Send Direct Message

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://actionkit.useparagon.com/projects/{project_id}/actions/#SLACK_SEND_DIRECT_MESSAGE' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "action": "SLACK_SEND_DIRECT_MESSAGE",
  "parameters": {
    "memberId": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "botName": "<string>",
    "botIcon": "<string>",
    "blocks": {},
    "authenticatedUser": true,
    "additionalFields": {}
  }
}
'

POST

projects

{project_id}

actions

#SLACK_SEND_DIRECT_MESSAGE

Send Direct Message

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://actionkit.useparagon.com/projects/{project_id}/actions/#SLACK_SEND_DIRECT_MESSAGE' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "action": "SLACK_SEND_DIRECT_MESSAGE",
  "parameters": {
    "memberId": "<string>",
    "message": "<string>",
    "botName": "<string>",
    "botIcon": "<string>",
    "blocks": {},
    "authenticatedUser": true,
    "additionalFields": {}
  }
}
'

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Your Paragon User Token (JWT), which you can generate using your project's signing keys.

Path Parameters

project_id

string

required

Your Paragon Project ID. You can copy your Project ID from your dashboard URL or by clicking Copy Project ID under the Environment switcher.

Body

application/json

action

string

default:SLACK_SEND_DIRECT_MESSAGE

required

parameters

object

required

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parameters.memberId

string

required

Enter the member ID to send the message to. Defaults to the authenticated user if not provided.

parameters.message

string

required

Message

parameters.botName

string

Bot name : The name of the bot that sends this message.

parameters.botIcon

string

Bot icon : Can be either an image URL or an emoji available to your team (e.g. :dog:)

parameters.blocks

object

Block kit JSON : Use the Slack Block Kit Builder (https://app.slack.com/block-kit-builder) to design your message and copy the Payload here. (example: "{ "blocks": [ { "type": "section", "text": { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "Hello, this is a sample message using Slack blocks!" } }, { "type": "actions", "elements": [ { "type": "button", "text": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Click Me" }, "value": "click_me_123" } ] } ] }")

parameters.authenticatedUser

boolean

Send as authenticated user : If set to true, this message will appear to come from your authenticated Slack user instead of your application. Defaults to false.

parameters.additionalFields

object

Additional Fields : Specify additional fields to include on this message as JSON. Doc link: https://api.slack.com/reference/messaging/link-unfurling (example: "{ "text": "<https://api.slack.com|Slack API>", "unfurl_links": true }")

Response

200

Success

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