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Set Channel Topic and Purpose

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Recipe · 3 steps

Set Channel Topic and Purpose

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Set a channel topic and purpose, then announce the change.

  1. Set the channel topic to the supplied string.
  2. Set the channel purpose to the supplied string.
  3. Post an announcement message so members are aware the channel topic and purpose were updated.
What you'll need to have ready
  • channel: The channel ID to update.
  • topic: The new topic string for the channel.
  • purpose: The new purpose string for the channel.
For your developer

Arazzo workflow slack:set-channel-topic-purpose, 3 operations: postConversationsSettopic → postConversationsSetpurpose → postChatPostmessage. Specs on APIs.io.

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