How to get butler to send a private message on slack when they are mentioned in a checklist

[Evangeline Sturges]

Hi, What would be the automation process for someone is tagged on a checklist, they receive a message somehow privately (on a private channel or from butler). 

I've tried setting it up using a private channel on slack but butler cant seem to find any private channels, cant invite an app into a private channel

[Evangeline Sturges]

Have found a way - will share:

when someone is mentioned in a checklist on a card by anyone

post message "{username}  tagged you in {triggercardlink}\n\n{mentiontext}"

to Slack channel "#trello-notif-{mentionedusername}" in workspace "workspace" as Butler

just made everyone a private trello notification channel - you have to manually add butler to the private channel

[Evangeline Sturges]

@milynnus 

[milynnus]

@Evangeline Sturges 

Thanks. Am I correct, this would be a private channel by user?

[Evangeline Sturges]

yep

[milynnus]

@Evangeline Sturges 

You probably need to use the http request to an endpoint to do it for you. 

This is the output of a simple endpoint to write to a private channel. As you can see, you can name the bot and have your own logo. This uses a Slack module that is currently available on the platform that supports the endpoint.

[Evangeline Sturges]

Thanks so much! Are you able to step me through it a bit more / is there an example online

[Evangeline Sturges]

No worries have found a way without

[milynnus]

@Evangeline Sturges 

That's good. Can you share how it you implement it? I can learn something from it. Thanks