Slack

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With Slack modules in Boost.space Integrator, you can create, update, delete, retrieve, watch, and/or search for messages, files, channels, reactions, users, reminders, and/or statuses.

To get started with Slack, create an account at slack.com/getting-started.

Refer to the Slack API documentation for the list of available endpoints.

Slack Terminology

Private Channel

formerly Group

Direct Message

formerly IM

Channel

Referred to as Conversation in the API documentation and Channel in the Slack application

Connect Slack to Boost.space Integrator

To establish the connection:

1. Log in to your Boost.space Integrator account, add a Slack module to your scenario, and click Create a connection.Note: If you add a module with an instant tag, click Create a webhook, then Create a connection.

2. Depending on the module you add, you may be prompted to choose the Connection type: Slack (user) or Slack (bot). If not, continue to step 4.

Slack Watch modules only function with Userconnections at this time. If you would like to create a webhook with an interactive bot, you must use the Custom Webhook module.

3. Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.
4. Optional: Click Show Advanced settings and enter your custom app client credentials or add additional scopes.To create client credentials, see the Create Custom App and Client Credentials in Slack section.
5. Click Save.
6. If prompted, authenticate your account. If your account has multiple Slack workspaces, select the relevant workspace in the top-right corner and grant access to Boost.space Integrator.

You have successfully established the connection. You can now edit your scenario and add more Slack modules. If your connection requires reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps here.

Note: Some modules may require additional permissions extension. If so, you will be asked to authorize the required permissions.

Create Custom App and Client Credentials in Slack

To create a custom app and client credentials:

1. Log in to your Slack account and go to the Your Apps page.

2. Click Create New App.

3. Select From scratch.

4. Enter a name for your app, select a workspace, and click Create App. This brings you to the Basic Information page of your new app.

5. Scroll down to the App Credentials section. Copy your Client ID and store it in a safe place.

6. In the Client Secret field, click Show, copy your secret, and store it in a safe place.

7. In the left sidebar, click OAuth & Permissions.

8. Scroll down to the Redirect URLs section, click Add New Redirect URL, enter the redirect URL listed below for User and/or Bot, and click Add > Save URLs.

   Connection Type

   Redirect URL

   User

   https://integrator.boost.space/oauth/cb/slack2

   Bot

   https://integrator.boost.space/oauth/cb/slack3

9. In the Scopes section, add Bot Token Scopes or User Token Scopes. You can add scopes for both types to one custom app.

10. Click Add an OAuth Scope and select scopes in the dropdown menu. Repeat this for all desired scopes.For a list of required scopes for each module, see the Scopes list below.

    Note: If you change permission scopes in your Slack app after creation, you will be prompted in the Slack My Apps pages to reinstall your app.

You now have the client credentials to connect to Boost.space Integrator.

Messages

You can watch public and private channel messages, watch direct and multiparty direct messages, watch scheduled messages, search for messages, list scheduled messages, retrieve private and public channel messages, list replies, create, update, schedule, and delete a message using the following modules.

Watch Public Channel Messages

Triggers when a new message is added to a public channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack user account.

Input Method

Select the input method:

• Select from a list
• Search by the name

Public Channel

Select or map a public channel whose messages you want to watch.

Public Channel

Enter (map) a public channel name whose messages you want to watch.

Limit

Set the maximum number of public channel messages Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Watch Private Channel Messages

Triggers when a new message is added to a private channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack user account.

Input Method

Select the input method:

• Select from a list
• Search by the name

Private Channel

Select or map a private channel whose messages you want to watch.

Private Channel

Enter (map) a private channel name whose messages you want to watch.

Limit

Set the maximum number of private channel messages Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Watch Direct Messages

Triggers when a new direct message is added to a direct message channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack user account.

Input Method

Select the input method:

• Select from a list
• Search by the name

Direct message

Select or map a direct message you want to watch.

Direct message

Enter (map) a direct message channel name whose messages you want to watch. Alternatively, you can search for a direct message channel.

Name

Enter (map) a name to search for a multiparty direct message.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Limit

Set the maximum number of direct messages Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Watch Multiparty Direct Messages

Triggers when a new message is added to a multiparty direct message channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack user account.

Input Method

Select the input method:

• Select from a list
• Search by the name

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a multiple direct message channel whose messages you want to watch.

Direct message to multiple people

Enter (map) a multiple direct message name whose messages you want to watch. Alternatively, you can search for a direct message channel.

Name

Enter (map) a name to search for a direct message.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Limit

Set the maximum number of multiparty direct messages Boost.space Integrator name will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Search for Message

Returns messages matching a search query.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Query

Enter the search term you want to search the workspace for. See Search in Slack for a list of Search modifiers.

Limit

Set the maximum number of messages Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Sort by

Select a parameter to sort:

• Score
• Timestamp

Direction

Select the sorting direction:

• Ascending
• Descending

Get a Private Channel Message

Returns a message with a given ID from a specified private channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Input Method

Select the input method:

• Select from a list
• Search by the name

Private Channel

Select or map a private channel whose messages you want to retrieve.

Private Channel

Enter (map) a private channel name whose messages you want to retrieve. Alternatively, you can search for a public channel.

Name

Enter (map) the channel name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) a Message ID of a message to retrieve.

Get a Public Channel Message

Returns a message with a given ID from a specified public channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Input Method

Select the input method:

• Select from a list
• Select from a list

Public Channel

Select or map a public channel whose messages you want to retrieve.

Public Channel

Enter (map) a public channel name whose messages you want to retrieve. Alternatively, you can search for a public channel.

Name

Enter (map) the channel name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) a Message ID of a message to retrieve.

List Replies

Retrieves a thread messages posted to a conversation.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel whose message you want to create.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel whose message you want to create.

Direct message

Select or map a user whose message you want to create.

Direct message to multiple

Select or map a direct message to multiple people and list the replies.

Parent message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) a Parent message ID of a message whose replies you want to list.

Limit

Set the maximum number of replies Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Create a Message

Creates a new message.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Enter a channel ID or name

Select the input method:

• Enter manually
• Select from the list

Channel ID or name

Enter (map) a Channel ID or name whose message you want to create.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel whose message you want to create.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel whose message you want to create.

Direct message

Select or map a direct message channel whose message you want to create.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a multiple direct message channel whose message you want to create.

Text

Enter (map) the text content of the message you want to create.

For detailed information about text formatting, please refer to the Slack documentation.

Blocks

Enter (map) the blocks to be combined with messages to create visually rich and compellingly interactive messages.

For detailed information about text formatting, please refer to the Slack documentation.

Thread message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) another message’s time stamp value to make this message a reply. Avoid using a reply’s time stamp value; use its parent instead.

Reply broadcast

Select whether they should be made visible to everyone in the channel or conversation.

Link names

Names and channels will not be linkified in the @username or #channel format unless you enable this option. For more information, refer to the formatting spec.

Parse message text

Select whether to parse the message text.

Use markdown

Disable Slack markup parsing by selecting the No option.

Unfurl primarily text-based content

Enable this option to enable the unfurling of primarily text-based content. For detailed information about unfurling in Slack, refer to the Unfurling links in the messages article.

Unfurl media content

Disable this option to disable the unfurling of media content. For detailed information about unfurling in Slack, please refer to the Unfurling links in the messages article.

Icon emoji

Enter (map) an emoji to use as the icon for this message. Overrides Icon URL.

Icon url

Enter (map) an Icon URL to an image to use as the icon for this message.

User name

Enter (map) a User name to create a message.

Update a Message

Updates a message.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Enter a channel ID or name

Select the input method:

• Enter manually
• Select from the list

Channel ID or name

Enter (map) an updated Channel ID or name whose message you want to create.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel whose message you want to create.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel whose message you want to create.

Direct message

Select or map a direct message whose message you want to create.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a multiple direct message whose message you want to create.

Timestamp (Message ID)

Enter (map) the message’s time stamp value or the Message ID to whose text you want to update.

Text

Enter (map) the text content of the message you want to create.

Blocks

Enter (map) the blocks to be combined with messages to create visually rich and compellingly interactive messages.

Link names

Names and channels will not be linkified in the @username or #channel format unless you enable this option. For more information, refer to the formatting spec.

Parse message text

Select whether to parse the message text.

Delete a Message

Removes a message.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel ID

Enter (map) a Channel ID of a channel whose messages you want to delete.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) a Message ID of a message to delete.

Files

You can watch, list, retrieve, download, upload, create and delete files using the following modules.

Watch Files

Triggers when a new file is added.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack user account.

Type

Select the file type for which you want to watch:

• Posts
• Snippets
• Google docs
• Images
• Zips
• Pdfs

Channel type

Select the channel from which you want to filter the files.

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel to watch the files.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel to watch the files.

User

Select or map a user to watch the files.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people and watch the files.

Created by

Filter files to those created by the selected user.

Limit

Set the maximum number of files Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

List Files

Returns a list of files within a team.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Type

Select the file type you want to retrieve:

• Posts
• Snippets
• Google
• docs
• Images
• Zips
• Pdfs

Channel type

Select the channel from which to filter the files:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel to list the files.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel to list the files.

User

Select or map a user to list the files.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map direct message to multiple people and list the files.

Created by

Filter files created by the selected user.

Date from

Set the start date from when you want to list the files.

Date to

Set the end date until when you want to list the files.

Limit

Set the maximum number of files Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Get a File

Returns details about a file.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

File ID

Enter (map) the ID of the file you want to retrieve details about.

Download a File

Downloads a file.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

URL private download

Enter (map) the URL Private download value from the Get a File module.

Upload a File

Creates or uploads a file.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channels

Enter (map) the channel’s details:

Channel type

Select the channel where you want to upload the file:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel to upload a file.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel to upload a file.

User

Select or map a user to upload a file.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people and upload a file.

File

Enter (map) a file details:

File name

Enter (map) the file name.

Data

Enter (map) the file data.

Title

Enter (map) the title of the file.

Thread ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) the Thread ID to upload the file as a reply.

Initial comment

Enter (map) the message text introducing the file in the specified channel.

Create a Text File

Creates a text file.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channels

Enter (map) the channel’s details:

Channel type

Select the channel where you want to upload the file:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel to create a file.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel to create a file.

User

Select or map a user to create a file.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people and create a file.

File

Enter (map) a file details:

File name

Enter (map) the file name.

Content

Enter (map) the file data.

Title

Enter (map) the title of the file.

Thread ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) the Thread ID to create the file as a reply.

Initial comment

Enter (map) the message text introducing the file in the specified channel.

Delete a File

Deletes a file.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

File ID

Enter (map) the ID of the file you want to delete.

Channels

You can list, retrieve, list members, set the topic, set the purpose, join a channel, leave a channel, create, archive, and unarchive a channel using this module.

List Channels

Returns a list of channels in a workspace.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Exclude archived

Select whether to exclude archived channels in the results.

Type

Select the type of channels you want to retrieve.

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message channel
• Direct message to multiple people

Limit

Set the maximum number of channels Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Next Cursor

Set the cursor parameter equal to the next_cursor value you received on the last request to retrieve the next portion of the collection. For information see the cursor based pagination.

Get a Channel

Returns details about a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel ID

Enter (map) the channel ID of the channel you want to retrieve.

List Members in a Channel

Returns users in the selected Channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel

Public channel

Select or map a public channel whose members you want to list.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel whose members you want to list.

Limit

Set the maximum number of members Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Set the Topic of a Channel

Changes the topic of a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Input Method

Select the input method:

• Select from a list
• Search by the name

Public Channel

Select or map a public channel whose topic you want to set.

Private Channel

Select or map a private channel whose topic you want to set.

Direct message

Select or map a direct message whose topic you want to set.

Direct message to people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people whose topic you want to set.

Public Channel

Enter (map) a public channel whose topic you want to set. Alternatively, you can search a channel:

Name

Enter (map) a name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Private Channel

Enter (map) a public channel whose topic you want to set. Alternatively, you can search a channel:

Name

Enter (map) a name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Direct message

Enter (map) a public channel whose topic you want to set. Alternatively, you can search a channel:

Name

Enter (map) a name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Direct message to multiple people

Enter (map) a public channel whose topic you want to set. Alternatively, you can search a channel:

Name

Enter (map) a name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Topic

Enter (map) the topic name for the channel. Does not support formatting or linkification. For example, Apply topically for best effects.

Set the Purpose of a Channel

Changes the purpose of a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Input Method

Select the input method:

• Select from a list
• Search by the name

Public Channel

Select or map a public channel whose purpose you want to set.

Private Channel

Select or map a private channel whose purpose you want to set.

Direct Message

Select or map a direct message whose purpose you want to set.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people whose purpose you want to set.

Public Channel

Enter (map) a public channel whose purpose you want to set. Alternatively, you can search a channel:

Name

Enter (map) a name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Private Channel

Enter (map) a public channel whose purpose you want to set. Alternatively, you can search a channel:

Name

Enter (map) a name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Direct message

Enter (map) a public channel whose purpose you want to set. Alternatively, you can search a channel:

Name

Enter (map) a name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Direct message to multiple people

Enter (map) a public channel whose purpose you want to set. Alternatively, you can search a channel:

Name

Enter (map) a name to search.

Exclude Archived

Select whether to exclude the archived channels.

Purpose

Enter (map) the new special purpose for the channel. For example, My More Special Purpose.

Join a Channel

Joins to an existing channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel ID

Enter (map) the Channel ID of a channel you want to join.

Leave a Channel

Leaves a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel ID

Enter (map) the Channel ID of a channel you want to leave.

Create a Channel

Creates a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Name

Enter (map) the name of the public or private channel to create.

Is private

Select whether the channel is private.

Archive a Channel

Archives a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel ID

Enter (map) the channel ID of the channel you want to archive.

Unarchive a Channel

Unarchives a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel ID

Enter (map) the channel ID of the channel you want to unarchive.

Reactions

You can list, add, and remove a reaction using the following modules.

List Reactions

Returns reactions a user made.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

User

Select or map a user whose reactions you want to list.

Limit

Set the maximum number of reactions Boost.space Integrator should return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Add a Reaction

Adds a reaction to an item.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel to whose message you want to add a reaction. For example, C1234567890.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel to whose message you want to add a reaction. For example, C1234567894.

User

Select or map a user to whose message you want to add a reaction.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people to whose message you want to add a reaction.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) the Message ID or a timestamp of the message to add a reaction. For example, 1234567890.123456.

Reaction (emoji) name

Enter (map) the Reaction (emoji) name. For example, thumbsup.

Remove a Reaction

Removes a reaction.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel to whose message you want to remove a reaction. For example, C1234567890.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel to whose message you want to remove a reaction. For example, C12345678904.

User

Select or map a user to whose message you want to remove a reaction.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people to whose message you want to remove a reaction.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) the Message ID or a timestamp of the message to add a reaction. For example, 1234567890.123456.

Reaction (emoji) name

Enter (map) the Reaction (emoji) name. For example, thumbsup.

Stars

You can add and remove stars using the following modules.

Add a Star

Adds a star to a channel, message, file, or a file comment.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Add a star to

Select whether you want to add a star to a channel, file, or file comment.

Channel/File ID/File comment ID

Enter respective IDs. You can star a message by selecting a Channel and entering the message timestamp.

Remove a Star

Removes a star from the channel, message, file, or a file comment.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Add a star to

Select whether you want to remove the star from a channel, file, or file comment.

Channel/File ID/File comment ID

Enter respective IDs of the objects you want to remove the star from. You can remove a star from the message by selecting a Channel and entering the message timestamp.

Saved Items

You can save an item and remove the saved item using the following modules.

Save an Item

Adds an item to saved items.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) a Message ID of a message whose item you want to save.

File ID

Enter (map) a File ID of a file to save.

Remove Saved Item

Removes a saved item.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) a Message ID of a message whose item you want to remove.

File ID

Enter (map) a File ID of a file to remove.

Pins

You can pin and unpin a message using the following modules.

Pin a Message

Pins a message to a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel whose message you want to pin.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel whose message you want to pin.

User

Select or map a user whose message you want to pin.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people you want to pin.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) the timestamp of the message to pin. For example, 1234567890.123456.

Unpin a Message

Unpins a message from a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel
• Direct message
• Direct message to multiple people

Public channel

Select or map a public channel whose message you want to unpin.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel whose message you want to unpin.

User

Select or map a user whose message you want to unpin.

Direct message to multiple people

Select or map a direct message to multiple people you want to unpin.

Message ID (timestamp)

Enter (map) the timestamp of the message to unpin. For example, 1234567890.123456.

Users

You can watch, search, list, retrieve, invite and kick a user using the following modules.

Watch Users

Triggers when a new user is added or an existing user has changed. Only emit the latest change since the last scenario run.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack user account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of users Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

When setting the schedule to run your Watch Slack Users scenario, the Advanced Scheduling option to choose a Start Date is restricted to Slack users with a premium account.

Search for User

Retrieves a single user by looking them up by their registered email address.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Email

Enter the email address of the user you want to search for.

List Users

Returns a list of all users in a workspace.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of users Boost.space Integrator will return during one cycle. The default value is 2.

Get a User

Returns details about a member to a workspace.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

User ID

Enter (map) the User ID of the user you want to retrieve information about.

Invite Users

Invites 1-30 users to a public or private channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel

Public channel

Select or map a public channel to add the users.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel to add the users.

Users

Select the users you want to add to the channel.

Kick a User

Removes a user from a channel.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel type

Select the channel type:

• Public channel
• Private channel

Public channel

Select or map a public channel whose user you want to remove.

Private channel

Select or map a private channel whose user you want to remove.

Users

Select the user you want to remove from the channel.

Reminders

You can list, retrieve, create, complete, and delete a reminder using the following modules.

List Reminders

Lists all reminders created by or for a given user.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Limit

Set the maximum number of reminders Boost.space Integrator will return during one execution cycle. The default value is 2.

Get a Reminder

Returns details about a reminder.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Reminder ID

Enter (map) the ID of the reminder you want to retrieve information about. For example, Rm12345678.

Create a Reminder

Creates a reminder.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Text

Enter (map) the content to appear in the reminder.

Time

Enter (map) the time when this reminder should happen. Enter the Unix timestamp (up to five years from now), the number of seconds until the reminder (if within 24 hours), or a natural language description. For example, in 15 minutes every Thursday.

User

Select or map the user you want to create a reminder for.

Complete a Reminder

Completes a reminder.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Reminder ID

Enter (map) the ID of the reminder you want to mark as complete. For example, Rm12345678.

Delete a Reminder

Removes a reminder.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Reminder ID

Enter (map) the ID of the reminder you want to delete. For example, Rm12345678.

Events

You can watch new events using the following module.

New Event

Triggers when a new message or other events are created.

Webhook name

Enter (map) a name for the webhook.

Event type

Select the event type:

• New channel message
• New private channel message
• New IM message
• New MP IM message
• New reaction
• New file

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Channel

Select or map a channel whose event you want to watch.

Profile

You can set a status in events using the following module.

Set a Status

Update a user’s current status.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

Status text

Enter (map) the status text. You can enter up to 100 characters.

Status emoji

Enter (map) the status emojis enabled for the slack team. For example, :train:. The list of possible emojis can be found in the Slack Emoji Cheat Sheet.

Status expiration

Enter (map) the Unix Timestamp of when the status will expire.

Other

Make an API Call

Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Connection

Establish a connection to your Slack account.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://slack.com/api/. For example: /list.conversations

Method

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don’t have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use – List Subaccounts

The following API call returns the subaccounts from your Slack account:

URL:

/1.0/subaccounts/list

Method:

GET

Matches of the search can be found in the module’s Output under Bundles > Body. In our example, 4 subaccounts were returned:

Scopes

Add a Reaction

channels , groups , im , mpim , reactions

Add a Star

stars , channels , groups , im , mpim

Archive a Channel

channels , groups , im , mpim

Complete a Reminder

reminders

Create a Channel

users , channels , groups

Create a Message

chat , chat .public, chat .customize, channels , groups , im , mpim , users

Create a Reminder

reminders , users

Create a Text File

files , channels , groups , im , mpim , files

Create a Text File (Deprecated)

files , channels , groups , im , mpim

Delete a File

files

Delete a Message

chat

Delete a Reminder

reminders

Disable Do Not Disturb Mode

dnd

Disable Snooze Mode

dnd

Download a File

files

Enable Do Not Disturb Mode

dnd

Get a Channel

channels , groups , im , mpim

Get a File

files

Get a Private Channel Message

groups

Get a Private Channel Message v2

groups

Get a Public Channel Message

channels

Get a Reminder

reminders

Get a User

users , users .email

Get a User’s Do Not Disturb Status

dnd , users

Get My Info

identity.basic

Invite a User to Workspace

admin.users , admin.teams , admin.conversations

Invite Users

channels , channels , groups , groups , im:writeim , mpim , im , users

Join a Channel

channels

Kick a User

channels , channels , groups , groups , im , im , mpim , mpim , users

Leave a Channel

channels , groups , im , mpim

List Channels

channels , groups , im , mpim

List Files

files , channels , groups , users , im , mpim

List Members in a Channel

channels , groups , im , mpim

List Reactions

reactions , users

List Reminders

reminders

List Replies

channels , groups , im , mpim , channels , groups , im , mpim

List Saved Items

stars

List Scheduled Messages

channels , groups , im , mpim , users

List Users

users , users .email

New Event

channels , emoji , files , channels , groups , channels , groups , im , mpim , reactions

Open a Conversation

im , mpim , users

Pin a Message

pins

Remove a Reaction

channels , groups , im , mpim , reactions

Remove a Star

stars

Remove Saved Item

stars

Save an Item

stars , channels , groups , im , mpim

Schedule a Message

chat , chat .public, chat .customize, channels , groups:readim , mpim , users

Search for Message

search

Search for User

users , users .email

Set a Status

users.profile

Set the Purpose of a Channel

channels , groups , im , mpim , channels , groups , im , mpim

Set the Topic of a Channel

channels , groups , im , mpim , channels , groups , im , mpim

Unarchive a Channel

channels , groups , im , mpim

Unpin a Message

pins

Update a Message

chat , channels , groups , im , mpim , users

Upload a File

files , channels , groups , im , mpim , files

Upload a File (Deprecated)

files , channels , groups , im , mpim

Watch Direct Messages

im , im , users

Watch Files

files , channels , groups , users , im , mpim

Watch Multiparty Direct Messages

mpim , mpim

Watch Private Channel Messages

groups , groups

Watch Private Channel Messages v2

groups , groups

Watch Public Channel Messages

channels , channels

Watch Saved Items

stars

Watch Scheduled Messages

channels , groups , im , mpim , users

Watch Starred Messages

stars

Watch Users

users

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Legacy article, imported from the original Boost.space knowledge base (/knowledge-base/applications/communication/slack/).