Workflow button element

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Example:

Fields

Field	Type	Description	Required?
type	String	The type of element. In this case type is always workflow_button.	Required
text	Object	A text object that defines the button's text. Can only be of type: plain_text. text may truncate with ~30 characters. Maximum length for the text in this field is 75 characters.	Required
workflow	Object	A workflow object that contains details about the workflow that will run when the button is clicked.	Required
action_id	String	An identifier for the action. Use this when you receive an interaction payload to identify the source of the action. Every action_id in a block should be unique. Maximum length is 255 characters.	Required
style	String	Decorates buttons with alternative visual color schemes. Use this option with restraint.primary gives buttons a green outline and text, ideal for affirmation or confirmation actions. primary should only be used for one button within a set.danger gives buttons a red outline and text, and should be used when the action is destructive. Use danger even more sparingly than primary.If you don't include this field, the default button style will be used.	Optional
accessibility_label	String	A label for longer descriptive text about a button element. This label will be read out by screen readers instead of the button text object. Maximum length is 75 characters.	Optional

Example

{
  "type": "workflow_button",
  "text": {
    "type": "plain_text",
    "text": "Run Workflow"
  },
  "action_id": "workflowbutton123",
  "workflow": {
    "trigger": {
        "url": "https://slack.com/shortcuts/Ft0123ABC456/xyz...zyx",
        "customizable_input_parameters": [
          {
            "name": "input_parameter_a",
            "value": "Value for input param A"
          },
          {
            "name": "input_parameter_b",
            "value": "Value for input param B"
          }
        ]
    }
  }
}