Send File to User
Send a file to a Slack user.
Options
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Type |
Choose whether to send a file to user by User ID or Username.
Organizations with a large number of users may experience long execution times when selecting Username. Instead, select User ID to reduce execution time. |
Dropdown | TRUE |
Input
| Field | Definition | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| User | |||
| User ID | Unique identifier of the user. This field appears if Field Type is User ID. | String | TRUE |
| Username | Username of the Slack user. This field appears if Field Type is Username. | String | TRUE |
| File | |||
| File Content | File content ID of the file to send to the user. | 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 user. | String |
| Title | Title of the sent file. | String |
| File Type | Type of the sent file. | String |
| Timestamp | Timestamp when the message was sent. | String |