Create Ephemeral Post

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Parameter	Description
Channel ID	The ID of the channel to post the ephemeral message in.
Message	The content of the ephemeral post. Can be formatted with Markdown format.
User ID	The ID of the user. Can be obtained from the `List Users` action.

Parameter

Description

Channel ID

The ID of the channel to post the ephemeral message in.

Message

The content of the ephemeral post. Can be formatted with Markdown format.

User ID

The ID of the user. Can be obtained from the List Users action.

Example Output

{
	"id": "string",
	"create_at": -9007199254740991,
	"update_at": -9007199254740991,
	"delete_at": -9007199254740991,
	"edit_at": -9007199254740991,
	"user_id": "string",
	"channel_id": "string",
	"root_id": "string",
	"original_id": "string",
	"message": "string",
	"type": "string",
	"props": {},
	"hashtag": "string",
	"file_ids": [
		"string"
	],
	"pending_post_id": "string",
	"metadata": {
		"embeds": [
			{
				"type": "image",
				"url": "string",
				"data": {}
			}
		],
		"emojis": [
			{
				"id": "string",
				"creator_id": "string",
				"name": "string",
				"create_at": 0,
				"update_at": 0,
				"delete_at": 0
			}
		],
		"files": [
			{
				"id": "string",
				"user_id": "string",
				"post_id": "string",
				"create_at": 0,
				"update_at": 0,
				"delete_at": 0,
				"name": "string",
				"extension": "string",
				"size": 0,
				"mime_type": "string",
				"width": 0,
				"height": 0,
				"has_preview_image": true
			}
		],
		"images": {},
		"reactions": [
			{
				"user_id": "string",
				"post_id": "string",
				"emoji_name": "string",
				"create_at": 0
			}
		],
		"priority": {
			"priority": "",
			"requested_ack": true,
			"persistent_notifications": true
		},
		"acknowledgements": [
			{
				"user_id": "string",
				"post_id": "string",
				"acknowledged_at": 0
			}
		]
	}
}

Integrations

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Example Output

Workflow Library Example

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​Workflow Library Example

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Workflow Library Example