Delete message - Automate.ax

deleteMessage permanently deletes a message authored by the installed bot.

Example

automations/delete-slack-message.automation.ts

import { automation } from "automate.ax"
import { deleteMessage } from "automate.ax/slack"

export default automation("Delete Slack message", () => {
  deleteMessage({ conversationId: "C01234567", timestamp: "1700000000.000001" })
})

Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Description
`conversationId`	`string`	Yes	Conversation containing the message.
`timestamp`	`string`	Yes	Slack timestamp identifying the message.
`account`	`string \| IntegrationAccountReference<"slack">`	No	Slack binding; defaults to the project binding.

Output

Returns { conversationId: string; timestamp: string } confirming Slack’s deleted target. The action fails when the message was not posted by the bot or Slack no longer permits deletion.

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