Format and send Records to a configured Channel using the Slack Post Message API. The service requires a Slack App with a Bot User configured for access to a Slack workspace. The Bot User OAuth Bearer Token is required for posting messages to Slack.
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In the list below, the names of required properties appear in bold. Any other properties (not in bold) are considered optional. The table also indicates any default values.
| Display Name | API Name | Default Value | Allowable Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API URL | api-url | https://slack.com/api | Slack Web API URL for posting text messages to channels. It only needs to be changed if Slack changes its API URL. | |
| Access Token | access-token | Bot OAuth Token used for authenticating and authorizing the Slack request sent by NiFi. Sensitive Property: true | ||
| Channel ID | channel-id | Slack channel, private group, or IM channel to send the message to. Use Channel ID instead of the name. | ||
| Input Character Set | input-character-set | UTF-8 | Specifies the character set of the records used to generate the Slack message. | |
| Record Writer | record-sink-record-writer | Controller Service API: RecordSetWriterFactory Implementations: XMLRecordSetWriter FreeFormTextRecordSetWriter AvroRecordSetWriter ScriptedRecordSetWriter JsonRecordSetWriter ParquetRecordSetWriter RecordSetWriterLookup CSVRecordSetWriter | Specifies the Controller Service to use for writing out the records. | |
| Web Service Client Provider | web-service-client-provider | Controller Service API: WebClientServiceProvider Implementation: StandardWebClientServiceProvider | Controller service to provide HTTP client for communicating with Slack API |