Reading statusesĭetermine a user's currently set custom status by consulting their profile. At this time, bot users do not have a user profile and do not have a status.Īdmins on paid teams may also set a user's status by passing the user parameter to the method. Slack is where workplay happens.Ĭustom status is part of a user's profile and setting status requires the users.profile:write scope. We encourage developers to embrace all the ways users and workspaces enjoy utilizing custom status. Some users want to fly the freak flag and use this space to wax poetic while others won't touch the stuff, or only in the most perfunctory way.

Users can declare their status by selecting a custom emoji icon and string of text to represent their 'current status' - maybe they're in another office, on the good old telephone, sailing, vacationing in the sticks, or possibly eaten by a grue. They can also set their own custom status, informing their workspace not only that they are at lunch, but exactly what they are eating. Slack users can toggle whether they are marked active or away.

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