chat post Message

POST {{baseUrl}}/chat.postMessage

Sends a message to a channel.

Request Body

[{"name"=>"channel", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"as_user", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"attachments", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"blocks", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"icon_emoji", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"icon_url", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"link_names", "value"=>"<boolean>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"mrkdwn", "value"=>"<boolean>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"parse", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"reply_broadcast", "value"=>"<boolean>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"text", "value"=>"test", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"thread_ts", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"unfurl_links", "value"=>"<boolean>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"unfurl_media", "value"=>"<boolean>", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"username", "value"=>"<string>", "datatype"=>"string"}]

HEADERS

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
tokenstring(Required) Authentication token. Requires scope: chat:write
Content-Typestring

RESPONSES

status: OK

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_1024_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_1024_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_160&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_360&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_360_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_360_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_480&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_480_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_480_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_64&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_720&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_720_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_720_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_80&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_800&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_800_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_800_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_960&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_960_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_960_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_tiny&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;updated&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;url_private&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;url_private_download&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;user&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;user_team&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;},&quot;files&quot;:[{&quot;channels&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;comments_count&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;created&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;date_delete&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;display_as_bot&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;editable&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;editor&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;external_id&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;external_type&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;external_url&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;filetype&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;groups&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;has_rich_preview&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;image_exif_rotation&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;ims&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;is_public&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;is_starred&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;is_tombstoned&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;last_editor&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;mimetype&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;non_owner_editable&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;num_stars&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;original_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;original_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;permalink_public&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;pinned_info&quot;:&quot;\u003cobject\u003e&quot;,&quot;pinned_to&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;pretty_type&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;preview&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;public_url_shared&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;reactions&quot;:[{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;users&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;count&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;},{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;users&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;count&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;}],&quot;shares&quot;:{&quot;private&quot;:{},&quot;public&quot;:{}},&quot;size&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;source_team&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_1024&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_1024_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_1024_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_160&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_360&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_360_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_360_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_480&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_480_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_480_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_64&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_720&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_720_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_720_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_80&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_800&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_800_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_800_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_960&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_960_h&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_960_w&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;thumb_tiny&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;updated&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;url_private&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;url_private_download&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;user&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;user_team&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;}],&quot;icons&quot;:{&quot;emoji&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;image_64&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;},&quot;inviter&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;is_delayed_message&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;is_intro&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;is_starred&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;last_read&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;latest_reply&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;old_name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;parent_user_id&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;pinned_to&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;purpose&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;reactions&quot;:[{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;users&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;count&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;},{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;users&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;count&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;}],&quot;reply_count&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;reply_users&quot;:[&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;],&quot;reply_users_count&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;source_team&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;subscribed&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;subtype&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;team&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;thread_ts&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;topic&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;unread_count&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;upload&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;user&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;user_profile&quot;:{&quot;avatar_hash&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;image_72&quot;:&quot;\u003curi\u003e&quot;,&quot;first_name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;real_name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;display_name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;team&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;is_restricted&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;is_ultra_restricted&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;display_name_normalized&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;real_name_normalized&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;},&quot;user_team&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;}}