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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2020

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Use this function to download a given file from slack server.

Syntax

Download File (token, file_id, file_path,)

Parameters

Input Parameter Name Description
token Authentication token
file_id ID of the file to be downloaded
file_path Path of the file to be downloaded

Returns

Return Value Description
Output
  • On Success: 1 | File Downloaded Successfully
  • On Failure: 0 | Error Message

Sample

Download File (xoxp-12QWERT, FID, C:/Invoices)

  • Uses the token xoxp-12QWERT to authenticate the connection to the Slack application, downloads the file with ID FID to the path C:/Invoices.
    Returns File Downloaded Successfully on downloading the file.

To view the file_id, click the more icon and select Copy link to file in the Slack application. Paste in a text editor, the URL is of the format: https://<Slack URL>/<User ID>/<File ID>/<File Name>.

To view all the Slack functions, click here.

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