ActionSlackUpdated September 2026

How do I delete a Slack message?

Short answer: You can delete message in Slack by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Slack Delete Message action to a workflow, map its 2 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Delete Message in Slack — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Channel ID channel	string	Required	Slack channel ID (starts with C for public, G for private group, D for DM). Find via List Channels. Not the channel name with #.
Message Timestamp ts	string	Required	Message timestamp identifier — the unique 'ts' string returned by Slack when a message is posted (epoch.seq format). Find via Get Channel History.

Sample request

{
  "channel": "e.g. C0123456789",
  "ts": "e.g. 1512085950.000216"
}

Returns

{
  "ok": true,
  "ts": "1512085950.000216",
  "channel": "C01234567"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Delete Message.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Gmail → Slack

1 Gmail triggers

Google Sheets → Slack

2 Google Sheets triggers

FAQ

Questions about Delete Message.

What does the Delete Message action do in Slack?

Deletes a message from a Slack channel by channel + timestamp. Bots can delete their own messages, or any message in channels where they have the right scope.

What inputs does Delete Message require?

Required: Channel ID, Message Timestamp. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Slack returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Slack returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Delete Message support batch operations?

Run Delete Message inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Slack's rate limits.

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