Sends a message to a Slack workspace. This operation requires a JSON payload and a Slack Messaging Account Code. The JSON must be formatted according to Slack's API standards.
All Slack operations require a Slack Messaging Account. |
Property Name | Property Code | Required | Description |
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Property Name | Property Code | Required | Description |
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Input Name | Input Code | Required | Description |
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Slack Account | FDSLACK_INP_CLOUD_ACCT_CODE | Yes | Slack account code from Topology->Integrations->Messaging |
Message JSON | FDSLACK_INP_MESSAGE_JSON | Yes | JSON for slack message. Formatted based on Slack API . @since 5.3.0.2 This input now allows FlexDeploy property replacement notation to be used. e.g. ${{FD_ENVIRONMENT_CODE}} This can be useful for writing dynamic message content. |
Output Name | Description |
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FDSLACK_OUT_MESSAGE_TS | Resulting Slack Message Id (TS id) of the newly created message. This can be used start or reply to threads. |
This operation delegates the consume artifacts decision to the workflow developer.
This operation delegates the selection to the workflow developer to determine.
This operations delegates the execution to the workflow developer to decide.
Below is a message JSON payload example. This will send a message to a channel called flexdeploy-demo.
{ "channel": "flexdeploy-demo", "icon_url": "https://life.meetnext.com/favicon.ico", "as_user": false, "username": "FlexDeploy", "text":"This is a test message for FlexDeploy's slack plugin" } |
Below is the final result in the flexdeploy-demo channel.
A more complex message JSON can be found below.
{ "channel": "random", "blocks": [ { "type": "section", "text": { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "Danny Torrence left the following review for your property:" } }, { "type": "section", "block_id": "section567", "text": { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "<https://google.com|Overlook Hotel> \n :star: \n Doors had too many axe holes, guest in room 237 was far too rowdy, whole place felt stuck in the 1920s." }, "accessory": { "type": "image", "image_url": "https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple3/v4/d3/72/5c/d3725c8f-c642-5d69-1904-aa36e4297885/source/256x256bb.jpg", "alt_text": "Haunted hotel image" } }, { "type": "section", "block_id": "section789", "fields": [ { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Average Rating*\n1.0" } ] } ] } |
This is the final result in the "random" channel.