Using the ipushpull Slack app

The ipushpull Slack app lets you pull snapshots of your data into your Slack channels.

This article explains how to use the ipushpull in your one-to-one chat with the app using direct messages. You can also add the app to other channels - see this page for more details.

What can I do with the app?

The ipushpull Slack app lets you:

  • pull snapshots of data into the chat

  • search for pages

  • ask for help

  • login and logout of ipushpull

Coming soon: set up aliases to pull views of your data into the chat and push data back. Get in touch for a preview.

Pulling your default page into the chat

If you have configured a default page, you can pull it into the chat by simply entering the pull command:

Note that Slack only permits basic styling. If you’d like to see your fully styled data click the link at the end of the message to view the live, ticking page in the ipushpull web app.

Pulling any page into the chat

To pull any other page into the chat, enter its folder and page name in this format:

folder=MyFolder page=MyPage

Pro tip: if your page name is unique, you don’t have to mention the folder name in your request

Searching for pages

If you can’t remember the name of your page, use the search command with an optional search term. This will return a dropdown list of all the pages you have access to that match the term. Select the page you want and click the Pull button to view in the chat.

 

If you don’t enter a search term then search will return a list of all the pages you have access to.

Logging in

You must authenticate the bot with ipushpull to access your data in Slack. Enter the login command to do this, then follow the instructions.

Logging out

If you want to de-authenticate the bot, enter the logout command.

Help

Type help for more info about each command:

 

FAQs, Hints and Tips

Why has my data been truncated?

Slack imposes a message limit that means the bot sometimes can’t return all your data into the chat. If this happens the bot will display a message with a link you can click to view the complete results in the ipushpull web app.