Teams - Send Channel Message
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Overview
You can use this Snap to send/reply to a message in the specified channel.
Snap Type
Teams - Send Channel Message Snap is a Write-type Snap that sends a text message to a channel.
Prerequisites
None.
Support for Ultra Pipelines
Works in Ultra Pipelines.
Limitations
Does not work with application-based accounts.
You can send up to a maximum of 3000 messages per app per day, to a given channel.
Known Issues
None.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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Input | Document |
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| A document containing the body of the message, team ID, or channel ID. |
Output | Document |
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| A document containing details of the message such as the message ID. |
Error | Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter while running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:
Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines. |
Snap Settings
Asterisk (*): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
Expression icon (): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
Add icon (): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
Remove icon (): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
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Label*
Default Value: Send Channel Message | String | Specify a unique name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline. |
Message*
Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Specify the message to send to the specified channel. You can either use plain text or rich text using the markdown supported by Microsoft Teams. See the input for the Message field of Send Channel Message Snap in the Example Pipeline below, for more details. |
Team ID*
Default Value: N/A | String/Expression/Suggestion | Specify the ID of the team. Alternatively, click the icon to fetch a list of team IDs associated with the account. |
Channel ID*
Default Value: N/A | String/Expression/Suggestion | Specify the ID of the target channel. Alternatively, click the icon to fetch a list of channel IDs associated with the specified team. |
Existing Message ID (if reply)
Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Specify the ID of the message for which to post a reply. |
Number of Retries
Default Value: 0 | String/Expression | Specify the number of attempts the Snap makes to perform the selected operation in case of connection failure/unsuccessful attempts. To avoid 502 Bad Gateway error Use a higher value (such as 3, 4, or more) in this field to ensure the Snap/Pipeline runs successfully. |
Retry Interval (seconds)
Default Value: 1 | String/Expression | Specify the time interval in seconds between |