calls.add

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Registers a new Call.

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Facts

Method access

HTTP

JavaScript

Python

Java

HTTP

POSThttps://slack.com/api/calls.add

Bolt for Java

app.client().callsAdd

Bolt for Python

app.client.calls_add

Bolt for JavaScript

app.client.calls.add

Required scopes

Bot tokenscalls:write

User tokenscalls:write

Legacy bot tokensbot

Content types

application/x-www-form-urlencodedapplication/json

Rate limits

Tier 3

Arguments

Required arguments

token

token

·Required

Authentication token bearing required scopes. Tokens should be passed as an HTTP Authorization header or alternatively, as a POST parameter.

Example

xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx

external_unique_id

string

·Required

An ID supplied by the 3rd-party Call provider. It must be unique across all Calls from that service.

Example

025169F6-E37A-4E62-BB54-7F93A0FC4C1F

join_url

string

·Required

The URL required for a client to join the Call.

Example

https://example.com/calls/1234567890

Optional arguments

created_by

string

·Optional

The valid Slack user ID of the user who created this Call. When this method is called with a user token, the created_by field is optional and defaults to the authed user of the token. Otherwise, the field is required.

Example

U1H77

date_start

integer

·Optional

Unix timestamp of the call start time

Example

1562002086

desktop_app_join_url

string

·Optional

When supplied, available Slack clients will attempt to directly launch the 3rd-party Call with this URL.

Example

callapp://join/1234567890

external_display_id

string

·Optional

An optional, human-readable ID supplied by the 3rd-party Call provider. If supplied, this ID will be displayed in the Call object.

Example

705-292-868

title

string

·Optional

The name of the Call.

Example

Kimpossible sync up

users

array

·Optional

The list of users to register as participants in the Call. Read more on how to specify users here.

Example

[{"slack_id": "U1H77"}, {"external_id": "54321678", "display_name": "External User", "avatar_url": "https://example.com/users/avatar1234.jpg"}]

Usage info

This method is part of our Calls API.

For more information on how to specify users, read our additional documentation in the usage guide.

{
	"ok": true,
	"call": {
		"id": "R0E69JAIF",
		"date_start": 1562002086,
		"external_unique_id": "025169F6-E37A-4E62-BB54-7F93A0FC4C1F",
		"join_url": "https://example.com/calls/1234567890",
		"desktop_app_join_url": "callapp://join/1234567890",
		"external_display_id": "705-292-868",
		"title": "Kimpossible sync up",
		"users": [
			{
				"slack_id": "U0MQG83FD"
			},
			{
				"external_id": "54321678",
				"display_name": "Kim Possible",
				"avatar_url": "https://callmebeepme.com/users/avatar1234.jpg"
			}
		]
	}
}

Note that the success response includes an id associated with the Call. This ID can be used to post the Call to a channel by using the chat.postMessage method with the following block:

{
	"blocks": [
		{
			"type": "call",
			"call_id": "R0E69JAIF"
		}
	]
}

Example responses

Errors

This table lists the expected errors that this method could return. However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always check the value of the ok params in the response.

Error	Description
`internal_error`	The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering an error, likely due to a transient issue on our end. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.
`invalid_created_by`	The `created_by` user ID is invalid.
`invalid_start_time`	The start time is invalid.
`not_authorized`	The specified user is not authorized to create a Call in this channel.
`not_implemented`	This method is not available.
`user_not_found`	A specified user wasn't found.
`access_denied`	Access to a resource specified in the request is denied.
`account_inactive`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace when using a `bot` token.
`deprecated_endpoint`	The endpoint has been deprecated.
`ekm_access_denied`	Administrators have suspended the ability to post a message.
`enterprise_is_restricted`	The method cannot be called from an Enterprise.
`invalid_auth`	Some aspect of authentication cannot be validated. Either the provided token is invalid or the request originates from an IP address disallowed from making the request.
`method_deprecated`	The method has been deprecated.
`missing_scope`	The token used is not granted the specific scope permissions required to complete this request.
`not_allowed_token_type`	The token type used in this request is not allowed.
`not_authed`	No authentication token provided.
`no_permission`	The workspace token used in this request does not have the permissions necessary to complete the request. Make sure your app is a member of the conversation it's attempting to post a message to.
`org_login_required`	The workspace is undergoing an enterprise migration and will not be available until migration is complete.
`token_expired`	Authentication token has expired
`token_revoked`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed when using a `user` token.
`two_factor_setup_required`	Two factor setup is required.
`accesslimited`	Access to this method is limited on the current network
`fatal_error`	The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering a catastrophic error. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.
`invalid_arg_name`	The method was passed an argument whose name falls outside the bounds of accepted or expected values. This includes very long names and names with non-alphanumeric characters other than `_`. If you get this error, it is typically an indication that you have made a very malformed API call.
`invalid_arguments`	The method was either called with invalid arguments or some detail about the arguments passed is invalid, which is more likely when using complex arguments like blocks or attachments.
`invalid_array_arg`	The method was passed an array as an argument. Please only input valid strings.
`invalid_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the `charset` specified in the `Content-Type` header was invalid. Valid charset names are: `utf-8` `iso-8859-1`.
`invalid_form_data`	The method was called via a `POST` request with `Content-Type` `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` or `multipart/form-data`, but the form data was either missing or syntactically invalid.
`invalid_post_type`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the specified `Content-Type` was invalid. Valid types are: `application/json` `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` `multipart/form-data` `text/plain`.
`missing_post_type`	The method was called via a `POST` request and included a data payload, but the request did not include a `Content-Type` header.
`ratelimited`	The request has been ratelimited. Refer to the `Retry-After` header for when to retry the request.
`request_timeout`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the `POST` data was either missing or truncated.
`service_unavailable`	The service is temporarily unavailable
`team_added_to_org`	The workspace associated with your request is currently undergoing migration to an Enterprise Organization. Web API and other platform operations will be intermittently unavailable until the transition is complete.

Warnings

This table lists the expected warnings that this method will return. However, other warnings can be returned in the case where the service is experiencing unexpected trouble.

Warning	Description
`missing_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, and recommended practice for the specified `Content-Type` is to include a `charset` parameter. However, no `charset` was present. Specifically, non-form-data content types (e.g. `text/plain`) are the ones for which `charset` is recommended.
`superfluous_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, and the specified `Content-Type` is not defined to understand the `charset` parameter. However, `charset` was in fact present. Specifically, form-data content types (e.g. `multipart/form-data`) are the ones for which `charset` is superfluous.

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