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Use this Snap to send messages to a fellow team member, group, or channel that you have the permissions to.

Prerequisites

Add Valid valid Slack Scopes based on the intended operation. See Required Slack Scopes below for details.

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Parameter NameData TypeDescriptionDefault ValueExample 
LabelString
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File Writer
File Writer
nopaneltrue
N/ASend Message
MessageString/ExpressionRequired. Enter the message to send to the recipients. See Formatting Messages for instructions to format your message text in the same manner as allowed in the web/desktop versions of Slack, using markup syntaxes.N/AHello there!
Target TypeDrop-down list

Select an option from the following list of permitted Target Types and specify the corresponding details needed:

  • Public Channel. To send the message to one of the public channels in the workspace. Requires Channel.
  • Private Channel/Group. To send the message to a private channel or group within the workspace. You must be a participant of the respective channel or group. Requires Channel.
  • Users. To send the message to one or more individual users. Requires Users.
Public ChannelPrivate Channel/Group
ChannelString/Expression/Suggestion

Required for Target Types - Public Channel and Private Channel/Group

Click the Image Modified icon and select a channel from the suggested values. To add more channels, enter comma-separated values manually in one of the following formats: 

  • #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

Click the Image Modified icon and 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@user.name:W01A94P7MK1
Timestamp (if thread reply)String/ExpressionTo reply to a message you received, enter or pass the Epoch timestamp of the received message.N/A1601469028
Broadcast ReplyCheck boxSelect this check box to broadcast a reference to the threaded reply to the parent conversation.Not selectedSelected
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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