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Slack Conversations API

The Conversations API from Slack — 36 operation(s) for conversations.

Slack Conversations API is one of 48 APIs that Slack publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Conversations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, rate-limit docs, a JSON-LD context, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 18 operations across 18 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://slack.com/api.

18 operations 18 paths 4 schemas 6 GET12 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://slack.com/api
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Slack Conversations API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth).

  • bearerAuth — Slack API uses Bearer token authentication. Pass a bot token or user token in the Authorization header.

Paths & Operations 18

Across 18 paths, the API surfaces 18 operations — 6 GET, 12 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Conversations 18
POST
/conversations.create
Slack Post Conversations Create
postConversationsCreate 1 param body → 200default
GET
/conversations.history
Slack Get Conversations History
getConversationsHistory 7 params → 200default
GET
/conversations.info
Slack Get Conversations Info
getConversationsInfo 4 params → 200default
POST
/conversations.invite
Slack Post Conversations Invite
postConversationsInvite 1 param body → 200default
POST
/conversations.join
Slack Post Conversations Join
postConversationsJoin 1 param body → 200default
POST
/conversations.kick
Slack Post Conversations Kick
postConversationsKick 1 param body → 200default
POST
/conversations.leave
Slack Post Conversations Leave
postConversationsLeave 1 param body → 200default
GET
/conversations.list
Slack Get Conversations List
getConversationsList 5 params → 200default
POST
/conversations.mark
Slack Post Conversations Mark
postConversationsMark 1 param body → 200default
GET
/conversations.members
Slack Get Conversations Members
getConversationsMembers 4 params → 200default
POST
/conversations.open
Slack Post Conversations Open
postConversationsOpen 1 param body → 200default
POST
/conversations.rename
Slack Post Conversations Rename
postConversationsRename 1 param body → 200default
GET
/conversations.replies
Slack Get Conversations Replies
getConversationsReplies 8 params → 200default
POST
/conversations.setPurpose
Slack Post Conversations Setpurpose
postConversationsSetpurpose 1 param body → 200default
POST
/conversations.setTopic
Slack Post Conversations Settopic
postConversationsSettopic 1 param body → 200default
POST
/conversations.unarchive
Slack Post Conversations Unarchive
postConversationsUnarchive 1 param body → 200default
GET
/users.conversations
Slack Get Users Conversations
getUsersConversations 6 params → 200default
POST
/conversations.archive
Slack Archive a Channel
conversationsArchive body → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Channel (31 properties), File (28 properties), Message (20 properties), ResponseMetadata (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

File
object
A Slack file object representing an uploaded file with its metadata and sharing information.
28 properties
Channel
object
A Slack conversation object representing a channel, direct message, multi-person DM, or group conversation.
31 properties
Message
object
A Slack message object representing a single message in a conversation. Messages can contain text, blocks, attachments, files, and reactions.
20 properties
ResponseMetadata
object
Metadata for paginated responses containing cursor information.
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

slack-conversations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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