Email input element

Fields

Fields	Type	Description	Required?
type	String	The type of element. In this case type is always email_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 email input when it is loaded.	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 email input. Maximum length for the text in this field is 150 characters.	Optional

Example

The email input element must be used inside the input block. This example shows an input block containing an email input element.

{
    "blocks": [
        {
            "type": "input",
            "block_id": "input123",
            "label": {
                "type": "plain_text",
                "text": "Email Address"
            },
            "element": {
                "type": "email_text_input",
                "action_id": "email_text_input-action",
                "placeholder": {
                    "type": "plain_text",
                    "text": "Enter an email"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}