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Upload File

Last Updated: Dec 28, 2022

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Use this function to upload a given file to the slack application with the given title.

Syntax

Upload File (token, channel_id, file_path, title)

Parameters

Input Parameter Name	Description
token	Authentication token
channel_id	ID of the channel to which file should be uploaded
file_path	Path of the file to be uploaded
title	The message to be uploaded with the file

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 ID On Failure returns 0 \| Error Message

Sample

Upload File (xoxp-12QWERT, ABC123, C:/Username, Invoice)

Uses token xoxp-12QWERT to authenticate connection to Slack, uploads file in the path C:/Invoices with title Invoice to channel with ID ABC123.
Returns File ID of the uploaded file.

To view all the Slack functions, click here.

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