Email input element | Slack Developer Docs reference Skip to main content Guides Reference Samples Tools Changelog Dev Program MANAGE APPS * Reference * App manifest * Block Kit * Overview * Blocks * Block Kit Elements * Overview * Attachment mention element * Broadcast element * Button element * Canvas element * Canvas message unfurl element * Canvas user mention element * Channel element * Checkboxes element * Citation element * Color element * Date element * Date picker element * Datetime picker element * Email input element * Emoji element * Feedback buttons element * File element * File input element * Icon button element * Image element * Link element * List record element * Message mention element * Multi-select menu element * Number input element * Overflow menu element * Plain-text input element * Radio button group element * Rich text input element * Rich text list element * Rich text preformatted element * Rich text quote element * Rich text section element * Salesforce data field element * Select menu element * Tag element * Team element * Text element * Time picker element * URL input element * URL source element * User element * Usergroup element * Work object mention element * Workflow button element * Workflow mention element * Composition objects * Events * Interaction payloads * Methods * Objects * Scopes * Types * Slack Connect API * Views * * Audit Logs API * Legal Holds API * SCIM API * * Slack Status API * * Block Kit * Block Kit Elements * Email input element Copy as markdown On this page 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_id s 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. * JSON * Python Slack SDK * Node Slack SDK * Java Slack SDK { "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" } } } ] } View in Block Kit Builder block-kit/src/elements/email_input.py loading . . . View on GitHub block-kit/src/elements/email_input.js loading ... View on GitHub block-kit/src/main/java/elements/EmailInput.java loading . . . View on GitHub Previous Datetime picker element Next Emoji element Copy as markdown * Fields * Example . * Tools * Slack CLI * Bolt frameworks * Slack SDKs * Block Kit Builder * Developer program * Code samples & tutorials * LLM? Read llms.txt * All tools Learn * Learning paths * Workshops * Slack certifications * Trailhead * Resource library * All learning resources Community * Slack community * Slack events Resources * Docs * Blog * Slack marketplace * Developer newsletter Manage Apps * Your apps * Status * Privacy * Terms * Cookie Preferences * Support * Changelog * Your Privacy Choices © 2026 Slack Technologies, LLC, a Salesforce company. All rights reserved. Various trademarks held by their respective owners. * * *