Integrate the UltraMsg API with the Slack API

Using UltraMsg API, you can build powerful messaging applications quickly and
easily. This API allows developers to quickly implement communication solutions
such as chat, messaging, voice & video calls, presence, notifications, and data
publishing/subscribing. With the UltraMsg API, it's easier than ever to add
robust features to your app.

These are some of the features you can achieve with UltraMsg API:

Secure messaging, voice & video calls and group management
Presence, group management, and notifications
Easy data publishing and subscribing
Support for custom messages and rich message formats
Message delivery and delivery notifications
Reliable, secure and efficient delivery of messages
Device-agnostic messaging including web, mobile, and desktop
Easy integration with existing services
Robust user and identity management

Below are some example applications that you can build using the UltraMsg API:

Chat applications
Video conferencing and collaboration
Mobile messaging and notifications
Gaming platforms and chat lobbies
IoT and sensor data streaming
Enterprise notification systems
Inter-application communication
Real-time analytics and data collection

Connect UltraMsg#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    ultramsg: {
      type: "app",
      app: "ultramsg",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.ultramsg.com/${this.ultramsg.$auth.instance_id}/messages/statistics`,
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`,
      },
      params: {
        token: `${this.ultramsg.$auth.token}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

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}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

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