Plain-text input element

Example:

Fields

Field	Type	Description	Required?
type	String	The type of element. In this case type is always plain_text_input.	Required
action_id	String	An identifier for the input value when the parent modal is submitted. You can use this when you receive a view_submission payload to identify the value of the input element. Should be unique among all other action_ids in the containing block. Maximum length is 255 characters.	Optional
initial_value	String	The initial value in the plain-text input when it is loaded.	Optional
multiline	Boolean	Indicates whether the input will be a single line (false) or a larger textarea (true). Defaults to false.	Optional
min_length	Integer	The minimum length of input that the user must provide. If the user provides less, they will receive an error. Acceptable values for this field are between 0 and 3000, inclusive.	Optional
max_length	Integer	The maximum length of input that the user can provide. If the user provides more, they will receive an error. Acceptable values for this field are between 1 and 3000, inclusive.	Optional
dispatch_action_config	Object	A dispatch configuration object that determines when during text input the element returns a block_actions payload.	Optional
focus_on_load	Boolean	Indicates whether the element will be set to auto focus within the view object. Only one element can be set to true. Defaults to false.	Optional
placeholder	Object	A plain_text only text object that defines the placeholder text shown in the plain-text input. Maximum length for the text in this field is 150 characters.	Optional

Example

An input block containing a plain-text input element.

{
  "type": "input",
  "block_id": "input123",
  "label": {
    "type": "plain_text",
    "text": "Label of input"
  },
  "element": {
    "type": "plain_text_input",
    "action_id": "plain_input",
    "placeholder": {
      "type": "plain_text",
      "text": "Enter some plain text"
    }
  }
}