IM object

An IM object is a legacy object that contains information about a direct message channel. IM objects are now conversation objects.

{
    "id": "D024BFF1M",
    "is_im": true,
    "user": "U024BE7LH",
    "created": 1360782804,
    "is_user_deleted": false
}

IM object fields

Field	Type	Description
`connected_team_ids`	Array of `team_id`	Team IDs of externally connected teams (Slack Connect).
`context_team_id`	`workspace_id` (String)	The team/workspace ID context for this DM. Required field.
`created`	Unix timestamp	When the IM was created.
`frozen_reason`	String	Reason the DM was frozen.
`has_barrier`	Boolean	Whether an information barrier applies to this DM.
`has_pins`	Boolean	Whether the DM has any pinned items.
`id`	String	The ID of the object.
`internal_team_ids`	Array of `workspace_id`	Workspace IDs of internal teams in the DM.
`is_archived`	Boolean	Whether the DM is archived. Required field.
`is_ext_shared`	Boolean	Whether the DM is externally shared (Slack Connect).
`is_frozen`	Boolean	Whether the DM is frozen.
`is_im`	Boolean	Indicates if the object is an IM.
`is_migrating`	Boolean	Whether the DM is currently being migrated.
`is_open`	Boolean	Whether the DM is open in the client.
`is_org_shared`	Boolean	Whether the DM is shared across an organization. Required field.
`is_pending_ext_shared`	Boolean	Whether the DM has a pending external share.
`is_shared`	Boolean	Whether the DM is shared across workspaces.
`is_starred`	Boolean	Whether the calling user has starred this DM.
`is_user_deleted`	Boolean	`true` if the other user's account has been disabled.
`last_read`	`ts` (String)	Message timestamp of the last read message.
`latest`	Message object	The most recent message in the DM.
`locale`	String	Locale setting for the DM.
`members`	Array of `user_id`	User IDs of DM members.
`pending_connected_team_ids`	Array of `workspace_id`	Team IDs with pending Slack Connect invitations.
`pin_count`	Integer	Number of pinned items.
`priority`	Number	Sort priority for the DM in the sidebar.
`properties`	Object	Channel properties associated with this DM.
`purpose`	Object	Purpose of the DM (`value`, `creator`, `last_set`).
`shared_team_ids`	Array of `workspace_id`	All workspace IDs this DM is shared with.
`target_user_id`	String	User ID of the other participant in the DM.
`topic`	Object	Topic of the DM (`value`, `creator`, `last_set`).
`unread_count`	Integer	Full count of unread messages.
`unread_count_display`	Integer	Count of unread messages that matter to the user.
`updated`	Integer	Unix timestamp of when the DM was last updated.
`user`	String	Each direct message channel is between two users. One of these users is always the calling user, the other's ID is indicated by the `user` property.

IM object fields​

IM object fields