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Any action you want to perform within a Slack Workspace, additionally needs appropriate Scopes assigned to your app. See Scopes for more information See the Scope and Permissions article in Slack API documentation for the complete list and each Account page under Configuring Slack Accounts (Doc in Progress) for information on defining Scopes for your app.

To

Bot Token Accounts
(scope)

User Token Accounts
(user_scope)
Post messages in approved channels & conversationschat:writechat:write
Start direct messages with peopleim:writeim:write
Read direct messages based on their IDsim:readim:read
View lists of channels and users to select fromusers:readusers:read

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Parameter NameData TypeDescriptionDefault ValueExample 
LabelString
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N/A
Target TypeDrop-down list

Select

one of

an option from the following

options available in this drop-down list. The label and suggestions for the next field change based on the option selected from this drop-down list.

list of permitted Target Types and specify the corresponding details needed:

  • Public Channel: To delete the message sent to one of the public channels in the workspace.
(Next label: Channel)
  •  Requires Channel.
  • Private Channel/Group: To delete the message sent to a private channel or group within the workspace. You must be a participant of the respective channel or group. 
(Next label: Channel)
  • Requires Channel.
  • Users: To delete the message sent to one or more individual users. 
(Next label: Users)
  • Requires Users.
Public ChannelPrivate Channel/Group
Channel / UsersString/Expression/Suggestion

This label displays as either Channel or Users and the field refreshes the list of suggested values for the field based on the Target Type selected. Required for Target Types - Public Channel and Private Channel/Group

Select a recipient from the suggested values. To add more recipientschannels, enter comma-separated values manually in one of the following formats: 

Channel:

  • #channel.name:<11-character alphanumeric channel ID> OR
  • #channel.name OR
  • <11-character alphanumeric channel ID>
N/A#testprivate:G019B3ETYMB
UsersString/Expression/Suggestion

Required for Target Type - Users

Select a recipient from the suggested values. To add more recipients, enter comma-separated values manually in one of the following formats: 

  • @user.name:<11-character alphanumeric user ID> OR
  • @user.name OR
  • @<11-character alphanumeric user ID>
N/A#testprivate:G019B3ETYMB
OR 
@user.name:W01A94P7MK1
TimestampString/Expression/SuggestionRequired. To delete the message one or more messages you sent earlier, enter or pass its Epoch timestamptheir Epoch timestamps separated by a comma.N/A1601469028.000100
Snap ExecutionDrop-down list

Select one of the three following modes in which the Snap executes:

  • Validate & Execute. Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation, then performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only. Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled. Disables the Snap and all Snaps downstream from it.

Execute onlyValidate & Execute

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