How can I create private Slack channel and invite users to it via the Workato Slack connector?
Hi, I have a use case in which I would like to use Slack to privately inform my employees of pending tasks that they have fallen behind on. Simply put, my use case is to use a Workato recipe to create a private Slack channel between an employee and me. Then, with this private slack channel, I can communicate privately with each particular employee privately. Please let me know if this is possible using your Slack connector.
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Bryan Yap
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almost 6 years ago
Hi Saul, this use case is indeed possible using our Slack connector's `Custom HTTP action`. Essentially, your recipe will need to consist of the following actions:
Create private channel using Slack connector (Custom HTTP action)
Invite user to Slack channel using Slack connector
As the first action of creating a private channel is not directly supported as a native action in the Workato Slack connector, you will need to read through the Slack API documentation at https://api.slack.com/methods/conversations.create for more details on what data format and data needs to be passed to Slack.
For your reference, I am also attaching a screenshot of the Custom HTTP action in step 1 below. Take a look at it and you should be able to figure out which Slack endpoint I am pointing the action to as well as what data format I am sending over to create the private Slack channel.
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Bryan Yap
said
almost 6 years ago
Hi Saul, this use case is indeed possible using our Slack connector's `Custom HTTP action`. Essentially, your recipe will need to consist of the following actions:
Create private channel using Slack connector (Custom HTTP action)
Invite user to Slack channel using Slack connector
As the first action of creating a private channel is not directly supported as a native action in the Workato Slack connector, you will need to read through the Slack API documentation at https://api.slack.com/methods/conversations.create for more details on what data format and data needs to be passed to Slack.
For your reference, I am also attaching a screenshot of the Custom HTTP action in step 1 below. Take a look at it and you should be able to figure out which Slack endpoint I am pointing the action to as well as what data format I am sending over to create the private Slack channel.
Saul Macht
How can I create private Slack channel and invite users to it via the Workato Slack connector?
Hi, I have a use case in which I would like to use Slack to privately inform my employees of pending tasks that they have fallen behind on. Simply put, my use case is to use a Workato recipe to create a private Slack channel between an employee and me. Then, with this private slack channel, I can communicate privately with each particular employee privately. Please let me know if this is possible using your Slack connector.
Hi Saul, this use case is indeed possible using our Slack connector's `Custom HTTP action`. Essentially, your recipe will need to consist of the following actions:
Bryan Yap
Hi Saul, this use case is indeed possible using our Slack connector's `Custom HTTP action`. Essentially, your recipe will need to consist of the following actions: