--- schema_version: "1" id: 6bbc5a937f1f4a9581e192c8ae9d63d4cbd982c264c730dd0b75eddf75b804b9 title: Send Slack Message Action collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/flow_ref_elements_actions_slack_send_message.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_actions_slack_send_message.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 2cb555f91d33aa217900ec360389800cec1884af1c566362ddc30f8d31a1e8e5 description: Send a message to a Slack channel, direct message, or the Messages tab of a Slack app. products: - Flow Builder - Salesforce Platform release: "264" --- # Send Slack Message Action Send a message to a Slack channel, direct message, or the Messages tab of a Slack app. ### Required Editions

Before using a core action for Slack, enable Salesforce for Slack integrations. In Flow Builder, add an Action element to your flow. In the New Action window, select **Slack**, and then select **Send Slack Message**. ## Set Connection Values for Slack

Input Parameter	Description
Slack App	Required. The Slack app that runs the action. Only Slack apps that are installed for the org are available. The input value evaluates to the Slack app ID.
Slack Workspace	Required. The Slack workspace where the Slack app is installed. Select a value or resource. The input value evaluates to the Slack workspace ID.
Execute Action As	The entity that runs the action. Valid values are: Slack App—Run the action as the Slack app that you selected in the Slack App field. It’s the default value. Run as Current User— Run the action as the user running the Invocable action. The user must be connected to Slack, otherwise the action fails.

Input Parameter

Description

Slack App

Required. The Slack app that runs the action. Only Slack apps that are installed for the org are available. The input value evaluates to the Slack app ID.

Slack Workspace

Required. The Slack workspace where the Slack app is installed. Select a value or resource. The input value evaluates to the Slack workspace ID.

Execute Action As

The entity that runs the action. Valid values are:

Slack App—Run the action as the Slack app that you selected in the Slack App field. It’s the default value.
Run as Current User— Run the action as the user running the Invocable action. The user must be connected to Slack, otherwise the action fails.

## Set Slack Message Details

Input Parameter	Description
Slack Conversation ID	Required. The ID of the channel or direct message to send the message to. Alternatively, specify a Slack user ID to send the message to the user via the Messages tab of the Slack app. Enter a value or select a resource. You can obtain the Slack conversation ID by logging in to Slack.com and launching Slack in your browser. The conversation ID is the last parameter in the URL. For example, in this URL, the conversation ID is `C56789FGHIJ`: `https://app.slack.com/client/T01234ABCDE/C56789FGHIJ`
Slack Message	Required. The message to send. For best results, include no more than 4,000 characters. Slack truncates messages containing more than 40,000 characters. Enter a value or select a resource. Slack supports text formatting with Slack `mrkdown`. To disable formatting for a plain text message that contains Slack `mrkdown`, use an escape sequence. Slack doesn’t support text formatting with HTML and renders rich text messages as plain text.
Salesforce Record ID	The record ID to send to the view. Defining a view is a pilot feature. For more information, see Define a View in the Apex SDK for Slack (Pilot) Guide.
Slack Message Timestamp	The timestamp of the Slack message. Specify a timestamp to start a Slack thread. Enter a value or select a resource. For example, enter `1234567890.123456`. The numerals before the period character (.) specify a Unix timestamp. The numerals after the period character specify microseconds. You can store the Slack Message Timestamp output parameter of the Send Slack Message, Edit Slack Message, or Send Message To Launch Flow action as a resource to use later.
View API Name	The API name of the view that the Slack message is sent with. Defining a view is a pilot feature. For more information, see Define a View in the Apex SDK for Slack (Pilot) Guide.

## Store Output Values | OUTPUT Parameter | Description | | --- | --- | | **Slack Message Timestamp** | The timestamp of the sent message. | ## Usage To use this action, you must accept the Slack Terms of Service in Setup and install one of the official Salesforce Slack apps in your Slack workspace. #### See Also - [Enable Salesforce for Slack Integrations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=slack.slack_apps_enable.htm&language=en_US) - [_Salesforce Admins_: How Admins Can Connect Salesforce and Slack](https://admin.salesforce.com/blog/2021/how-admins-can-connect-salesforce-and-slack)