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Last Updated: May 10, 2022

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Use this function to reply to the given message.

Syntax

Send Reply (token, channel_id, time_stamp, text)

Parameters

Input Parameter Name	Description
token	Authentication token
channel_id	ID of the channel to post the message
time_stamp	Time stamp (ts) of the unique message to be replied
text	The text to be replied to

To know more about token, click here.

To view the Channel ID, right click on the channel name in the left menu and select Copy link in Slack. Paste in a text editor, the URL is of the format: https://<Slack URL>/<Channel ID>.

Returns

Return Value	Description
Output	On Success returns 1 \| Timestamp(ts) of the message On Failure returns 0 \| Error Reply

Sample

Send Reply (xoxp-12QWERT, ABC123, 2020-12-11 03:14:07, Hello)

Uses token xoxp-12QWERT to authenticate connection to Slack, replies Hello to the message with timestamp 2020-12-11 03:14:07.
Returns the Timestamp of the sent reply.

To view all the Slack functions, click here.

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