Slack Reference

Visit this reference page to view Slack actions for Pilot Automation Actions. They allow you to configure sending messages to Slack channels and other setups.

slack.channel

Using YAML actions: slack.channel

Using Pilot JavaScript: $slack.channel(...)

Send a Slack message to a channel.

Inputs

This action action expects an object argument with the following properties:

• text (string)

  • The text of the message.

    If blocks is provided, then this becomes the text for the Slack notification.

• blocks (Array<{ [key: string]: any }> | null)

  • The blocks of the message.

    See https://api.slack.com/block-kit/building for more information.

• hook_url (string | null)

  • The webhook to send the Slack message to.

    If not provided, the message will be sent to the default configured channel for the Aviator account.

    See https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks for more information.

slack.direct

Using YAML actions: slack.direct

Using Pilot JavaScript: $slack.direct(...)

Send a Slack direct message to a user or group of users.

Inputs

This action action expects an object argument with the following properties:

• text (string)

  • The text of the message.

    If blocks is provided, then this becomes the text for the Slack notification.

• blocks (Array<{ [key: string]: any }> | null)

  • The blocks of the message.

    See https://api.slack.com/block-kit/building for more information.

• github_users (Array<{login: string} > | null)

  • The GitHub logins for users that will be messaged.

    These users must connect both their GitHub and Slack accounts to Aviator in order to receive the message.

• github_group (string | null)

  • GitHub group whose members will be messaged.

    The group must be a GitHub team in the form @org/team.

    The members of the group must connect both their GitHub and Slack accounts to Aviator in order to receive the message.

• labels (Array<string> | null)

  • Labels associated with this Slack message.

    Users can opt-in or opt-out of certain labels to personalize their Aviator Slack messages.

• opt_in (boolean | null)

  • Whether users must opt-in to receive the Slack message.

    If true, then users must explicitly opt-in to receive the message. Otherwise, all users will receive the message unless they have opted-out.