Send File to Channel
Send a file to a Slack channel. You must be a member of the channel.
This card may timeout while trying to populate the Channel dropdown. This can occur when your workspace has a large number of channels that can't be retrieved within a 60 second time limit. This timeout can also occur when testing a card.
Options
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel |
List of available channels.
 A maximum of 200 public channels and 200 private channels are displayed. Even if the number of public (or private) channels don't exceed 200, API limitations may prevent some channels from being listed in the Channel dropdown. The dropdown will display only those unarchived channels of which the user who created the Slack connection is a member. To specify a public or private channel that is not listed, select the If a failure occurs and no channels are listed in the dropdown, then only the |
Dropdown | TRUE |
Input
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
Channel (if Enter Channel ID is selected for Channel) |
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| Channel ID or Name | Unique identifier or assigned name of the Slack channel. | String | TRUE |
| File | |||
| File Content | File content ID of the file to send to the channel. | String | TRUE |
| File Name | Name of the file to send. This should include the file's extension. If no extension is provided, the downloaded file won't have an extension associated with it. | String | FALSE |
| Title | A title to add to the file in the Slack message that contains the file. | String | FALSE |
| Initial Comment | A comment to add to the file in the Slack message that contains the file. | String | FALSE |
| Thread Timestamp |
Timestamp of another message's ts value. See Retrieving individual messages.
Note: Never use the ts value from a reply. Use the ts value of the reply's parent, instead. |
String | FALSE |
Output
| Field | Definition | Type |
|---|---|---|
| File ID | ID of the sent file. | String |
| Name | Name of the sent file. | String |
| Title | Title of the sent file. | String |
| File Type | Type of the sent file. | String |
| Timestamp | Timestamp when the message was sent. | String |