Rich text input element

Fields

Field	Type	Description	Required?
type	String	The type of element. In this case type is always rich_text_input.	Required
action_id	String	An identifier for the input value when the parent modal is submitted. You can use this when you receive a view_submission payload to identify the value of the input element. Should be unique in the containing block. Maximum length is 255 characters.	Required
initial_value	Rich text	The initial value in the rich text input when it is loaded.	Optional
dispatch_action_config	Object	A dispatch configuration object that determines when during text input the element returns a block_actions payload.	Optional
focus_on_load	Boolean	Indicates whether the element will be set to auto focus within the view object. Only one element can be set to true. Defaults to false.	Optional
placeholder	Object	A plain_text object that defines the placeholder text shown in the plain-text input. Maximum length for the text in this field is 150 characters.	Optional

Example

An input block containing a rich text input element.

{
  "type": "rich_text_input",
  "action_id": "rich_text_input-action",
  "dispatch_action_config": {
    "trigger_actions_on": [
      "on_character_entered"
    ]
  },
  "focus_on_load": true,
  "placeholder": {
    "type": "plain_text",
    "text": "Enter text"
  }
}

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