How do I send "@here" with the Slack API?

Question

I know I can tag a user with <@U423DFDE|username> but I can't figure out how to tag @here

score 48 · Accepted Answer · edited May 24 '19 at 14:50

48

<!here> is the solution. There are other commands that work with the <!___> format.

Check out this part of the official Slack documentation for an overview about all such variables.

edited May 24 '19 at 14:50

answered Feb 08 '17 at 18:50

benwiz

Up-to-date link: https://api.slack.com/reference/surfaces/formatting#special-mentions – jofel Apr 06 '21 at 09:32

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '20 at 14:02

4

I use this:

var message= {
    "text": "<!here> test text"
} ;

answered Jul 22 '20 at 14:02

gakeko betsi

2 Answers2