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Slack#

Use the Slack node to automate work in Slack, and integrate Slack with other applications. n8n has built-in support for a wide range of Slack features, including creating, archiving, and closing channels, getting users and files, as well as deleting messages.

On this page, you'll find a list of operations the Slack node supports and links to more resources.

Credentials

Refer to Slack credentials for guidance on setting up authentication.

Operations#

  • Channel
    • Archive a channel.
    • Close a direct message or multi-person direct message.
    • Create a public or private channel-based conversation.
    • Get information about a channel.
    • Get Many: Get a list of channels in Slack.
    • History: Get a channel's history of messages and events.
    • Invite a user to a channel.
    • Join an existing channel.
    • Kick: Remove a user from a channel.
    • Leave a channel.
    • Member: List the members of a channel.
    • Open or resume a direct message or multi-person direct message.
    • Rename a channel.
    • Replies: Get a thread of messages posted to a channel.
    • Sets purpose of a channel.
    • Sets topic of a channel.
    • Unarchive a channel.
  • File
    • Get a file.
    • Get Many: Get and filter team files.
    • Upload: Create or upload an existing file.
  • Message
    • Delete a message
    • Get permalink: Get a message's permalink.
    • Search for messages
    • Send a message
    • Update a message
  • Reaction
    • Add a reaction to a message.
    • Get a message's reactions.
    • Remove a reaction from a message.
  • Star
    • Add a star to an item.
    • Delete a star from an item.
    • Get Many: Get a list of an authenticated user's stars.
  • User
    • Get information about a user.
    • Get Many: Get a list of users.
    • Get User's Profile.
    • Get User's Status.
    • Update User's Profile.
  • User Group
    • Create a user group.
    • Disable a user group.
    • Enable a user group.
    • Get Many: Get a list of user groups.
    • Update a user group.

Templates and examples#

Slack chatbot powered by AI

by n8n Team

View template details
Advanced AI Demo (Presented at AI Developers #14 meetup)

by Max Tkacz

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Phishing Analysis - URLScan.io and VirusTotal

by n8n Team

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Browse Slack integration templates, or search all templates

Refer to Slack's documentation for more information about the service.

Required scopes#

Once you create a Slack app for your Slack credentials, you must add the appropriate scopes to your Slack app for this node to work. Start with the scopes listed in the Scopes | Slack credentials page.

If those aren't enough, use the table below to look up the resource and operation you want to use, then follow the link to Slack's API documentation to find the correct scopes.

Resource Operation Slack API method
Channel Archive conversations.archive
Channel Close conversations.close
Channel Create conversations.create
Channel Get conversations.info
Channel Get Many conversations.list
Channel History conversations.history
Channel Invite conversations.invite
Channel Join conversations.join
Channel Kick conversations.kick
Channel Leave conversations.leave
Channel Member conversations.members
Channel Open conversations.open
Channel Rename conversations.rename
Channel Replies conversations.replies
Channel Set Purpose conversations.setPurpose
Channel Set Topic conversations.setTopic
Channel Unarchive conversations.unarchive
File Get files.info
File Get Many files.list
File Upload files.upload
Message Delete chat.delete
Message Get Permalink chat.getPermalink
Message Search search.messages
Message Send chat.postMessage
Message Update chat.update
Reaction Add reactions.add
Reaction Get reactions.get
Reaction Remove reactions.remove
Star Add stars.add
Star Delete stars.remove
Star Get Many stars.list
User Get users.info
User Get Many users.list
User Get User's Profile users.profile.get
User Get User's Status users.getPresence
User Update User's Profile users.profile.set
User Group Create usergroups.create
User Group Disable usergroups.disable
User Group Enable usergroups.enable
User Group Get Many usergroups.list
User Group Update usergroups.update

What to do if your operation isn't supported#

If this node doesn't support the operation you want to do, you can use the HTTP Request node to call the service's API.

You can use the credential you created for this service in the HTTP Request node:

  1. In the HTTP Request node, select Authentication > Predefined Credential Type.
  2. Select the service you want to connect to.
  3. Select your credential.

Refer to Custom API operations for more information.