Read Message History
Retrieve information about messages received on Slack.
If your workspace has a large number of channels, this card may exceed the 60 second time limit while trying to populate the Channel dropdown list. This timeout can also occur when testing a card.
Options
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel |
Name of the channel where the message was received.
 A maximum of 200 public channels will be displayed. Even if the number of public channels don't exceed 200, API limitations may prevent some channels from being listed in the Channel dropdown. The dropdown will display only those unarchived channels of which the user who created the Slack connection is a member. To specify a public channel that is not listed, select the If a failure occurs and no channels are listed in the dropdown, then only the |
Dropdown | TRUE |
| Use Date or Timestamp | Display option for when a message was received; options are Date or Timestamp. |
Dropdown | TRUE |
Input
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range | |||
If you selected the Date option, the following input fields will be avaiable: |
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| Start Date | Start of the date range, expressed in a standard date format (for example, March 26 2021 or 03-26-2021). | Date & Time | FALSE |
| End Date | End of the date range, expressed in a standard date format (for example, March 26 2021 or 03-26-2021). | Date & Time | FALSE |
If you selected the Timestamp option, the following input fields will be available: |
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| Start Timestamp | Start of the timestamp range, expressed in Unix time. | String | FALSE |
| End Timestamp | End of the timestamp range, expressed in Unix time. | String | FALSE |
Output
| Field | Definition | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Messages | ||
| Text | Content of the message. | String |
| Timestamp | Timestamp when the message was sent. | Date & Time |
| Author ID | ID of the user who sent the message. | String |