Invite to Channel

Updated on 26 Jan 2023
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Step Details
Introduced in Version	4.0.0
Last Modified in Version	7.12.0
Location	Integration > Slack Messenger

The Invite to Channel step will send an invitation to a user to join an existing channel. The invited user must have an account on the workspace in order for the step to succeed. This step is not used to invite external users to the channel.

Prerequisites

The following step requires the Slack Module to be installed in order for the steps to appear within the toolbox. In addition, the OAuth token requires the following scope. channels:manage.

Properties

Inputs

Property	Description	Data Type
Channel ID	Id of the specified channel	String
User Id List	A list of String values representing the User	Int32

Outputs

Property		Description	Data Type
Error
	Error info	String containing the HTTPErrorCode along with an Error Message returned.	String
Result
	RESULT	Output containing the configuration information for the channel created in Slack	String

Example Inputs and Outputs

Channel ID	User ID List	Output
C04M2E8EEL9	U03G2TDQB8, U02A1BALO3	Users are invited to the channel
C04M2E8EEL9	U24D3GALB6	Error returned: user_not_found
C04M2E8EEL9	List containing an existing user in the channel	Error returned: already_in channel
Null Value	U03G2TDQB8, U02A1BALO3	Error returned: Value cannot be null
Empty String	U03G2TDQB8, U02A1BALO3	Error returned: channel_not_found

Common Errors

Already in channel

The error appears when a specified user in the list is currently a member of the channel. Remove the user id from the list or from the channel and rerun the step.

User not found

The following error appears when an ID for a user is incorrect. Ensure that the IDs of the users are entered correctly and represent users that are members of the workspace.

Related Information

Slack Module

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