methods

Methods

An interface for querying information from and enacting change in a Slack workspace.

Read the docs for explanations of concepts, or explore reference pages for specific functionalities.

Making a request

$ cd src/chat  # Navigate to a method family
$ slack install --environment local  # Create an app
$ vim chat_post_message.py  # Edit arguments
$ export SLACK_TOKEN=xoxb-example  # Set if unchanged
$ slack run chat_post_message.py  # Make the request

What's on call

blocks

• blocks.validate: Validates blocks, messages, and views Block Kit JSON payloads. Implementation.

chat

• chat.postMessage: Sends a message to a channel. Implementation.