Slack requests

Learn how to create Slack-specific actions with Slack requests

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Slack requests enable you to design actions tailored for Slack. They vary from creating channels to inviting users and posting messages.

You can dynamically generate request parameters from your input and request components or manually set them on your request.

How to add a Slack request

1. Navigate to your action's Requests tab in Design mode and add a new request.

• Select Slack as request type.

• Give a name to your request.

• Select the request method. Available options are:

  • Create channel
  • Set channel topic
  • Set channel purpose
  • Archive channel
  • List channels
  • Invite users to a channel
  • Send a message to a channel
  • Send a direct message
  • Send a message to multiparty conversation
  • List users
  • List channel users
  • List user groups
  • Update a message
  • Copy message link (Get permalink)
  • Get Slack user(s) by email
  • Get Slack user(s) by ID

2. Select your Slack connection. Available connections are the ones added to your app.

3. Fill out opening fields such as channel name or channel type. If you want to dynamically generate these fields from your inputs or other requests, click on gear button near the field and select Dynamic option.

→ Go to Slack request example page to learn how to configure dynamic fields.