Novu•5mo ago

Does novu support sending messages to slack in markdown

I want to send the message in table form in a slack channel via novu. How can this be achieved?

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Ask Inkeep•5mo ago

Answer Novu supports sending richly formatted Slack messages using blocks, which allow for various layouts including sections, dividers, and even tables. To send a message in table form, you would typically use the "blocks" feature in Slack's Block Kit (1) . Here's an example of how you can send a Slack message with a table using Novu:

const novu = new Novu('<NOVU_API_KEY>');

await novu.trigger('slack', {
  to: {
    subscriberId: '<SUBSCRIBER_ID>'
  },
  payload: {
    blocks: [
      {
        type: 'section',
        text: {
          type: 'mrkdwn',
          text: 'Here is a table:'
        }
      },
      {
        type: 'section',
        fields: [
          {
            type: 'mrkdwn',
            text: '*Column 1*'
          },
          {
            type: 'mrkdwn',
            text: '*Column 2*'
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        type: 'section',
        fields: [
          {
            type: 'plain_text',
            text: 'Row 1 Item 1'
          },
          {
            type: 'plain_text',
            text: 'Row 1 Item 2'
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        type: 'section',
        fields: [
          {
            type: 'plain_text',
            text: 'Row 2 Item 1'
          },
          {
            type: 'plain_text',
            text: 'Row 2 Item 2'
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
});

const novu = new Novu('<NOVU_API_KEY>');

await novu.trigger('slack', {
  to: {
    subscriberId: '<SUBSCRIBER_ID>'
  },
  payload: {
    blocks: [
      {
        type: 'section',
        text: {
          type: 'mrkdwn',
          text: 'Here is a table:'
        }
      },
      {
        type: 'section',
        fields: [
          {
            type: 'mrkdwn',
            text: '*Column 1*'
          },
          {
            type: 'mrkdwn',
            text: '*Column 2*'
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        type: 'section',
        fields: [
          {
            type: 'plain_text',
            text: 'Row 1 Item 1'
          },
          {
            type: 'plain_text',
            text: 'Row 1 Item 2'
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        type: 'section',
        fields: [
          {
            type: 'plain_text',
            text: 'Row 2 Item 1'
          },
          {
            type: 'plain_text',
            text: 'Row 2 Item 2'
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
});

This example shows how to structure a simple table with Markdown in Slack using Novu. Adjust the text and fields content as per your table data requirements.

Sources [1] [NV-1849] Feature: Support for blocks in Slack messages

Ask Inkeep•5mo ago

Got it. Tagging @Support for additional help.

Dima Grossman•5mo ago

Hi! this can be achieved with our new framework: https://docs.novu.co/echo/quickstart

Novu

Quick Start - Novu

Novu Echo, the Code-first notification workflow engine. Build advanced workflows while giving your non-technical teammates complete control over content and behaviour.

Pawan Jain•5mo ago

@Aayush Rathore Did you get a chance to checkout code first approach to send notifications https://docs.novu.co/framework/quickstart checkout this example on how you can send slack block messages https://docs.novu.co/framework/steps/chat#provider-overrides

Aayush Rathore•5mo ago

@Pawan Jain in the mentioned framework, support for node is given. I want to do this in golang. Minimum requirement is to send an embedded hyperlink in the slack chat

Pawan Jain•5mo ago

@Aayush Rathore code first approach is currently supported in javascript based framework libraries. If you are looking to just send hyperlink, checkout this answer https://discord.com/channels/895029566685462578/1221758432915488809/1221820631579099217

Aayush Rathore•4mo ago

@Pawan Jain It helps, thank you

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Does novu support sending messages to slack in markdown