Send Message To Channel
The Send Message To Channel step is used to send a message to the channel. Prerequisite User must have the following permissions:
Token Type | Permissions |
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Bot tokens | chat:write channels:read groups:read im:read mpim:read users:read.email |
User tokens | chat:write chat:write:user chat:write:bot channels:read groups:read im.read mpim.read users:read.email |
Reference API documentation: https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage
Configurations
No. | Field Name | Description |
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1 | Step Name | Name of the step. This name has to be unique in a single workflow. |
2 | Bot/User Access Token | Specify the generated Bot or User Access Token. The data type is Secure String. This is a mandatory field. |
3 | Test Connection | Verifies whether the connection is established or not. |
Input Tab
No. | Field Name | Description |
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Input Fields: | ||
1 | Channel | Specify the channel name to which you want to send the message. Data type: String. This field is mandatory. |
2 | Get | Click Get; if a connection is successfully established, it populates a list of channels. |
3 | Message | Specify the message you want to send to the channel. Data type: String. This field is mandatory. |
4 | API Request Delay | Provide an appropriate delay according to the rate limit of your Slack API. |
Output Tab
Field Name | Description |
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Output Field: | |
Message ID | Output field to hold the result of the successful plugin execution. The default label value for this field is “MessageID”. |