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 World News API API
Setup the Slack API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the World News API API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Slack and World News API remarkably fast. Free for developers.
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Popular Ways to Connect Slack with World News API#
Popular Slack and World News API Triggers#
Emit new event when a new message is posted to one or more channels
Emit new event whenever recent news are published. Calling this endpoint requires 1 point per page, up to 1000 news. See the docs here
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.
Popular Slack and World News API Actions#
Extract a news article from a website to a well structure JSON object. See the docs here. Calling this endpoint requires 1 point, plus 2 points if analyze is true.
Send a message to a user, group, private channel or public channel. See the documentation
Retrieve the latitude and longitude of a location name. See the docs here. Calling this endpoint requires 1 point.
Configure custom blocks and send to a channel, group, or user. See the documentation.
Send a message as a threaded reply. 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. Once 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 makes it easier to automate anything you'd typically use the Slack API for, using Pipedream workflows.
- Automate posting updates to your team channels
- Create a bot to answer common questions
- Integrate with your existing tools and services
- 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}`,
},
})
},
})
Overview of World News API#
The World News API provides access to news articles from around the world in real-time. With it, you can fetch the latest news by category, country, language, and keyword. In Pipedream, this powerful API integrates into workflows, allowing you to automate actions based on current events, monitor specific topics, and even enrich your applications with timely content.
Connect World News API#
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
world_news_api: {
type: "app",
app: "world_news_api",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://api.worldnewsapi.com/search-news`,
params: {
"api-key": `${this.world_news_api.$auth.api_key}`,
text: `{your_text}`,
},
})
},
})
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