This action has been deprecated and will no longer be available in new workflows.

Create a new thread by replying to a message in a channel or a private group or reply to an existing thread by providing the timestamp of the original message. NOTE: If the channel/group is private, the Blink application must be added to the channel to reply to messages in it.

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Basic Parameters

ParameterDescription
ChannelChannel, private group, or IM channel to send message to. Can be an encoded ID, or a name.
TextMessage contents.
Thread TimestampThe timestamp value of the thread’s original message. Avoid using a reply’s timestamp value, use its parent instead.

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Advanced Parameters

ParameterDescription
BlocksA JSON-based array of structured blocks.

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Example Output

{
	"ok": true,
	"channel": "C01NMAE3R1D",
	"ts": "1675699083.891499",
	"message": {
		"bot_id": "B02PJCV1QKB",
		"type": "message",
		"text": "example_reply",
		"user": "U02P2RBCW6R",
		"ts": "1675699083.891499",
		"app_id": "A02NB62TUMN",
		"blocks": [
			{
				"type": "rich_text",
				"block_id": "GK195",
				"elements": [
					{
						"type": "rich_text_section",
						"elements": [
							{
								"type": "text",
								"text": "example_reply"
							}
						]
					}
				]
			}
		],
		"team": "T01NNABR4UW",
		"bot_profile": {
			"id": "B02PPCV1QKB",
			"app_id": "A02NB62TUMN",
			"name": "example",
			"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"
		},
		"thread_ts": "1675697210.411979",
		"parent_user_id": "U02PPRBCW6R"
	}
}

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