/chat.update - Slack Web API

{ "channel": "C024BE91L", "message": { "text": "Updated text you carefully authored", "user": "U34567890" }, "ok": true, "text": "Updated text you carefully authored", "ts": "1401383885.000061" }

Request

Header Params

token

string

required

Authentication token. Requires scope: chat:write

Body Params application/x-www-form-urlencoded

as_user

string

optional

Pass true to update the message as the authed user. Bot users in this context are considered authed users.

attachments

string

optional

A JSON-based array of structured attachments, presented as a URL-encoded string. This field is required when not presenting text. If you don't include this field, the message's previous attachments will be retained. To remove previous attachments, include an empty array for this field.

blocks

string

optional

A JSON-based array of structured blocks, presented as a URL-encoded string. If you don't include this field, the message's previous blocks will be retained. To remove previous blocks, include an empty array for this field.

channel

string

required

Channel containing the message to be updated.

link_names

string

optional

Find and link channel names and usernames. Defaults to none. If you do not specify a value for this field, the original value set for the message will be overwritten with the default, none.

parse

string

optional

Change how messages are treated. Defaults to client, unlike chat.postMessage. Accepts either none or full. If you do not specify a value for this field, the original value set for the message will be overwritten with the default, client.

text

string

optional

New text for the message, using the default formatting rules. It's not required when presenting blocks or attachments.

string

required

Timestamp of the message to be updated.

Responses

🟢200Typical success response

application/json

Body

Schema for successful response of chat.update method

channel

string

required

message

object

Message object

required

attachments

array [object]

optional

blocks

object

optional

text

string

required

enum<boolean>

required

Allowed value:

true

text

string

required

string

required

🔴500Typical error response