Slack Bot Poster

Social Media Automation

This actor automates posting to social media platforms. You'll need API credentials from the respective platform.

Important: Always follow the platform's terms of service and rate limits to avoid account suspension.

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Social Media Automation

This actor automates posting to social media platforms. You'll need API credentials from the respective platform.

Important: Always follow the platform's terms of service and rate limits to avoid account suspension.

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Send automated messages to Slack channels using your bot token. Perfect for notifications, alerts, and automated team updates.

Features

• Simple Messages: Send plain text messages with Slack markdown support
• Rich Blocks: Create beautiful layouts with Slack Block Kit
• Attachments: Use legacy attachments for colored sidebars
• Multi-Channel: Post to multiple channels in a single run
• Thread Replies: Reply to existing message threads
• Custom Branding: Override bot name and icon per message
• Validation Mode: Test channel access before posting

Quick Start

{
  "input": "your input here"
}

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test with sample data (no charges). When you're ready for real results, set demoMode: false or omit it.

{
  "demoMode": true,
  ...
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
See input schema

Output Format

Each successful post returns:

{
  "channelId": "C1234567890",
  "channelName": "general",
  "messageTs": "1234567890.123456",
  "content": "Hello from Apify!",
  "status": "sent",
  "sentAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "permalink": "https://workspace.slack.com/archives/C1234567890/p1234567890123456"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

• Message Sent: $0.005 per message
• Channel Validated: $0.002 per validation

Use Cases

• Data collection
• Research
• Automation

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Common Problems & Solutions

"Invalid API key" error

Cause: Your API key is wrong, expired, or doesn't have the right permissions. Fix: Double-check your API key. Make sure you copied it exactly without extra spaces.

"Rate limit exceeded" error

Cause: You've hit the API's rate limits. Fix: Wait a few minutes, then try again. Consider reducing the number of concurrent requests.

Empty or incomplete results

Cause: The target may have anti-scraping protection or the data doesn't exist. Fix:

• Check if the URL/search query is correct
• Try with different parameters
• Some sites may block automated access

Demo data showing instead of real results

Cause: demoMode is still set to true. Fix: Set demoMode: false and provide your API key(s).

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