Slack: Actions/wait For Action

Post or update a native Block Kit message and durably wait for one of its button action_ids inside a Play.

Tool ID: slack_wait_for_action

Run this action

Use the TypeScript SDK for a single call. Put ctx.tools.execute(...) inside a Play when the call should be durable, scheduled, or run across a CSV.

import { Deepline } from 'deepline';

const deepline = await Deepline.connect();
const result = await deepline.tools.execute(
  'slack_wait_for_action',
  {
    "method": "chat.postMessage",
    "params": {}
  },
);

console.log(result.toolResponse.raw);

CLI

deepline tools execute slack_wait_for_action --input '{
  "method": "chat.postMessage",
  "params": {}
}' --json

Example response

The SDK exposes this shape at result.toolResponse.raw. Values below are representative.

{
  "data": {
    "type": "action",
    "actionId": "action_123",
    "value": {},
    "user": {},
    "messageId": "message_123",
    "channel": "example",
    "ts": "example",
    "action_id": "action_123",
    "block_id": "block_123",
    "action_ts": "example",
    "message_ref": {
      "channel": "example",
      "ts": "example"
    },
    "event_payload": {},
    "timed_out": true
  }
}

Use deepline tools get slack_wait_for_action --json for the latest machine-readable contract.

Input reference

Update or post one native Slack message revision, then durably wait for one of its Block Kit buttons. Every button in params.blocks can resolve the wait. Waits are limited to 30 days.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`payload.method`	`"chat.postMessage" \| "chat.update"`	Yes	—	Slack message method to call before waiting. Use chat.postMessage for a new card and chat.update with channel and ts to replace an existing card in place. Allowed: `chat.postMessage`, `chat.update`.
`payload.params`	`record`	Yes	—	Native chat.postMessage or chat.update arguments. Block Kit buttons keep their action_id and appearance; Deepline manages the one-use callback internally and returns the original button value.
`payload.timeout`	`string`	No	—	Wait duration such as 30m or 24h (maximum 30 days). Omit for the Play edition default; null waits to the 30-day platform ceiling. Minimum length: 1.

Output reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`result.data`	`object`	Yes	—	Normalized Slack button action with Chat SDK-style actionId/value/user/messageId fields and the native Slack interaction fields.
`result.data.type`	`"action" \| "timeout"`	Yes	—	Allowed: `action`, `timeout`.
`result.data.actionId`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.value`	`unknown`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.user`	`object \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.messageId`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.channel`	`string`	Yes	—	Minimum length: 1.
`result.data.ts`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.action_id`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.block_id`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.action_ts`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.message_ref`	`object`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.message_ref.channel`	`string`	Yes	—	Minimum length: 1.
`result.data.message_ref.ts`	`string \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.event_payload`	`object \| null`	Yes	—	—
`result.data.timed_out`	`boolean`	Yes	—	—
`result.meta`	`record`	No	—	—

Deepline cost

Pricing model: fixed (per call).
Estimated Deepline credits: 0 per pricing unit.
Provider-native pricing may still exist outside Deepline credit billing.

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