Zoho CliqInstall

Summary

Post a message to a Zoho Cliq thread identified by its chat ID, allowing rich content definition, optional bot posting, and mention insertion.

Inputs

• Chat ID (required) — The thread chat ID to post the message to, in format CT_...-T-...
• Message Type (required) — Format of the outgoing message: plain text (Cliq Markdown), rich card, or advanced JSON payload.
• Post as Bot — Option to post the message as a bot user.
• Bot Unique Name — The exact unique name of the bot to post as, required if posting as bot.
• Text — Message text content when using text message type, supports Cliq Markdown up to 5000 characters.
• Show Cliq Markdown Guidance — Toggle to show examples of supported Cliq Markdown syntax when using text message type.
• Add a Mention — Enable guided mention tokens to be added directly to text messages.
• Mention Insert Mode — Determine whether mention tokens are appended or prepended to the text message.
• Mentions — Configure one or more mentions to include in the message, supporting various mention types like users, teams, or channels.
• Card Input Mode — Select between structured fields or raw JSON to define the card payload when Message Type is rich/card.
• Card Theme — Select the visual theme of the card when using structured card input.
• Card Title — Optional title displayed with the card.
• Card Payload JSON — Raw JSON object representing the full card payload for advanced card message composition.
• Card Text — Text content included in card payload for structured card input mode.
• Add Card Icon — Optionally add a small inline icon to the card.
• Card Icon Input Mode — Select whether the card icon is specified via Iconify prefix/icon or a custom URL.
• Card Icon (Iconify Prefix/Icon) — Iconify icon identifier for the card icon.
• Card Icon URL — HTTPS URL for the card icon image when using custom URL mode.
• Add Card Thumbnail Image — Option to add a larger thumbnail image on the card.
• Card Thumbnail Input Mode — Select the input mode for the card thumbnail image (Iconify or custom URL).
• Card Thumbnail (Iconify Prefix/Icon) — Iconify icon identifier for the thumbnail image.
• Card Thumbnail URL — HTTPS URL for the card thumbnail image when using custom mode.
• Slides — Add one or more rich content components (charts, graphs, images, labels, lists, tables, text) to the card message.
• Buttons — Configure buttons to display at the bottom of the card with various action types and optional confirmation dialogs.
• JSON — Raw JSON object payload of the message when using advanced JSON message type. Must include a top-level non-empty 'text' string.
• Optional Fields — Optional boolean and string fields to post the message in parent chat, reply to a message, or to request synchronous message posting.
• Enable AI Error Mode — When enabled, errors are returned as output items allowing workflow continuation, recommended for AI Tool integrations.

Output shape

a single object representing the posted message details or error payload if AI error mode is enabled

The output contains the API response data including the message ID and other metadata. If AI Error Mode is enabled and an error occurs, the error is returned as an output item allowing continued execution. The returned data shape varies depending on message type and options used.

Links

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