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# Slack

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import Badges from "@/app/_components/badges";
import TabbedCodeBlock from "@/app/_components/tabbed-code-block";
import TableOfContents from "@/app/_components/table-of-contents";
import ToolFooter from "@/app/_components/tool-footer";
import { Callout } from "nextra/components";

<ToolInfo
  description="Enable agents to interact with Slack"
  author="Arcade"
  authType="OAuth2"
  versions={["1.1.0"]}
/>

<Badges repo="arcadeai/arcade_slack" />

The Slack MCP Server provides a comprehensive set of tools for interacting with the Slack platform, enabling users and AI applications to efficiently manage conversations and user information. With this MCP Sever, you can:

- Retrieve detailed information about users, including their IDs, usernames, and emails.
- List all users in your Slack team and get users in specific conversations.
- Send messages to channels, direct messages, or multi-person conversations.
- Access messages and metadata from various conversations, including channels and direct messages.
- Manage and list conversations, including public and private channels.

This MCP Sever streamlines communication and enhances collaboration within Slack.

## Available Tools

<TableOfContents
  headers={["Tool Name", "Description"]}
  data={
    [
      // New tools
      ["Slack.WhoAmI", "Get comprehensive user profile."],
      ["Slack.GetUsersInfo", "Get the information of one or more users in Slack by ID, username, and/or email."],
      ["Slack.ListUsers", "List all users in the authenticated user's Slack team."],
      ["Slack.SendMessage", "Send a message to a Channel, Direct Message (IM/DM), or Multi-Person (MPIM) conversation"],
      ["Slack.GetUsersInConversation", "Get the users in a Slack conversation (Channel, DM/IM, or MPIM) by its ID or by channel name."],
      ["Slack.GetMessages", "Get messages in a Slack Channel, DM (direct message) or MPIM (multi-person) conversation."],
      ["Slack.GetConversationMetadata", "Get metadata of a Channel, a Direct Message (IM / DM) or a Multi-Person (MPIM) conversation."],
      ["Slack.ListConversations", "List metadata for Slack conversations (channels, DMs, MPIMs) the user is a member of."],

      // Tools marked for deprecation
      ["Slack.GetUserInfoById", "Get the information of a user in Slack."],
      ["Slack.SendDmToUser", "Send a direct message to a user in Slack."],
      ["Slack.SendMessageToChannel", "Send a message to a channel in Slack."],
      ["Slack.GetMembersInConversationById", "Get the members of a conversation in Slack by the conversation's ID."],
      ["Slack.GetMembersInChannelByName", "Get the members of a conversation in Slack by the conversation's name."],
      ["Slack.GetMessagesInChannelByName", "Get the messages in a channel by the channel's name."],
      ["Slack.GetMessagesInConversationById", "Get the messages in a conversation by the conversation's ID."],
      ["Slack.GetMessagesInDirectMessageConversationByUsername", "Get the messages in a direct conversation by the user's name."],
      ["Slack.GetMessagesInMultiPersonDmConversationByUsernames", "Get the messages in a multi-person direct message conversation by the usernames."],
      ["Slack.ListConversationsMetadata", "List Slack conversations (channels, DMs, MPIMs) the user is a member of."],
      ["Slack.ListPublicChannelsMetadata", "List metadata for public channels in Slack that the user is a member of."],
      ["Slack.ListPrivateChannelsMetadata", "List metadata for private channels in Slack that the user is a member of."],
      ["Slack.ListGroupDirectMessageConversationsMetadata", "List metadata for group direct message conversations that the user is a member of."],
      ["Slack.ListDirectMessageConversationsMetadata", "List metadata for direct message conversations in Slack that the user is a member of."],
      ["Slack.GetConversationMetadataById", "Get the metadata of a conversation in Slack searching by its ID."],
      ["Slack.GetChannelMetadataByName", "Get the metadata of a channel in Slack searching by its name."],
      ["Slack.GetDirectMessageConversationMetadataByUsername", "Get the metadata of a direct message conversation in Slack by the username."],
      ["Slack.GetMultiPersonDmConversationMetadataByUsernames", "Get the metadata of a multi-person direct message conversation in Slack by the usernames."],
    ]

}
/>

<Callout>
  If you need to perform an action that's not listed here, you can [get in touch
  with us](mailto:contact@arcade.dev) to request a new tool, or [create your own
  tools](/guides/create-tools/tool-basics/build-mcp-server).
</Callout>

## Slack.WhoAmI

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/who_am_i_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/who_am_i_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get comprehensive user profile information.

**Parameters**

This tool takes no parameters.

## Slack.GetUsersInfo

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_users_info_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_users_info_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the information of one or more users in Slack by ID, username, and/or email.

**Parameters**

- **user_ids** (`array[string]`, optional) The IDs of the users to get
- **usernames** (`array[string]`, optional) The usernames of the users to get. Prefer retrieving by user_ids and/or emails, when available, since the performance is better.
- **emails** (`array[string]`, optional) The emails of the users to get

## Slack.ListUsers

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/list_users_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/list_users_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

List all users in the authenticated user's Slack team.

**Parameters**

- **exclude_bots** (`boolean`, optional) Whether to exclude bots from the results. Defaults to True.
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of users to return. Defaults to 200. Maximum is 500.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The next cursor token to use for pagination.

## Slack.SendMessage

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/send_message_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/send_message_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Send a message to a Channel, Direct Message (IM/DM), or Multi-Person (MPIM) conversation.

Provide exactly one of:

- channel_name; or
- conversation_id; or
- any combination of user_ids, usernames, and/or emails.

In case multiple user_ids, usernames, and/or emails are provided, the tool will open a
multi-person conversation with the specified people and send the message to it.

To improve performance, prefer providing a conversation_id over a channel_name, when available. When referencing users, prefer providing user_ids and/or emails, when possible.

**Parameters**

- **message** (`string`, required) The content of the message to send.
- **channel_name** (`string`, optional) The channel name to send the message to. Prefer providing a conversation_id, when available, since the performance is better.
- **conversation_id** (`string`, optional) The conversation ID to send the message to.
- **user_ids** (`array[string]`, optional) The Slack user IDs of the people to message.
- **emails** (`array[string]`, optional) The emails of the people to message.
- **usernames** (`array[string]`, optional) The Slack usernames of the people to message. Prefer providing user_ids and/or emails, when available, since the performance is better.

## Slack.GetUsersInConversation

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_users_in_conversation_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_users_in_conversation_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the users in a Slack conversation (Channel, DM/IM, or MPIM) by its ID or by channel name.

Provide exactly one of conversation_id or channel_name. Prefer providing a conversation_id, when available, since the performance is better.

**Parameters**

- **conversation_id** (`string`, optional) The ID of the conversation to get users in.
- **channel_name** (`string`, optional) The name of the channel to get users in. Prefer providing a conversation_id, when available, since the performance is better.
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of users to return. Defaults to 200. Maximum is 500.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.GetMessages

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get messages in a Slack Channel, DM (direct message) or MPIM (multi-person) conversation.

Provide exactly one of:

- conversation_id; or
- channel_name; or
- any combination of user_ids, usernames, and/or emails.

To improve performance, prefer providing a conversation_id over a channel_name, when available. When referencing users, prefer providing user_ids and/or emails, when possible.

**Parameters**

- **conversation_id** (`string`, optional) The ID of the conversation to get messages from. Provide exactly one of conversation_id OR any combination of user_ids, usernames, and/or emails.
- **channel_name** (`string`, optional) The name of the channel to get messages from. Prefer providing a conversation_id, when available, since the performance is better.
- **user_ids** (`array[string]`, optional) The IDs of the users in the conversation to get messages from.
- **usernames** (`array[string]`, optional) The usernames of the users in the conversation to get messages from. Prefer providinguser_ids and/or emails, when available, since the performance is better.
- **emails** (`array[string]`, optional) The emails of the users in the conversation to get messages from.
- **oldest_relative** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **latest_relative** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **oldest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **latest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of messages to return. Defaults to 20. Maximum is 100.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

**Notes about the date/time filtering parameters:**

To filter messages by an absolute datetime, use 'oldest_datetime' and/or 'latest_datetime'. If
only 'oldest_datetime' is provided, it will return messages from the oldest_datetime to the
current time. If only 'latest_datetime' is provided, it will return messages since the
beginning of the conversation to the latest_datetime.

To filter messages by a relative datetime (e.g. 3 days ago, 1 hour ago, etc.), use
'oldest_relative' and/or 'latest_relative'. If only 'oldest_relative' is provided, it will
return messages from the oldest_relative to the current time. If only 'latest_relative' is
provided, it will return messages from the current time to the latest_relative.

Do not provide both 'oldest_datetime' and 'oldest_relative' or both 'latest_datetime' and
'latest_relative'.

Leave all arguments with the default None to get messages without date/time filtering

## Slack.GetConversationMetadata

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_conversation_metadata_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_conversation_metadata_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get metadata of a Channel, a Direct Message (IM / DM) or a Multi-Person (MPIM) conversation.

Provide exactly one of:

- conversation_id; or
- channel_name; or
- any combination of user_ids, usernames, and/or emails.

To improve performance, prefer providing a conversation_id over a channel_name, when available. When referencing users, prefer providing user_ids and/or emails, when possible.

**Parameters**

- **conversation_id** (`string`, optional) The ID of the conversation to get metadata for
- **channel_name** (`string`, optional) The name of the channel to get metadata for. Prefer providing a conversation_id, when available, since the performance is better.
- **usernames** (`array[string]`, optional) The usernames of the users to get the conversation metadata. Prefer providing user_ids and/or emails, when available, since the performance is better.
- **emails** (`array[string]`, optional) The emails of the users to get the conversation metadata.
- **user_ids** (`array[string]`, optional) The IDs of the users to get the conversation metadata.

## Slack.ListConversations

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/list_conversations_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/list_conversations_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

List metadata for Slack conversations (channels, DMs, MPIMs) the user is a member of.

**Parameters**

- **conversation_types** (`Enum` [ConversationType](/resources/integrations/social-communication/slack/reference#ConversationType), optional) Optionally filter by the type(s) of conversations. Defaults to None (all types).
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of conversations to list. Defaults to 200. Maximum is 500.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.GetUserInfoById

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetUsersInfo](#slackgetusersinfo) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_user_info_by_id_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_user_info_by_id_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the information of a user in Slack.

**Parameters**

- **user_id** (`string`, required) The ID of the user to get

## Slack.SendDmToUser

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.SendMessage](#slacksendmessage) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/send_dm_to_user_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/send_dm_to_user_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Send a direct message to a user in Slack.

**Parameters**

- **user_name** (`string`, required) The Slack username of the person you want to message. Slack usernames are ALWAYS lowercase.
- **message** (`string`, required) The message you want to send

## Slack.SendMessageToChannel

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.SendMessage](#slacksendmessage) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/send_message_to_channel_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/send_message_to_channel_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Send a message to a channel in Slack.

**Parameters**

- **channel_name** (`string`, required) The Slack channel name where you want to send the message.
- **message** (`string`, required) The message you want to send

## Slack.GetMembersInConversationById

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetUsersInConversation](#slackgetusersinconversation)
  instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_members_in_conversation_by_id_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_members_in_conversation_by_id_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the members of a conversation in Slack by the conversation's ID.

**Parameters**

- **conversation_id** (`string`, required) The ID of the conversation to get members for
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of members to return.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.GetMembersInChannelByName

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetUsersInConversation](#slackgetusersinconversation)
  instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_members_in_channel_by_name_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_members_in_channel_by_name_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the members of a conversation in Slack by the conversation's name.

**Parameters**

- **channel_name** (`string`, required) The name of the channel to get members for
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of members to return.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.GetMessagesInChannelByName

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetMessages](#slackgetmessages) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_in_channel_by_name_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_in_channel_by_name_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the messages in a channel by the channel's name.

**Parameters**

- **channel_name** (`string`, required) The name of the channel
- **oldest_relative** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **latest_relative** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **oldest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **latest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of messages to return.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.GetMessagesInConversationById

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetMessages](#slackgetmessages) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_in_conversation_by_id_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_in_conversation_by_id_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the messages in a conversation by the conversation's ID.

**Parameters**

- **conversation_id** (`string`, required) The ID of the conversation to get history for
- **oldest_relative** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **latest_relative** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **oldest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **latest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of messages to return.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.GetMessagesInDirectMessageConversationByUsername

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetMessages](#slackgetmessages) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_in_direct_message_conversation_by_username_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_in_direct_message_conversation_by_username_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the messages in a direct conversation by the user's name.

**Parameters**

- **username** (`string`, required) The username of the user to get messages from
- **oldest_relative** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **latest_relative** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **oldest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **latest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of messages to return.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.GetMessagesInMultiPersonDmConversationByUsernames

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetMessages](#slackgetmessages) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_in_multi_person_dm_conversation_by_usernames_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/get_messages_in_multi_person_dm_conversation_by_usernames_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

Get the messages in a multi-person direct message conversation by the usernames.

**Parameters**

- **usernames** (`array[string]`, required) The usernames of the users to get messages from
- **oldest_relative** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **latest_relative** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a time offset from the current time in the format 'DD:HH:MM'
- **oldest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The oldest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **latest_datetime** (`string`, optional) The latest message to include in the results, specified as a datetime object in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS'
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of messages to return.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.ListConversationsMetadata

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.ListConversations](#slacklistconversations) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/list_conversations_metadata_example_call_tool.py",
        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/list_conversations_metadata_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
      },
    },
  ]}
/>

List Slack conversations (channels, DMs, MPIMs) the user is a member of.

**Parameters**

- **conversation_types** (`Enum` [ConversationType](/resources/integrations/social-communication/slack/reference#ConversationType), optional) Optionally filter by the type(s) of conversations. Defaults to None (all types).
- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of conversations to list.
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination.

## Slack.ListPublicChannelsMetadata

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.ListConversations](#slacklistconversations) instead.
</Callout>

<br />
<TabbedCodeBlock
  tabs={[
    {
      label: "Call the Tool Directly",
      content: {
        Python: [
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        ],
        JavaScript: [
          "/examples/integrations/resources/integrations/slack/list_public_channels_metadata_example_call_tool.js",
        ],
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    },
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/>

List metadata for public channels in Slack that the user is a member of.

**Parameters**

- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of channels to list.

## Slack.ListPrivateChannelsMetadata

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.ListConversations](#slacklistconversations) instead.
</Callout>

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List metadata for private channels in Slack that the user is a member of.

**Parameters**

- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of channels to list.

## Slack.ListGroupDirectMessageConversationsMetadata

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.ListConversations](#slacklistconversations) instead.
</Callout>

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List metadata for group direct message conversations that the user is a member of.

**Parameters**

- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of conversations to list.

## Slack.ListDirectMessageConversationsMetadata

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.ListConversations](#slacklistconversations) instead.
</Callout>

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List metadata for direct message conversations in Slack that the user is a member of.

**Parameters**

- **limit** (`integer`, optional) The maximum number of conversations to list.

## Slack.GetConversationMetadataById

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetConversationMetadata](#slackgetconversationmetadata)
  instead.
</Callout>

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Get the metadata of a conversation in Slack searching by its ID.

**Parameters**

- **conversation_id** (`string`, required) The ID of the conversation to get metadata for

## Slack.GetChannelMetadataByName

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetConversationMetadata](#slackgetconversationmetadata)
  instead.
</Callout>

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Get the metadata of a channel in Slack searching by its name.

**Parameters**

- **channel_name** (`string`, required) The name of the channel to get metadata for
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination, if continuing from a previous search.

## Slack.GetDirectMessageConversationMetadataByUsername

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetConversationMetadata](#slackgetconversationmetadata)
  instead.
</Callout>

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Get the metadata of a direct message conversation in Slack by the username.

**Parameters**

- **username** (`string`, required) The username of the user/person to get messages with
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination, if continuing from a previous search.

## Slack.GetMultiPersonDmConversationMetadataByUsernames

<Callout type="warning">
  This tool is marked for deprecation and will be removed in a future release.
  Please use [Slack.GetConversationMetadata](#slackgetconversationmetadata)
  instead.
</Callout>

<br />
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Get the metadata of a multi-person direct message conversation in Slack by the usernames.

**Parameters**

- **usernames** (`array[string]`, required) The usernames of the users/people to get messages with
- **next_cursor** (`string`, optional) The cursor to use for pagination, if continuing from a previous search.

## Auth

The Arcade Slack MCP Sever uses the [Slack auth provider](/references/auth-providers/slack) to connect to users' Slack accounts. Please refer to the [Slack auth provider](/references/auth-providers/slack) documentation to learn how to configure auth.

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