Patent ID: 11863602
Assignee: SALESFORCE, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at the apparatus, a first message from a first application;
associating, by the apparatus, the first message with a first channel of a group-based communication platform, wherein the associating comprises making the first message available to the first application and a second application via the first channel and wherein first permissions associated with the first channel deny users from joining the first channel;
in response to detecting an event, receiving, from the second application, a request to perform an action to be performed in association with the group-based communication platform, wherein the request to perform the action is generated by the second application and comprises instructions to invite a user to the first channel; and
in response to receiving the request, causing performance of the action, wherein the action comprises inviting the user to the first channel, the user being associated with the group-based communication platform and wherein inviting the user to the first channel comprises modifying permissions associated with the user and the first channel to allow the user to modify content associated with the first channel.