Slack: Get User Info

Controlled node

Overview

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Slack user using the Slack Web API. This node requires a configured Slack connection and a valid user ID to fetch profile data including name, email, timezone, and status information.

Slack Connection Required

This node requires a Slack connection to be configured in your project settings. Use the Connections property panel to select a pre-configured Slack workspace connection.

Inputs

Input	Type	Description	Default
Run	Event	Triggers the node to fetch user information.	-
User ID	Text	The Slack user ID (e.g., U1234567890) of the user to look up.	-
Connections	Connection	The Slack workspace connection to use (configured in properties panel).	-

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
Done	Event	Fires when the user information has been successfully retrieved.
User Info	Data	An object containing the Slack user's profile information including id, name, real_name, email, tz (timezone), status, and other profile fields. Returns an error object if the request fails.

Runtime Behavior

When triggered by the Run event, this node makes an authenticated request to the Slack Web API using the configured connection. It validates that:

1. A project ID is available (inherited from the workflow runtime)
2. A Slack connection is selected
3. A valid userId is provided

If any validation fails, the node outputs an error object via the User Info output and does not fire the Done event.

On success, the User Info output contains the full Slack user profile as returned by the users.info Slack API method, and the Done event fires to trigger downstream nodes.

Example Usage

Basic User Lookup:

1. Connect a Text node or Plain Text node to the User ID input with a Slack user ID (e.g., U1234567890)
2. Configure the Connections property in the panel UI to select your Slack workspace
3. Trigger the Run input with an event (e.g., from a Start node or button click)
4. Connect the User Info output to a Show node to display the user's profile, or use Get Value to extract specific fields like email or real_name

Error Handling: Connect the User Info output to an If node to check for errors before processing:

• Condition: userInfo.error is not null
• True branch: Handle error (e.g., show "User not found" message)
• False branch: Process user data (e.g., userInfo.real_name)