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Download File

Last Updated: Feb 14, 2022

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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

To know more about token, click here.

To view the Channel ID, right click on the channel name in the left menu and select Copy link in Slack. Paste in a text editor, the URL is of the format: https://<Slack URL>/<Channel ID>.

Returns

Return Value	Description
Output	On Success returns 1 \| File Downloaded Successfully On Failure returns 0 \| Error Message

Sample

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

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

To view all the Slack functions, click here.

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