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Clarify Slack member ID retrieval (#30091)

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* Document member ID retrieval in house

* Normalise usage of member vs user

* Change instructions to ordered list

* Update source/_integrations/slack.markdown

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@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ To include a remote file with the Slack message, use these attributes underneath
| `username` | yes | An optional username if the URL is protected by HTTP Basic Auth.
| `password` | yes | An optional password if the URL is protected by HTTP Basic Auth.
### Obtaining a member ID
Some of the examples below use a member ID. This is a unique string assigned by Slack to all users (members and guests) and not a username set by the user. To get a member ID:
1. Select a Slack user (both name and profile image work) to bring up their profile side panel.
2. Open the context menu by selecting the three dots.
3. Select **Copy member ID**.
![](/images/integrations/slack/slack-member-id.png)
### Examples
To send a file from local path:
@ -227,7 +237,7 @@ data:
1.0
```
Send a message directly to a user by setting the target to their member ID. Here are [instructions](https://www.workast.com/help/articles/61000165203/) to obtain a member ID.
Send a message directly to a user by setting the target to their member ID.
```yaml
message: "Hello there!"
@ -237,10 +247,10 @@ data:
blocks: []
```
Send a message to a channel that mentions (@username, highlights a users name in yellow) a user. Here are [instructions](https://www.workast.com/help/articles/61000165203/) to obtain a member ID.
Send a message to a channel that mentions (@username, highlights a users name in yellow) a user.
```yaml
message: "<@U12345> your appointment starts soon"
message: "<@MEMBER_ID> your appointment starts soon"
target: "#general"
title: "Reminder"
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