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How to find the root message in a thread in Slack using an @mention in the comments?

  • 26 July 2023
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Is there a way to find the root message in a thread in slack?

functionally I would like to be able to use an @mention in the comments of a thread to grab the top level post of that thread.

I have the thread T which is the same as the top level post’s T value so i think I should be able to find the top level post somehow, but I am unsure how to do this.

thank you in advance

 

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SamB
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Hi @Seaney Shell, welcome to the Community! 👋

There isn’t currently a search action that would allow you to get the parent message but we’ve got an existing feature request for this. I’ve added your vote to that so we will email you if/when that gets added.

There’s no ETA on when that might become available. But as you’ve got the Thread Ts, then it seems like you’d be able to use that in a Webhooks by Zapier action as discussed here: 


Alternatively you might be able to get it working using Slack’s API Request (Beta) action to find the parent message. You can find out more about how to set up that kind of action here: Set up an API request action. As with the Webhooks by Zapier action you’d need to reference Slack’s API documentation when configuring the request. It looks like Slack’s conversations.history endpoint specifically would be the one you’d need to reference.

Hope that helps to get you pointed in the right direction. If I’ve misunderstood or you run into any issues on that just let us know! 🙂

Seaney Shell
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Thank you so much for the help I did not know that zapier could directly interface with the slack API, or other webhooks!

ken.a
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Hi @Seaney Shell,

Awesome! I’m glad to hear SamB was able to point you to the right direction!

If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Community. We’re always happy to help!

Happy Zapping! 🚀

SamB
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Just following up here to share that the feature request has been closed! 😁🎉

A Get Message by Timestamp action available for the Slack app on Zapier that will allow a Zap to search for a message using it’s timestamp value:
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We hope you’re able to give it a try soon and if you run into any trouble with it, please reach out in the Community or get in touch with Support to let us know. In the meantime, happy Zapping! ⚡

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