How can i provide a delete URL to a message to the user in slack?











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I want my bot to post a message to a user which has a "delete" link to a particular message posted by that user. For e.g.



"Hi @someuser , you have posted an inappropriate message. Click >>here<< to delete it."



When the user clicks on "here" it will open up the slack delete message UI?



I have the message ts and channel ID.
I know i can do this via chat.delete api call (have the link point to my backend and then issue the chat.delete api call).
But i was wondering if there is a way to point user to the "delete message" window via a direct link in the message itself.










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    I want my bot to post a message to a user which has a "delete" link to a particular message posted by that user. For e.g.



    "Hi @someuser , you have posted an inappropriate message. Click >>here<< to delete it."



    When the user clicks on "here" it will open up the slack delete message UI?



    I have the message ts and channel ID.
    I know i can do this via chat.delete api call (have the link point to my backend and then issue the chat.delete api call).
    But i was wondering if there is a way to point user to the "delete message" window via a direct link in the message itself.










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      I want my bot to post a message to a user which has a "delete" link to a particular message posted by that user. For e.g.



      "Hi @someuser , you have posted an inappropriate message. Click >>here<< to delete it."



      When the user clicks on "here" it will open up the slack delete message UI?



      I have the message ts and channel ID.
      I know i can do this via chat.delete api call (have the link point to my backend and then issue the chat.delete api call).
      But i was wondering if there is a way to point user to the "delete message" window via a direct link in the message itself.










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      I want my bot to post a message to a user which has a "delete" link to a particular message posted by that user. For e.g.



      "Hi @someuser , you have posted an inappropriate message. Click >>here<< to delete it."



      When the user clicks on "here" it will open up the slack delete message UI?



      I have the message ts and channel ID.
      I know i can do this via chat.delete api call (have the link point to my backend and then issue the chat.delete api call).
      But i was wondering if there is a way to point user to the "delete message" window via a direct link in the message itself.







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          You can not add to or change the existing message of another user. Only delete a message (with admin rights).



          What you can do though is send the guy a direct message from your app including the link (or button) to delete the message. Just send a message to the user ID of the user via chat.postMessage.



          Or you can send the guy an ephemeral message into the channel, that only he will be able to see with chat.postEphermal.



          To create a user experience similar to Slack's delete pop-up for messages I would suggest the following:




          1. Include a "Delete" button in your message to the user with the
            danger style, so it is shown in red color.

          2. Include a confirmation pop-up with a copy of the message text.






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          • Thanks. I understand that. My question is what is the link i need to but in that delete message so that the user can click on it to delete the message. (i don't want that link to be a call back to my backend which in turn calls chat.delete api). I want that link to directly open the delete message UI within the slack client.
            – r-puri
            Nov 10 at 16:13










          • AFAIK there is no official API for that. All the official deep linking is documented here. Maybe you can find a hack for it, but that may not work for long.
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:21










          • Any particular reason why you do not want to call the backend?
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:22






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            I see. However, have you looked at the confirm messages for buttons? they also generate a modal pop-up and look pretty much the same. see here: api.slack.com/docs/…
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 17:43






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            Thanks. I agree the confirmation pop-up is a good alternative here.
            – r-puri
            Nov 12 at 19:22











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          You can not add to or change the existing message of another user. Only delete a message (with admin rights).



          What you can do though is send the guy a direct message from your app including the link (or button) to delete the message. Just send a message to the user ID of the user via chat.postMessage.



          Or you can send the guy an ephemeral message into the channel, that only he will be able to see with chat.postEphermal.



          To create a user experience similar to Slack's delete pop-up for messages I would suggest the following:




          1. Include a "Delete" button in your message to the user with the
            danger style, so it is shown in red color.

          2. Include a confirmation pop-up with a copy of the message text.






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          • Thanks. I understand that. My question is what is the link i need to but in that delete message so that the user can click on it to delete the message. (i don't want that link to be a call back to my backend which in turn calls chat.delete api). I want that link to directly open the delete message UI within the slack client.
            – r-puri
            Nov 10 at 16:13










          • AFAIK there is no official API for that. All the official deep linking is documented here. Maybe you can find a hack for it, but that may not work for long.
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:21










          • Any particular reason why you do not want to call the backend?
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:22






          • 1




            I see. However, have you looked at the confirm messages for buttons? they also generate a modal pop-up and look pretty much the same. see here: api.slack.com/docs/…
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 17:43






          • 1




            Thanks. I agree the confirmation pop-up is a good alternative here.
            – r-puri
            Nov 12 at 19:22















          up vote
          0
          down vote













          You can not add to or change the existing message of another user. Only delete a message (with admin rights).



          What you can do though is send the guy a direct message from your app including the link (or button) to delete the message. Just send a message to the user ID of the user via chat.postMessage.



          Or you can send the guy an ephemeral message into the channel, that only he will be able to see with chat.postEphermal.



          To create a user experience similar to Slack's delete pop-up for messages I would suggest the following:




          1. Include a "Delete" button in your message to the user with the
            danger style, so it is shown in red color.

          2. Include a confirmation pop-up with a copy of the message text.






          share|improve this answer























          • Thanks. I understand that. My question is what is the link i need to but in that delete message so that the user can click on it to delete the message. (i don't want that link to be a call back to my backend which in turn calls chat.delete api). I want that link to directly open the delete message UI within the slack client.
            – r-puri
            Nov 10 at 16:13










          • AFAIK there is no official API for that. All the official deep linking is documented here. Maybe you can find a hack for it, but that may not work for long.
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:21










          • Any particular reason why you do not want to call the backend?
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:22






          • 1




            I see. However, have you looked at the confirm messages for buttons? they also generate a modal pop-up and look pretty much the same. see here: api.slack.com/docs/…
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 17:43






          • 1




            Thanks. I agree the confirmation pop-up is a good alternative here.
            – r-puri
            Nov 12 at 19:22













          up vote
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          up vote
          0
          down vote









          You can not add to or change the existing message of another user. Only delete a message (with admin rights).



          What you can do though is send the guy a direct message from your app including the link (or button) to delete the message. Just send a message to the user ID of the user via chat.postMessage.



          Or you can send the guy an ephemeral message into the channel, that only he will be able to see with chat.postEphermal.



          To create a user experience similar to Slack's delete pop-up for messages I would suggest the following:




          1. Include a "Delete" button in your message to the user with the
            danger style, so it is shown in red color.

          2. Include a confirmation pop-up with a copy of the message text.






          share|improve this answer














          You can not add to or change the existing message of another user. Only delete a message (with admin rights).



          What you can do though is send the guy a direct message from your app including the link (or button) to delete the message. Just send a message to the user ID of the user via chat.postMessage.



          Or you can send the guy an ephemeral message into the channel, that only he will be able to see with chat.postEphermal.



          To create a user experience similar to Slack's delete pop-up for messages I would suggest the following:




          1. Include a "Delete" button in your message to the user with the
            danger style, so it is shown in red color.

          2. Include a confirmation pop-up with a copy of the message text.







          share|improve this answer














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          answered Nov 10 at 2:36









          Erik Kalkoken

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          • Thanks. I understand that. My question is what is the link i need to but in that delete message so that the user can click on it to delete the message. (i don't want that link to be a call back to my backend which in turn calls chat.delete api). I want that link to directly open the delete message UI within the slack client.
            – r-puri
            Nov 10 at 16:13










          • AFAIK there is no official API for that. All the official deep linking is documented here. Maybe you can find a hack for it, but that may not work for long.
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:21










          • Any particular reason why you do not want to call the backend?
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:22






          • 1




            I see. However, have you looked at the confirm messages for buttons? they also generate a modal pop-up and look pretty much the same. see here: api.slack.com/docs/…
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 17:43






          • 1




            Thanks. I agree the confirmation pop-up is a good alternative here.
            – r-puri
            Nov 12 at 19:22


















          • Thanks. I understand that. My question is what is the link i need to but in that delete message so that the user can click on it to delete the message. (i don't want that link to be a call back to my backend which in turn calls chat.delete api). I want that link to directly open the delete message UI within the slack client.
            – r-puri
            Nov 10 at 16:13










          • AFAIK there is no official API for that. All the official deep linking is documented here. Maybe you can find a hack for it, but that may not work for long.
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:21










          • Any particular reason why you do not want to call the backend?
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 16:22






          • 1




            I see. However, have you looked at the confirm messages for buttons? they also generate a modal pop-up and look pretty much the same. see here: api.slack.com/docs/…
            – Erik Kalkoken
            Nov 10 at 17:43






          • 1




            Thanks. I agree the confirmation pop-up is a good alternative here.
            – r-puri
            Nov 12 at 19:22
















          Thanks. I understand that. My question is what is the link i need to but in that delete message so that the user can click on it to delete the message. (i don't want that link to be a call back to my backend which in turn calls chat.delete api). I want that link to directly open the delete message UI within the slack client.
          – r-puri
          Nov 10 at 16:13




          Thanks. I understand that. My question is what is the link i need to but in that delete message so that the user can click on it to delete the message. (i don't want that link to be a call back to my backend which in turn calls chat.delete api). I want that link to directly open the delete message UI within the slack client.
          – r-puri
          Nov 10 at 16:13












          AFAIK there is no official API for that. All the official deep linking is documented here. Maybe you can find a hack for it, but that may not work for long.
          – Erik Kalkoken
          Nov 10 at 16:21




          AFAIK there is no official API for that. All the official deep linking is documented here. Maybe you can find a hack for it, but that may not work for long.
          – Erik Kalkoken
          Nov 10 at 16:21












          Any particular reason why you do not want to call the backend?
          – Erik Kalkoken
          Nov 10 at 16:22




          Any particular reason why you do not want to call the backend?
          – Erik Kalkoken
          Nov 10 at 16:22




          1




          1




          I see. However, have you looked at the confirm messages for buttons? they also generate a modal pop-up and look pretty much the same. see here: api.slack.com/docs/…
          – Erik Kalkoken
          Nov 10 at 17:43




          I see. However, have you looked at the confirm messages for buttons? they also generate a modal pop-up and look pretty much the same. see here: api.slack.com/docs/…
          – Erik Kalkoken
          Nov 10 at 17:43




          1




          1




          Thanks. I agree the confirmation pop-up is a good alternative here.
          – r-puri
          Nov 12 at 19:22




          Thanks. I agree the confirmation pop-up is a good alternative here.
          – r-puri
          Nov 12 at 19:22


















           

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