Formatting posts with the Slack api

Question

I\'m trying to create Posts with botkit using the Slack api, but I can\'t find any documentation on how to format a Post file in Slack.

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Answer 1

Posts support markdown formatting.

E.g., try setting the following content:

# A Post Header

### Subheading

An image? ![Funny](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4jlx3aktZVFKAkaNB7fvy67BFQuaO3HedVQ6VIXeR5OLnfbOOEbrcp-G4)

[A link to google](https://www.google.com)

* A list item
* Another list item

`a code block`

You then post with filetype="post", and get the following:

I tested and slack appears to support most markdown features but not all. Make sure to test your formatting!