Reference: Interactive components

Interactive components are a subset of Block Kit elements that add interactivity to various app surfaces.

You can read our overview of interactive components to get more information on what they can be used for.

Finally, our guide to handling user interactions will help you adjust your app to allow for the use of these interactive components.

Below is a list of the interactive components currently available and that send block_actions events:

Component	Available in surfaces	Works with block types
Buttons	Modals Messages Home tabs	Section Actions
Checkboxes	Modals Messages Home tabs	Section Actions Input
Date pickers	Modals Messages Home tabs	Section Actions Input
Datetime pickers	Modals	Actions Input
Email input	Modals	Input
Multi-select menus	Modals Messages Home tabs	Section Actions Input
Number input	Modals	Input
Overflow menu	Modals Messages Home tabs	Section Actions
Plain-text input	Modals Messages Home tabs	Input
Radio buttons	Modals Messages Home tabs	Section Actions Input
Select menus	Modals Messages Home tabs	Section Actions Input
Time pickers	Modals Messages Home tabs	Section Actions Input
URL input	Modals	Input