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Send & Wait

Send a message and wait for user response

Send a message to a user or channel and pause the workflow until a response is received. Useful for collecting freeform input mid-workflow.

Core Blockssend_and_wait

Usage

01Add the block to your workflow and connect it to the upstream step.
02Configure any required credentials or tokens in the inputs.
03Fill in required inputs and optional parameters for the run.
04Run a test execution, inspect outputs, and iterate before deploying.
05Deploy the send_and_wait block with monitoring enabled in production.

Inputs (UI)

Channel

dropdown

Layout: half

Options: In-App, Email, Slack, Discord

Recipient

short-input

Placeholder: Email or channel ID

Layout: half

Message

long-input

Placeholder: Enter the message to send...

Layout: full

Timeout (minutes)

short-input

Placeholder: 60

Layout: half

On Timeout

dropdown

Layout: half

Options: Wait indefinitely, Use Default Response, Fail

Default Response

long-input

Placeholder: Default response if timeout occurs...

Layout: full

Inputs (API)

channel

string

Required

recipient

string

Optional

message

string

Required

timeoutMinutes

number

Optional

onTimeout

string

Optional

defaultResponse

string

Optional

Outputs

Primary response type:

{
  "status": "string",
  "response": "any",
  "respondedBy": "string",
  "respondedAt": "string"
}

Tool Access

hitl_approval