The Send direct message action enables you to send private messages to individual Slack users from your automation workflows.

Note: When we send a direct message to another user, the message will be sent via the app that you created. For example, AA Slack integration.

Settings

  • Use the Session name field to select one of the following options:
    • Session name: Enter the name of the session used during the Connect action.

      (Optional) Click the Insert a value icon to select an existing variable that you have used to store the default session name.

    • Variable: Enter the name of the variable that you have used to store the Slack session name.
  • Select one of the following options to identify the recipient:
    • User ID: Specify the Slack user ID.
    • Email: Specify the user email address.
  • Message: Specify the text message you want to send.
  • Assign message ID to a variable: Create or choose a String variable to store the posted message ID or timestamp.