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Retrieve channel details from Slack as Wrkbot

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Retrieve channel details in Slack.Outcome: Success

Application

  • Slack Wrkbot

Inputs (what you have)

Name

Description

Data Type

Required?

Example

Slack connected account

Connected Account

Yes

Channel ID

Channel, private group, or IM channel to retrieve details for. Example: C1234567890

Text (Short)

Yes

Outputs (what you get)

Name

Description

Data Type

Required?

Example

Name

The name of the channel without a leading hash sign

Text (Short)

No

Topic

Information about the channel topic

Text (Short)

No

Purpose

Information about the channel purpose

Text (Short)

No

Creator

The ID of the member that created the conversation

Text (Short)

No

Created datetime

The timestamp when the conversation was created

Datetime

No

Updated datetime

The timestamp when the channel settings were last updated

Datetime

No

Conversation host ID

The ID indicating the "host" of the shared channel

Text (Short)

No

Number of members

The count of members in the conversation

Number

No

Is archived?

Indicates if the conversation is archived

True/False

No

Is channel?

Indicates if the conversation is a channel

True/False

No

Is externally shared?

Indicates if the conversation is part of a shared channel with a remote organization

True/False

No

Is general?

Indicates if the channel is the workspace's 'general' discussion channel

True/False

No

Is group?

Indicates if the conversation is a private channel

True/False

No

Is direct message?

Indicates if the conversation is a direct message between two individuals or a user and a bot

True/False

No

Is member?

Indicates if the user or app making the API call is a member of the conversation

True/False

No

Is multi-person DM?

Indicates if the conversation represents an unnamed private conversation between multiple users

True/False

No

Is organization shared?

Indicates if the shared channel is shared between Enterprise Grid workspaces within the same org

True/False

No

Is pending externally shared?

Indicates if the conversation is ready to become an externally shared channel but needs approval

True/False

No

Is private?

Indicates if the conversation is privileged between two or more members

True/False

No

Is read only?

Indicates if the conversation is read-only for the user making the API call

True/False

No

Is shared?

Indicates if the conversation is shared between multiple workspaces

True/False

No

Outcomes

Name

Description

Success

This status is selected if the job has successfully completed.

Requirements

  • N/A

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