OpenIntegrations/docs/en/md/Slack/Message-management/Send-message.md

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Send message

Sends a message at a selected hour

Function SendMessage(Val Token, Val Channel, Val Text = "", Val SendingDate = "", Val Blocks = "") Export

Parameter	CLI option	Type	Description
Token	--token	String	Bot token
Channel	--channel	String	Channel ID
Text	--text	String	Message text
SendingDate	--date	Date	Sending date for delayed message
Blocks	--blocks	Array of Structure	JSON array of block descriptions

Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Slack

    Token   = "xoxb-6965308400114-696804637...";
    Channel = "C06UFNUTKUL";

    // Text

    Text   = "TestMessage1";
    Result = OPI_Slack.SendMessage(Token, Channel, Text);

    // With attachments (picture block in the example)

    Text       = "Message with picture";
    Image      = "https://openyellow.neocities.org/test_data/picture.jpg";
    BlockArray = New Array;

    Block = OPI_Slack.GenerateImageBlock(Image, "Image");
    BlockArray.Add(Block);

    Result = OPI_Slack.SendMessage(Token, Channel, Text, , BlockArray);

    // Sheduled

    Text = "Sheduled message";
    Hour = 3600;
    Day  = 24;

    SendingDate = OPI_Tools.GetCurrentDate() + (Day * Hour);
    Result      = OPI_Slack.SendMessage(Token, Channel, Text, SendingDate);

    
  oint slack SendMessage --token %token% --channel "C070VPMKN8J" --text "TestMessage" --date %date% --blocks %blocks%

{
  "ok": true,
  "channel": "C06UFNUTKUL",
  "ts": "1714146538.221929",
  "message": {
  "user": "U06UG1CAYH2",
  "type": "message",
  "ts": "1714146538.221929",
  "bot_id": "B06TZ0MJV5M",
  "app_id": "A06TYNH45RV",
  "text": "TestMessage",
  "team": "T06UD92BS3C",
  "bot_profile": {
  "id": "B06TZ0MJV5M",
  "app_id": "A06TYNH45RV",
  "name": "OpenIntegrations",
  "icons": {
  "image_36": "https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/img/plugins/app/bot_36.png",
  "image_48": "https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/img/plugins/app/bot_48.png",
  "image_72": "https://a.slack-edge.com/80588/img/plugins/app/service_72.png"
  },
  "deleted": false,
  "updated": 1713205238,
  "team_id": "T06UD92BS3C"
  },
  "blocks": [
  {
  "type": "rich_text",
  "block_id": "MO6",
  "elements": [
  {
  "type": "rich_text_section",
  "elements": [
  {
  "type": "text",
  "text": "TestMessage"
  }
  ]
  }
  ]
  }
  ]
  }
  }