views.publish

Publish a static view for a User.

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Method access

HTTP

JavaScript

Python

Java

HTTP

POSThttps://slack.com/api/views.publish

Bolt for Java

app.client().viewsPublish

Bolt for Python

app.client.views_publish

Bolt for JavaScript

app.client.views.publish

Required scopes

Bot tokensNo scope required

Legacy bot tokensbot

Content types

application/x-www-form-urlencodedapplication/json

Rate limits

Tier 4

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

user_id

string

·Required

id of the user you want publish a view to.

Example

U0BPQUNTA

view

view as string

·Required

A view payload. This must be a JSON-encoded string.

Optional arguments

hash

string

·Optional

A string that represents view state to protect against possible race conditions.

Example

156772938.1827394

Usage info

Create or update the view that comprises an app's Home tab for a specific user.

Assuming your view object was properly formatted, valid, and the user_id was viable, you will receive a success response.

Common successful response

Typical success response includes the published view payload.

{
    "ok": true,
    "view": {
        "id": "VMHU10V25",
        "team_id": "T8N4K1JN",
        "type": "home",
        "close": null,
        "submit": null,
        "blocks": [
            {
                "type": "section",
                "block_id": "2WGp9",
                "text": {
                    "type": "mrkdwn",
                    "text": "A simple section with some sample sentence.",
                    "verbatim": false
                }
            }
        ],
        "private_metadata": "Shh it is a secret",
        "callback_id": "identify_your_home_tab",
        "state": {
            "values": {}
        },
        "hash": "156772938.1827394",
        "clear_on_close": false,
        "notify_on_close": false,
        "root_view_id": "VMHU10V25",
        "previous_view_id": null,
        "app_id": "AA4928AQ",
        "external_id": "",
        "bot_id": "BA13894H"
    }
}

Common error response

Typical error response, before getting to any possible validation errors.

{
    "ok": false,
    "error": "invalid_arguments",
    "response_metadata": {
        "messages": [
            "invalid `user_id`"
        ]
    }
}

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
`duplicate_external_id`	Error returned when the given `external_id` has already be used.
`hash_conflict`	Error returned when the provided `hash` doesn't match the current stored value.
`missing_profile_id`	A profile id was not provided when trying to publish a view of type profile.
`not_allowed_token_type`	The token type used in this request is not allowed.
`not_enabled`	Error returned if a `home` view is published but the Home tab isn't enabled for the app.
`not_implemented`	The profile view experiment is not enabled for this user.
`view_too_large`	Error returned if the provided view is greater than 250kb.
`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_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.
`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_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.

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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Calling views.publish

Java

JavaScript

Python

Java

import com.slack.api.bolt.App;
import com.slack.api.bolt.AppConfig;
import com.slack.api.bolt.jetty.SlackAppServer;
import com.slack.api.methods.SlackApiException;
import com.slack.api.model.event.AppHomeOpenedEvent;

import java.io.IOException;

import static com.slack.api.model.block.Blocks.*;
import static com.slack.api.model.block.composition.BlockCompositions.markdownText;
import static com.slack.api.model.block.element.BlockElements.asContextElements;
import static com.slack.api.model.view.Views.*;

public class ViewsPublish {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        var config = new AppConfig();
        config.setSingleTeamBotToken(System.getenv("SLACK_BOT_TOKEN"));
        config.setSigningSecret(System.getenv("SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET"));
        var app = new App(config); // `new App()` does the same

        app.event(AppHomeOpenedEvent.class, (req, ctx) -> {
            var logger = ctx.logger;
            var userId = req.getEvent().getUser();
            try {
                // Call the conversations.create method using the built-in WebClient
                var modalView = view(v -> v
                    .type("home")
                    .blocks(asBlocks(
                        section(s -> s.text(markdownText(mt ->
                            mt.text("*Welcome home, <@" + userId + "> :house:*")))),
                        section(s -> s.text(markdownText(mt ->
                            mt.text("About the simplest modal you could conceive of :smile:\\n\\nMaybe <https://api.slack.com/reference/block-kit/block-elements|*make the modal interactive*> or <https://api.slack.com/surfaces/modals/using#modifying|*learn more advanced modal use cases*>.")))),
                        divider(),
                        context(c -> c.elements(asContextElements(
                            markdownText("Psssst this modal was designed using <https://api.slack.com/tools/block-kit-builder|*Block Kit Builder*>")
                        )))
                    ))
                );
                var result = ctx.client().viewsPublish(r -> r
                    // The token you used to initialize your app
                    .token(System.getenv("SLACK_BOT_TOKEN"))
                    .userId(userId)
                    .view(modalView)
                );
                // Print result
                logger.info("result: {}", result);
            } catch (IOException | SlackApiException e) {
                logger.error("error: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
            }
            return ctx.ack();
        });

        var server = new SlackAppServer(app);
        server.start();
    }

}

JavaScript

Code to initialize Bolt app
// Require the Bolt for JavaScript package (github.com/slackapi/bolt)
const { App, LogLevel } = require("@slack/bolt");

const app = new App({
  token: "xoxb-your-token",
  signingSecret: "your-signing-secret",
  // LogLevel can be imported and used to make debugging simpler
  logLevel: LogLevel.DEBUG
});
// Listen to the app_home_opened Events API event to hear when a user opens your app from the sidebar
app.event("app_home_opened", async ({ payload, client }) => {
  const userId = payload.user;
  
  try {
    // Call the views.publish method using the WebClient passed to listeners
    const result = await client.views.publish({
      user_id: userId,
      view: {
        // Home tabs must be enabled in your app configuration page under "App Home"
        "type": "home",
        "blocks": [
          {
            "type": "section",
            "text": {
              "type": "mrkdwn",
              "text": "*Welcome home, <@" + userId + "> :house:*"
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "section",
            "text": {
              "type": "mrkdwn",
              "text": "Learn how home tabs can be more useful and interactive <https://api.slack.com/surfaces/app-home|*in the documentation*>."
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "divider"
          },
          {
            "type": "context",
            "elements": [
              {
                "type": "mrkdwn",
                "text": "Psssst this home tab was designed using <https://api.slack.com/tools/block-kit-builder|*Block Kit Builder*>"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    });

    console.log(result);
  }
  catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
});
Code to run app
(async () => {
  // Start your app
  await app.start(process.env.PORT || 3000);

  console.log("⚡️ Bolt app is running!");
})();

Python

Code to initialize Bolt app
import os
# Import Bolt for Python (github.com/slackapi/bolt-python)
from slack_bolt import App

# Initializes your Bolt app with a bot token and signing secret
app = App(
    token="xoxb-your-token",
    signing_secret="your-signing-secret"
)
# Listen to the app_home_opened Events API event to hear when a user opens your app from the sidebar
@app.event("app_home_opened")
def app_home_opened(event, client, logger):
    user_id = event["user"]

    try:
        # Call the views.publish method using the WebClient passed to listeners
        result = client.views_publish(
            user_id=user_id,
            view={
                # Home tabs must be enabled in your app configuration page under "App Home"
                # and your app must be subscribed to the app_home_opened event
                "type": "home",
                "blocks": [
                    {
                        "type": "section",
                        "text": {
                            "type": "mrkdwn",
                            "text": "*Welcome home, <@{}> :house:*".format(user_id),
                        },
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "section",
                        "text": {
                            "type": "mrkdwn",
                            "text": "Learn how home tabs can be more useful and interactive <https://api.slack.com/surfaces/app-home|*in the documentation*>.",
                        },
                    },
                    {"type": "divider"},
                    {
                        "type": "context",
                        "elements": [
                            {
                                "type": "mrkdwn",
                                "text": "Psssst this home tab was designed using <https://api.slack.com/tools/block-kit-builder|*Block Kit Builder*>",
                            }
                        ],
                    },
                ],
            },
        )
        logger.info(result)

    except SlackApiError as e:
        logger.error("Error fetching conversations: {}".format(e))
Code to run app
# Start your app
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.start(port=int(os.environ.get("PORT", 3000)))

views.publish

Facts

Method access

Required scopes

Content types

Rate limits

Arguments

Usage info

Example responses

Common successful response

Common error response

Errors

Warnings

Arguments

API response