Slack · Example Payload

Slack Web Message Example

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Slack Web Message Example is an example object payload from Slack, with 20 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

typesubtypechannelusertexttsthread_tsreply_countreply_users_countlatest_replyreply_usersblocksattachmentsfilesreactionseditedbot_idbot_profilemetadatapermalink

Example Payload

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{
  "type": "example_value",
  "subtype": "example_value",
  "channel": "example_value",
  "user": "example_value",
  "text": "example_value",
  "ts": "example_value",
  "thread_ts": "example_value",
  "reply_count": 10,
  "reply_users_count": 10,
  "latest_reply": "example_value",
  "reply_users": [],
  "blocks": [],
  "attachments": [],
  "files": [],
  "reactions": [],
  "edited": "example_value",
  "bot_id": "500123",
  "bot_profile": "example_value",
  "metadata": "example_value",
  "permalink": "example_value"
}

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