Views

View factories for Slack modals and App Home tabs.

homeTab()

homeTab(input, settings?): SlackObject<"home">

Creates an App Home tab view payload.

Input fields

Home-tab blocks and optional application metadata.

Input field	Type	Description
blocks	JsonObject[]	Between one and 100 App Home-compatible blocks.
callbackId?	string	Application-defined callback identifier.
externalId?	string	Application-defined external identifier.
privateMetadata?	string	Opaque application metadata returned with view interactions.

Settings

Setting	Type	Description
settings	FactorySettings	Per-call validation settings.

Returns

SlackObject<"home">

A validated Slack home view.

Throws

InvalidUsageError when blocks or metadata violate Slack's constraints.

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modal()

modal(input, settings?): SlackObject<"modal">

Creates a modal view payload.

Input fields

Modal title, blocks, controls, metadata, and callback behavior.

Input field	Type	Description
blocks	JsonObject[]	Between one and 100 modal-compatible blocks.
callbackId?	string	Application-defined callback identifier.
clearOnClose?	boolean	Close every view above this modal when it closes.
close?	TextLike	Optional plain-text close-button label.
externalId?	string	Application-defined external identifier.
notifyOnClose?	boolean	Send a view_closed event when the modal closes.
privateMetadata?	string	Opaque application metadata returned with view interactions.
submit?	TextLike	Optional plain-text submit-button label.
submitDisabled?	boolean	Keep the submit button disabled until an input changes.
title	TextLike	Plain-text modal title, up to 24 characters.

Settings

Setting	Type	Description
settings	FactorySettings	Per-call validation settings.

Returns

SlackObject<"modal">

A validated Slack modal view.

Throws

InvalidUsageError when blocks or text fields violate Slack's constraints.