Blocks
for the Slack Interactivity actions, it’s essential to remember that the Slack Block syntax differs from the syntax required in the Slack Interactivity blocks section.Slack Block Syntax- Examples
Open General Settings in Blink
Connect Blink to Slack
Grant Slack Permissions to Blink
Confirm Connection to Slack
Add Slack Interactivity Action to Workflow
Choose 'Send Message' as Action Type
Fill in the Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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Action Type | Choose the Send Message or Update Message Action Type. |
To | The recipients email address or Slack channel. |
Blocks | Array of blocks that compose the message. Must include at least one action block. |
Thread Timestamp (ts) | The thread timestamp(only if sent to (Slack channel). |
Timeout in minutes (optional) | Timeout in minutes for the recipient to respond. |
Advanced- Include user info | Includes the users information together with their response. |
Advanced- Keep blocks after user response | Keep the interactivity blocks after the user responds to the message , together with the users response. |
Create or Select Slack Connection
Run a Test Execution of the Step
Once these steps are completed, you can select the button to execute a trial run of the step or the test run button to execute a test run of your Workflow.
Respond to Slack Message in Channel
Processing your response...
. It is up to the creator of the Workflow to decide what to do with the interaction.View Slack Response in Workflow Output
Select the 'Update Message' Action Type
Fill in The Required Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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Action Type | Choose the Send Message or Update Message Action Type. |
Channel ID | The ID of the channel. |
To | The recipients email address. |
Blocks | Array of blocks that compose the message. Must include at least one action block. |
Timestamp (ts) | Timestamp of the message to be updated. |
Timeout in minutes (optional) | Timeout in minutes for the recipient to respond. |
Response message | A message the recipient of the question will receive after responding. |
channel
and ts
(TimeStamp) values above from the output of the response message created in your Slack channel.View Updated Message in Slack
blocks
section of your Workflow: