Network Functions¶

Quick Reference¶

Function	Description
`SLACK_LIST_CHANNELS`	Lists public channels in the Slack workspace. Useful for dis...
`SLACK_REACT`	Adds an emoji reaction to a message in Slack.
`SLACK_SEND`	Sends a message to a Slack channel using the Slack API.
`SLACK_SEND_BLOCKS`	Sends a rich message with Block Kit blocks to a Slack channe...
`SLACK_WEBHOOK`	Sends a message to Slack via an incoming webhook URL.

Function Details¶

SLACK_LIST_CHANNELS¶

SLACK_LIST_CHANNELS(limit NUMBER, token STRING) -> ARRAY OF DOCUMENT

Lists public channels in the Slack workspace. Useful for discovering channel IDs.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`limit`	NUMBER	Maximum number of channels to return (default: 100)
`token`	STRING	Slack Bot token (optional)

Returns: ARRAY OF DOCUMENT - Array of channel objects with id, name, and other metadata

Examples:

SLACK_LIST_CHANNELS()
SLACK_LIST_CHANNELS(50)

SLACK_REACT¶

SLACK_REACT(channel STRING, timestamp STRING, emoji STRING, token STRING) -> BOOLEAN

Adds an emoji reaction to a message in Slack.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`channel`	STRING	Channel ID containing the message
`timestamp`	STRING	Message timestamp to react to
`emoji`	STRING	Emoji name without colons (e.g., 'thumbsup')
`token`	STRING	Slack Bot token (optional)

Returns: BOOLEAN - true if reaction was added successfully

Examples:

SLACK_REACT('C1234567890', '1234567890.123456', 'white_check_mark')

SLACK_SEND¶

SLACK_SEND(channel STRING, message STRING, thread_ts STRING, token STRING) -> DOCUMENT

Sends a message to a Slack channel using the Slack API.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`channel`	STRING	Channel ID or name (e.g., '#general' or 'C1234567890')
`message`	STRING	The message text to send
`thread_ts`	STRING	Optional thread timestamp to reply to a thread
`token`	STRING	Slack Bot token (optional, uses env var if not provided)

Returns: DOCUMENT

Examples:

SLACK_SEND('#alerts', 'New error detected in production')
SLACK_SEND('C1234567890', 'Reply to thread', '1234567890.123456')

SLACK_SEND_BLOCKS¶

SLACK_SEND_BLOCKS(channel STRING, blocks ARRAY OF DOCUMENT, fallback_text STRING, token STRING) -> DOCUMENT

Sends a rich message with Block Kit blocks to a Slack channel.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`channel`	STRING	Channel ID or name
`blocks`	ARRAY OF DOCUMENT	Array of Block Kit block objects
`fallback_text`	STRING	Fallback text for notifications
`token`	STRING	Slack Bot token (optional)

Returns: DOCUMENT - Response containing ts and channel

Examples:

SLACK_SEND_BLOCKS('#alerts', [{\
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: {\
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SLACK_WEBHOOK¶

SLACK_WEBHOOK(webhook_url STRING, message STRING, username STRING, icon_emoji STRING) -> BOOLEAN

Sends a message to Slack via an incoming webhook URL.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`webhook_url`	STRING	The Slack incoming webhook URL
`message`	STRING	The message text to send
`username`	STRING	Optional display name for the message (default: webhook default)
`icon_emoji`	STRING	Optional emoji icon like '' (default: webhook default)

Returns: BOOLEAN - true if message was sent successfully

Examples:

SLACK_WEBHOOK('https://hooks.slack.com/services/XXX', 'Alert: Server is down!')
SLACK_WEBHOOK(webhook_url, 'Deployment complete', 'DeployBot', ':rocket:')