# Actions

The Slack add-on contributes the following actions.

## Send Slack Message

Alias: `slack.sendMessage`. Posts a message to a Slack channel. Requires a Slack connection with the `chat:write` scope.

| Setting        | Description                                                                    |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Connection** | The Slack connection to use.                                                   |
| **Channel**    | The channel name (for example, `#general`) or channel ID.                      |
| **Message**    | The message text. Supports [bindings](/umbraco-automate/concepts/bindings.md). |

### Output

| Field     | Description                                |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `channel` | The channel ID the message was posted to.  |
| `ts`      | The Slack timestamp of the posted message. |

### Example

A trigger fires on **Content Published** and the next step is **Send Slack Message** with:

```
Channel: #content-updates
Message: ":rocket: ${ trigger.contentName } (${ trigger.contentTypeAlias }) was just published."
```

When the trigger fires, the resolved message is posted to the chosen channel.


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