Developer tools for a communication platform

A computer-implemented method for electronically retrieving documentation in a group-based communication platform interface, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving from a client device, by an interface generation circuitry, a request for group-based communication platform documentation, wherein the request comprises a command and a requested API method name;
• in response to receipt of the request, generating by the interface generation circuitry a documentation request command based on the command and the requested API method name;
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• transmitting to an application programming interface (API) circuitry, by the interface generation circuitry, the documentation request command;
• receiving, by application programming interface (API) circuitry and from the interface generation circuitry in communication with the API circuitry and the client device, the documentation request command indicative of the request for group-based communication platform documentation, wherein the request was provided by a user using the client device, and wherein the documentation request command comprises electronic information indicative of the requested API method name;
• transmitting to a documentation response generation circuitry, by the API circuitry, the documentation request command;
• receiving from the documentation response generation circuitry, by the API circuitry, a documentation response message, and
• transmitting to the interface generation circuitry, by the API circuitry, the documentation response message;
• receiving from the API circuitry, by the documentation response generation circuitry, the documentation request command;
• in response to receiving the documentation request command, retrieving, by documentation response generation circuitry in communication with the API circuitry and from an API specification server, a group-based communication platform API specification comprising a set of group-based communication platform documentation information associated with a set of group-based communication platform documentation API method names;
• generating, by the documentation response generation circuitry, a determination indicative of whether the requested API method name corresponds to any group-based communication platform documentation API method name in the set of group-based communication platform documentation API method names;
• generating, by the documentation response generation circuitry, a documentation response message based on the determination;
• transmit to the API circuitry, by the documentation response generation circuitry, the documentation response message;
• receive from the API circuitry, by the interface generation circuitry, the documentation response message;
• generating, by the interface generation circuitry, an ephemeral documentation message based on the documentation response message, wherein the ephemeral documentation message is configured to be displayed, by a display device in communication with the client device, in the group-based communication platform interface as an attachment to the request for the group-based communication platform documentation;
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• transmitting, by the interface generation circuitry and to the client device, the ephemeral documentation message.

A computer program product for electronically retrieving documentation in a group-based communication platform interface, wherein the computer program product comprises at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable program code instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to:

• receive from a client device, by an interface generation circuitry, a request for group-based communication platform documentation, wherein the request comprises a command and a requested API method name;
• in response to receipt of the request, generate by the interface generation circuitry a documentation request command based on the command and the requested API method name;
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• transmit to an application programming interface (API) circuitry, by the interface generation circuitry, the documentation request command;
• receive, by the application programming interface (API) circuitry and from interface generation circuitry in communication with the API circuitry and the client device, the documentation request command indicative of the request for group-based communication platform documentation, wherein the request was provided by a user using the client device, and wherein the documentation request command comprises electronic information indicative of the requested API method name;
• transmit to a documentation response generation circuitry, by the API circuitry, the documentation request command;
• receive from the documentation response generation circuitry, by the API circuitry, a documentation response message, and
• transmit to the interface generation circuitry, by the API circuitry, the documentation response message;
• receive from the API circuitry, by the documentation response generation circuitry, the documentation request command,
• in response to receipt of the documentation request command, retrieve, by documentation response generation circuitry and from an API specification server, a group-based communication platform API specification comprising a set of group-based communication platform documentation information associated with a set of group-based communication platform documentation API method names;
• generate, by the documentation response generation circuitry, a determination indicative of whether the requested API method name corresponds to any group-based communication platform documentation API method name in the set of group-based communication platform documentation API method names;
• generate, by the documentation response generation circuitry, a documentation response message based on the determination;
• transmit to the API circuitry, by the documentation response generation circuitry, the documentation response message;
• receive from the API circuitry, by the interface generation circuitry, the documentation response message;
• generate, by the interface generation circuitry, an ephemeral documentation message based on the documentation response message, wherein the ephemeral documentation message is configured to be displayed, by a display device in communication with the client device, in the group-based communication platform interface as an attachment to the request for the group-based communication platform documentation;
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• transmit, by the interface generation circuitry and to the client device, the ephemeral documentation message.