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calls.add method

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Usage info​

This method is part of our Calls API.

For more information on how to specify users, read our additional documentation in the usage guide.

Response​

{
	"ok": true,
	"call": {
		"id": "R0E69JAIF",
		"date_start": 1562002086,
		"external_unique_id": "025169F6-E37A-4E62-BB54-7F93A0FC4C1F",
		"join_url": "https://example.com/calls/1234567890",
		"desktop_app_join_url": "callapp://join/1234567890",
		"external_display_id": "705-292-868",
		"title": "Kimpossible sync up",
		"users": [
			{
				"slack_id": "U0MQG83FD"
			},
			{
				"external_id": "54321678",
				"display_name": "Kim Possible",
				"avatar_url": "https://callmebeepme.com/users/avatar1234.jpg"
			}
		]
	}
}

Note that the success response includes an id associated with the Call. This ID can be used to post the Call to a channel by using the chat.postMessage method with the following block:

{
	"blocks": [
		{
			"type": "call",
			"call_id": "R0E69JAIF"
		}
	]
}