Here’s a list of all Cards available with the Slack integration:

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Start DM conversation

Use this Card to proactively start a conversation with a user.
  1. In Studio, add the Start DM Conversation card to your Workflow.
  2. In the Card’s User ID field, enter the user’s Slack ID.
Optionally, you can store the Card’s output in a variable. The output will contain the conversation ID and user ID associated with the new conversation.

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Retrieve Message

Use this Card to retrieve a specific message from Slack.
  1. In Studio, add the Retrieve Message Card to your Workflow.
  2. In the Timestamp field, add the message’s ts property. This is a unique identifier for individual Slack messages—you can retrieve a message’s ts programmatically using the Slack API.
  3. In the Channel field, add the channel in which the message was sent.
  4. Store the result in a variable.

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Add Reaction

Use this Card to add a reaction to a Slack message.
  1. In Studio, add the Add Reaction card to your Workflow.
  2. In the Reaction name field, enter the name of the reaction.
  3. In the Message ID field, enter a Botpress message ID.
To get the current message ID, you can read event.messageId.

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Sync Members

Use this Card to synchronize members of your Slack workspace with Botpress users. If any members of your Slack workspace don’t have a corresponding Botpress user ID, using this Card will create one for them. Optionally, you can store the Card’s output in a variable. The output will contain the number of members synced.

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Get User Profile

Use this Card to get information about a Slack user’s profile.
  1. In Studio, add the Get User Profile Card to your Workflow.
  2. In the User ID field, enter a Botpress user ID.
To get the current user ID, you can read event.userId.
  1. Store the result in a variable. The result will contain the user’s:
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address
  • Slack display name

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Update Channel Topic

Use this Card to update the topic of the Slack channel your bot is in.
  1. In Studio, add the Update Channel Topic Card to your Workflow.
  2. In the New Topic field, enter a new topic for the channel.
  3. In the Channel ID field, enter the ID of the channel whose topic you want to update.