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Create a temporary post only visible to a specific user in a channel. Required Permissions: create_post_ephemeral
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Parameters

ParameterDescription
Channel IDThe ID of the channel to post the ephemeral message in.
MessageThe content of the ephemeral post. Can be formatted with Markdown format.
User IDThe ID of the user. Can be obtained from the List Users action.

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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
			}
		]
	}
}

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Workflow Library Example

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