Send Direct Message

Send a direct message to a Slack user on your team.

Options

Field Definition Type Required

Field	Definition	Type	Required
Unfurl URLs?	Indicates whether Slack should scan links found in messages and create attachments based on the link's contents.	True/False	TRUE
Field Type	Indicates which input field is used to identify the user; options are `User ID` or `Username`. Organizations with a large number of users may experience long execution times when selecting `Username`. Instead, select `User ID` to reduce execution time.	Dropdown	TRUE
Message Type	Format of the message. The options are `Plain Text` and `Blocks`; see Layout blocks.	Dropdown	FALSE

Unfurl URLs?

Indicates whether Slack should scan links found in messages and create attachments based on the link's contents.

True/False

TRUE

Field Type

Indicates which input field is used to identify the user; options are User ID or Username.

Organizations with a large number of users may experience long execution times when selecting Username. Instead, select User ID to reduce execution time.

Dropdown

TRUE

Message Type

Format of the message. The options are Plain Text and Blocks; see Layout blocks.

Dropdown

FALSE

Input

Input fields are dependent on the field type selection.

Field	Definition	Type	Required
Username	Slack username of the person to send the message to (without the @ symbol).	Text	TRUE
User ID	Unique identifier of the user.	Text	TRUE
Message (if Message Type is `Plain Text`)
Text	The text of the message. You can include the following in a message: emojis as `:owl:` channel names as `#channelname` group names as `@slack_owners` specific users as `<@slack_user_id>` commands as `/command`	Text	TRUE
Thread Timestamp	Timestamp of another message's `ts` value. See Retrieving individual messages. Note: Never use the `ts` value from a reply. Use the `ts` value of the reply's parent instead.	Text	FALSE
Message (if Message Type is `Blocks`)
Blocks	Blocks that comprise the message. Add a block by clicking + click to add item. See Layout blocks.	Text	TRUE
Notification Message	A fallback string to display in notifications.	Text	TRUE
Thread Timestamp	Timestamp of another message's `ts` value. See Retrieving individual messages. Note: Never use the `ts` value from a reply. Use the `ts` value of the reply's parent instead.	Text	FALSE

Output

Field	Definition	Type
Timestamp	Timestamp when the message was sent.	Text