Action: Send Direct Message

ClickUp Operation

The Send Direct Message action transmits a private message to a specified user.

Example User Story

I want to send a direct message to a team member in ClickUp so that I can quickly communicate updates or reminders.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
userId	String	Yes
message	String	Yes
teamId	String	No

Related Connections

ClickUp

Related Automations

Example link

Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "send-direct-message",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Send Direct Message",
    "description": "Send a direct message to a user or team in ClickUp"
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "userId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the user to send the message to"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "message",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The content of the message to send"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "teamId",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the team to send the message to (optional)"
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "success",
      "type": "Boolean",
      "selector": ["success"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "Indicates if the message was sent successfully"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "messageId",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["data", "id"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The ID of the sent message"
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/api/v2/chat/message",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\"user_id\": \"{{userId}}\", \"message\": \"{{message}}\", \"team_id\": \"{{teamId}}\"}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "userId",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The ID of the user to send the message to",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "message",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The content of the message to send",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "teamId",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The ID of the team to send the message to (optional)",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}