Send Message - BlinkOps Documentation

Send a message to a channel, a single user or a group chat. Note:

When connecting via the Blink Bot, if the channel is private, the Blink App must be added to the channel in order to send messages.
When connection as a Slack User, the message will be sent on behalf of the authorized user who created the connection.

External DocumentationTo learn more, visit the Slack documentation.

Basic Parameters

Parameter	Description
Channel	Channel or private group or IM channel to send message to. Can be an encoded ID or a name.
Content	The message content, in text or blocks format. Learn more about Slack Blocks.
Send To	Choose the message destination from the following three options: * `Channel` - Send the message to a specified channel. * `Direct Message` - Send the message to a specified direct message. * `Group Chat` - Send the message to multiple users in a group chat.
Thread Timestamp	If the message is sent in a channel provide another message’s timestamp value to make this message a reply. Avoid using a reply’s timestamp value and use its parent instead. When a message is sent using this action a timestamp is retrieved in the ts output field. For example: `1747310472.409969`.
User Email	A single user to send the message to.
User Emails	A comma separated list of users to send the message to in a group chat.

Advanced Parameters

Parameter	Description
Disable Unfurl Links	When checked, Slack does not expand text-based links into rich previews. When unchecked, Slack expands text-based links into rich previews.
Disable Unfurl Media	When checked, Slack does not display supported images, videos, and other media inline. When unchecked, Slack displays supported media inline.
Mentions	A comma separated list of user emails to mention in the message.

Example Output

{
	"ok": true,
	"channel": "C03L2S98MM4",
	"ts": "1668526867.176019",
	"message": {
		"bot_id": "B02PJCV1QKB",
		"type": "message",
		"text": "example message text",
		"user": "U02P2RBCW6R",
		"ts": "1668526867.176019",
		"app_id": "A02NB62TUMN",
		"blocks": [
			{
				"type": "rich_text",
				"block_id": "uLIbW",
				"elements": [
					{
						"type": "rich_text_section",
						"elements": [
							{
								"type": "text",
								"text": "example message text"
							}
						]
					}
				]
			}
		],
		"team": "T01NVABR4UW",
		"bot_profile": {
			"id": "B02PJCV1QKB",
			"app_id": "A02NB62TUMN",
			"name": "Blink",
			"icons": {
				"image_36": "https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2021-12-16/2842727097478_e542ce7abd1ea0ec4846_36.jpg",
				"image_48": "https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2021-12-16/2842727097478_e542ce7abd1ea0ec4846_48.jpg",
				"image_72": "https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2021-12-16/2842727097478_e542ce7abd1ea0ec4846_72.jpg"
			},
			"deleted": false,
			"updated": 1639646274,
			"team_id": "T01NVABR4UW"
		}
	}
}

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