Sets the read cursor in a channel in Slack
A documented Slack operation that changes something in your account. Describe the outcome you want in plain words — HumDay writes the program, proves it, and runs it.
What this operation does
Sets the read cursor in a channel.
- POSTChanges data · conversations
slack.com/conversations.mark
How HumDay uses it
- You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
- The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which Slack operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
- You approve access. Because this one changes data, it cannot run until you have explicitly granted it.
Other Slack operations
- Uploads or creates a filePOST · changes data
- Sends an ephemeral message to a user in a channelPOST · changes data
- Adds a file from a remote servicePOST · changes data
- Deletes an existing comment on a filePOST · changes data
- Pins an item to a channelPOST · changes data
- Adds a star to an itemPOST · changes data
- Adds a reaction to an itemPOST · changes data
- Share a me message into a channelPOST · changes data
Questions
- Can HumDay sets the read cursor in a channel in Slack?
- Yes. This operation is published in Slack's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.
- Will this change my Slack data?
- Yes — this is a POST operation, so it changes something in Slack. HumDay holds anything that writes behind an approval you grant explicitly, and the contract you approve says what it may touch.
- Do I need to write code?
- No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your Slack account.
Where this came from
Read from a published API description for Slack at raw.githubusercontent.com/slackapi/slack-api-specs/master/web-api/slack_web_openapi_v2.jso. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2021-06-21.