Slack
Slack is a cloud-based messaging platform designed to improve communication and collaboration within teams. It offers features such as direct messaging, group chats, file sharing, and integration with numerous third-party applications to streamline workflows and enhance productivity in corporate environments.
Slack's integration with ZBrain enables these comprehensive capabilities:
Add Reaction to Message
Add an emoji reaction to a message.
Send Message To A User
Send a message to a user
Send Message To A Channel
Send a message to a channel
Request Approval from A User
Send an approval message to a user and then wait until the message is approved or disapproved.
Request Approval in a Channel
Send an approval message to a channel and then wait until the message is approved or disapproved.
Request Action from A User
Send a message to a user and wait until the user selects an action
Request Action in A Channel
Send a message in a channel and wait until an action is selected
Upload file
Upload the file without sharing it to a channel or user
Search messages
Searches for messages matching a query
Find User by Email
Finds a user by matching against their email address.
Find User by Handle
Finds a user by matching against their Slack handle.
Update message
Update an existing message
Create Channel
Creates a new channel.
Update Profile
Update basic profile fields such as name or title.
Get channel history
Retrieve all messages from a specific channel ("conversation") between specified timestamps.
Set User Status
Sets a user's custom status
Markdown to Slack format
Convert Markdown-formatted text to Slack's pseudo-markdown syntax
Custom API Call
Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint
How to Connect Slack to ZBrain Flow?
To integrate Slack with ZBrain Flow, follow these steps to select and utilize the desired capabilities:
- Search for the Slack Component: Search the Slack component within the ZBrain interface. 
- Select the Required Capability: From a range of comprehensive capabilities offered, select the desired element. 
Additional Settings to Create Slack Connection
Provide these details to set up the connection:
- Connection Name: Designate a unique name for this connection to easily identify it among others. 
- Connect: Click to authenticate and establish a connection with Slack using your account credentials. 
Additional Settings to Add Reaction to Message
- Connection: Select the previously configured Slack connection to interact with. 
- Channel: Specify the Slack channel ID where the message is located. 
- Message Timestamp: Enter the unique timestamp of the message to which you want to add a reaction. 
- Reaction (emoji) name: Provide the name of the emoji to use as a reaction, like :+1: for a thumbs up. 
Additional Settings to Send Message To A User
- Connection: Choose your configured Slack connection for sending messages. 
- User: Enter the Slack user ID to whom the message will be sent. 
- Message: Type the message you wish to send to the user. 
- Username: Specify the username of the bot that will appear as the sender. 
- Profile Picture: Provide a URL for the profile picture to represent the bot. 
- Block Kit Blocks: Enter JSON formatted Slack Block Kit components to structure the message. 
Additional Settings to Send Message To A Channel
- Connection: Select the configured Slack connection for sending channel messages. 
- Channel: Choose the Slack channel where the message will be posted. 
- Message: Write the content of the message to be sent to the channel. 
- Username: Specify the username of the bot that will appear as the sender in the channel. 
- Profile Picture: Provide the URL for the profile picture to represent the bot. 
- Attachment: Attach files to the message by providing URLs. 
- Threads: Enter the timestamp of a parent message to send this as a reply in a thread. 
- Block Kit Blocks: Input JSON formatted Slack Block Kit components to structure the message elaborately. 
Additional Settings to Request Approval from A User
- Connection: Choose the configured Slack connection to interact with users. 
- User: Select the specific user in Slack to request approval from. 
- Message: Input the message detailing what approval is being requested. 
- Username: Specify the username of the bot that will appear when requesting approval. 
- Profile Picture: Provide the URL for the profile picture to be used by the bot when sending the request. 
Additional Settings to Request Approval in a Channel
- Connection: Choose the configured Slack connection for channel interactions. 
- Channel: Select the Slack channel where approval is to be requested. 
- Message: Enter the approval request message to be posted in the selected channel. 
- Username: Specify the bot's username that will appear when sending the approval request. 
- Profile Picture: Provide the URL for the profile picture to be used by the bot in the approval request. 
Additional Settings to Request Action from a User
- Connection: Select the configured Slack connection to interact with users. 
- User: Choose the Slack user from whom an action is requested. 
- Message: Type the message to send, prompting the user for action. 
- Action Buttons: Add interactive buttons that the user can click to respond to the request. 
- Username: Specify the username of the bot that will appear when sending the message. 
- Profile Picture: Provide the URL for the bot's profile picture to use when sending the message. 
Additional Settings to Request Action in a Channel
- Connection: Choose the configured Slack connection to interact with a channel. 
- Channel: Select the Slack channel where the action request will be posted. 
- Message: Enter the message to prompt channel members for action. 
- Action Buttons: Configure interactive buttons for channel members to respond to the request. 
- Username: Specify the username of the bot that will display when the message is posted. 
- Profile Picture: Provide the URL for the bot's profile picture to be shown in the message. 
Additional Settings to Upload File
- Connection: Choose the Slack connection through which the file will be uploaded. 
- Attachment: Upload the file to be shared in Slack. 
- Title: Provide a title for the uploaded file (optional). 
- Filename: Specify the name of the file as it should appear in Slack. 
- Channel: Select the Slack channel where the file will be posted. 
Additional Settings to Search Messages
- Connection: Select the appropriate Slack connection for executing the search. 
- Search query: Enter the keywords or phrases to search for within Slack messages. 
Additional Settings to Find Users by Email
- Connection: Choose the relevant Slack connection to use for this operation. 
- Email: Input the email address to search for the corresponding Slack user. 
Additional Settings to Find User by Email Handle
- Connection: Choose the relevant Slack connection to use for this operation. 
- Handle: Input the user handle (display name), omitting the "@" symbol, to find the corresponding Slack user. 
Additional Settings to Update Message
- Connection: Choose the existing Slack connection. 
- Channel: Select the channel containing the message to be updated. 
- Message Timestamp: Enter the timestamp of the original message you want to modify. 
- Message: Input the updated message text to replace the existing content. 
- Block Kit blocks: Optionally, add Slack’s Block Kit components to format the updated message content. For this, see https://api.slack.com/block-kit for specs. - . 
Additional Settings to Create Channel
- Connection: Choose the Slack connection to use. 
- Channel Name: Specify the name of the new channel. 
- Is Private?: Toggle to specify if the channel should be private. 
Additional Settings to Update Profile
- Connection: Select the Slack connection to use. 
- First Name: Enter the first name for the user profile. 
- Last Name: Enter the last name for the user profile. 
- Email: Update the user's email address; note this will notify both old and new addresses. 
- User: Specify the user ID to update; only admins can update other user profiles. 
Additional Settings to Get Channel History
- Connection: Select the Slack connection to use. 
- Channel: Enter the ID of the Slack channel to retrieve history. 
- Oldest: Set the oldest message timestamp to include in the results. 
- Latest: Specify the latest message timestamp to retrieve up to. 
- Inclusive: Toggle to include messages with the specified oldest or latest timestamps. 
- Include all metadata: Choose to retrieve all metadata associated with each message. 
Additional Settings to Set User Status
- Connection: Choose your Slack connection. 
- Text: Enter the text for the user status. 
- Emoji: Specify an emoji shortcode to display with the status, such as :smile:. 
- Expires at: Enter a Unix timestamp, after which the status will expire; leave blank for a non-expiring status. 
Additional Settings to Markdown to Slack Format
- Markdown text: Input your markdown text to convert it into Slack's message formatting style. 
Additional Settings to Custom API Call
- Connection: Select your Slack connection. 
- URL: Enter the endpoint URL for the custom API call. 
- Method: Choose the HTTP method for the API call, like GET or POST. 
- Headers: Add custom headers as needed for the API request. 
- Query Parameters: Define query parameters to include in the API request. 
- Body: Input the JSON or other data to be sent in the API request body. 
- No Error on Failure: Enables a process to continue without stopping or flagging an error if a step fails. 
- Timeout: Set a timeout in seconds for the API call. 
- User token: Toggle to use user token instead of bot token 
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