Slack: New Direct Message

Trigger Communications

Triggers when a new direct message is received. Useful for building chatbots, auto-responders, or processing DM-based commands.

At a Glance

Field	Value
Trigger ID	slack-new-direct-message
Category	Communications
Tags	slack, communication, dm, direct-message, chat

Trigger Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
ignoreBot	boolean	No	If true, bot messages will be ignored and won't trigger the workflow.

Trigger Result

Field	Type	Required	Description
triggeredAt	string	Yes	Timestamp when the event was received (UTC, RFC3339 format)
eventType	string	No	Slack event type (e.g. message)
channel	string	No	DM channel ID
user	string	No	User ID who sent the message
text	string	No	Message text content
ts	string	No	Message timestamp
channel_type	string	No	Channel type (im for direct messages)

Workflow Root Example

json
{  "nodes": {    "root": {      "type": "slack-new-direct-message",      "payload": {        "ignoreBot": true      },      "children": [        "log_event"      ]    },    "log_event": {      "type": "log",      "payload": {        "message": "Triggered at {{$trigger.triggeredAt}}"      },      "children": []    }  }}

Downstream nodes can use {{$trigger.triggeredAt}} and any result fields listed above. Event triggers usually expose the raw source payload under a field such as event, body, trade, or raw.