Improving Slack DM Formatting Using API: Tips & Tricks

·Apr 30, 2025 07:29 PM·

Hey guys, does anyone know of a way to format Slack DMs better when sending them through the API? I assume there's not a lot of options, I've tried using ** to no avail. For example, returns, bolding, or workspace-specific emojis? Stephen C. I was told you might know about this 🙌

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Stephen C.
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To clarify, this is through the Tightknit send message API?
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Stephen C.
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We use Slack's markdown formatting, which you can reference here. Here's a quick example of the body of the request you'd send to our API:
{ "channel": "C060SL2H99U", "text": "Regular *bolded* _italic_ :thumbsup:" }
Bodie C.
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Stephen C. this is perfect thanks, all problems solved!
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Stephen C.
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To clarify, this is through the Tightknit send message API?
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Stephen C.
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We use Slack's markdown formatting, which you can reference here. Here's a quick example of the body of the request you'd send to our API:
{ "channel": "C060SL2H99U", "text": "Regular *bolded* _italic_ :thumbsup:" }
Bodie C.
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Stephen C. this is perfect thanks, all problems solved!
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