log(`Bucket ${bucketName} created.`)
},
})
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