Ken Liu
Reputation: 22914
Slack API: how do I tell if a message is coming from a single user private channel to my Slackbot?
How can I detect if a message is from a user who is chatting with my bot in a private channel (DM with only the bot) using the Event API?
Upvotes: 2
Views: 998
Answers (1)
Aswin Kumar K P
Reputation: 1102
Check the first letter in the channel id. If it starts with D it is a DM channel. If it starts with C it is a public channel.
For example, D2AH456 is a DM channel, whereas C234F56 is a public #channel
Upvotes: 7
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