Overview

Use this Snap to delete one or messages you have sent to a Public Channel/Private Group/User based on their timestamps.

Prerequisites

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

Required Slack Scopes

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

To	Bot Token Accounts (`scope`)	User Token Accounts (`user_scope`)
Post messages in approved channels & conversations	`chat:write`	`chat:write`
Start direct messages with people	`im:write`	`im:write`
Read direct messages based on their IDs	`im:read`	`im:read`
View lists of channels and users to select from	`users:read`	`users:read`

Support for Ultra Pipelines

Works in Ultra Pipelines.

Limitations

Snaps in this Snap Pack use conditional display/hiding of fields. So, ensure that you always use the New Form UI (and not the classic UI) for the Snaps to function as designed/expected.

Known Issues

None.

Snap Input and Output

Input/Output	Type of View	Number of Views	Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps	Description

Input/Output	Type of View	Number of Views	Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps	Description
Input	Document	Min: 0 Max: 1	Mapper JSON Generator Copy Sort Search (Slack)	A document containing one or more timestamps of the original messages to be deleted.
Output	Document	Min: 0 Max: 1	Mapper JSON Formatter CSV Parser	A document containing details of one or more messages deleted.

Snap Settings

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Default Value	Example

Parameter Name	Data Type	Description	Default Value	Example
Label	String		N/A
Target Type	Drop-down list	Select an option from the following 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. 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. Requires Channel. Users. To delete the message sent to one or more individual users. Requires Users.	Public Channel	Private Channel/Group
Channel	String/Expression/Suggestion	Required for Target Types - Public Channel and Private Channel/Group. Click the 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
Users	String/Expression/Suggestion	Required for Target Type - Users. Click the 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	String/Expression/Suggestion	Required. To delete one or more messages you sent earlier, enter or pass their Epoch timestamps separated by a comma.	N/A	1601469028.000100
Snap Execution	Drop-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 only	Validate & Execute

Delete Message