MPIM object

A MPIM object is a legacy object that contains information about a multi-party instant message. MPIM objects are now conversation objects.

{
    "id": "G024BE91L",
    "name": "mpdm-user1--user2--user3-1",
    "is_mpim": true,
    "is_group": false,
    "created": 1360782804,
    "creator": "U024BE7LH",
    "members": [
        "U024BE7LH"
    ],
    "last_read": "1401383885.000061",
    "latest": {},
    "unread_count": 0,
    "unread_count_display": 0
}

MPIM object fields

Field	Type	Description
`accepted_user`	`user_id`	User who accepted a shared channel invite.
`connected_team_ids`	Array of `workspace_id`	Externally connected team IDs (Slack Connect).
`context_team_id`	`team_id`	Team/workspace ID context for this MPIM. Required field.
`conversation_host_id`	`team_id`	Team ID of the conversation host.
`created`	Unix timestamp	Indicates when the MPIM was created.
`creator`	String	The user ID of the member that created the MPIM.
`display_counts`	Object	Display and guest counts (`display_counts`, `guest_counts`).
`frozen_reason`	String	Reason the MPIM was frozen.
`id`	String	The ID of the MPIM.
`internal_team_ids`	Array of `workspace_id`	Internal workspace IDs in this MPIM.
`is_archived`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM is archived. Required field.
`is_channel`	Boolean	Whether this is a channel. Required field.
`is_ext_shared`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM is externally shared (Slack Connect).
`is_frozen`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM is frozen.
`is_general`	Boolean	Whether this is the #general channel. Required field.
`is_group`	Boolean	Indicates if the object is a group.
`is_im`	Boolean	Whether this is a 1:1 DM. Required field.
`is_member`	Boolean	Whether the calling user is a member.
`is_moved`	Integer	Whether the MPIM has been moved across workspaces.
`is_mpim`	Boolean	Indicates if a multi-party instant message (`mpim`) is being emulated as a group. For compatibility with older clients, `mpims` can appear as groups unless `rtm.start` is called with `mpim_aware=1`.
`is_non_threadable`	Boolean	Whether threading is disabled.
`is_open`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM is open in the client.
`is_org_shared`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM is shared across an organization. Required field.
`is_pending_ext_shared`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM has a pending external share.
`is_private`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM is private. Required field.
`is_read_only`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM is read-only.
`is_shared`	Boolean	Whether the MPIM is shared across workspaces. Required field.
`is_starred`	Boolean	Whether the calling user has starred this MPIM.
`is_thread_only`	Boolean	Whether only threaded messages are allowed.
`last_read`	`ts` (String)	Message timestamp of the last read message.
`latest`	Message object or null	The most recent message in the MPIM.
`members`	Array	A list of user IDs for all users in this MPIM. This includes any disabled accounts that were in this MPIM when they were disabled.
`name`	String	Indicates the name of the MPIM.
`name_normalized`	String	Normalized version of the MPIM name. Required field.
`num_members`	Integer or null	Total number of members.
`parent_conversation`	`channel_id` or null	ID of the parent conversation, if any.
`pending_connected_team_ids`	Array of `workspace_id`	Team IDs with pending Slack Connect invitations.
`pending_shared`	Array of `workspace_id`	Workspace IDs with pending shares.
`pin_count`	Integer	Number of pinned items.
`previous_names`	Array of string	Previous names of the MPIM.
`priority`	Number	Sort priority in the sidebar.
`purpose`	Object	Purpose of the MPIM (`value`, `creator`, `last_set`). Required field.
`shared_team_ids`	Array of `workspace_id`	Workspace IDs this MPIM is shared with.
`shares`	Array of objects	Share details (each has `team`, `user`, `is_active`, optional `accepted_user`).
`target_user_id`	String	Target user ID.
`timezone_count`	Integer	Number of timezones across members.
`topic`	Object	Topic of the MPIM (`value`, `creator`, `last_set`). Required field.
`unlinked`	Integer	Whether the channel has ever been shared/disconnected in the past.
`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 MPIM was last updated. Required field.
`user`	`user_id`	User ID (for DM-like contexts).
`version`	Integer	Version number of the conversation object.

MPIM object fields​

MPIM object fields