Send File

Uploads or creates a file. NOTE: If the channel/group is private, the Blink application must be added to the channel to send files to it.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Channels	Comma-separated list of channel names or IDs where the file will be shared.
File Content	File contents via a POST variable.
File Identifier	The identifier of the file. You can create a file identifier using the Set File Variable action.
File Name	Filename of file.
File Title	Title of file.
File Type	-
Message	The message text introducing the file in specified channels.

Example Output

{
    "ok": true,
    "file": {
        "id": "F04AUC29XRC",
        "created": 1668527744,
        "timestamp": 1668527744,
        "name": "Example file.txt",
        "title": "Example file",
        "mimetype": "text/plain",
        "filetype": "text",
        "pretty_type": "Plain Text",
        "user": "U02P2RBCW6R",
        "user_team": "T01NVABR4UW",
        "editable": true,
        "size": 8,
        "mode": "snippet",
        "is_external": false,
        "external_type": "",
        "is_public": true,
        "public_url_shared": false,
        "display_as_bot": false,
        "username": "",
        "url_private": "https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC29XRC/example_file.txt",
        "url_private_download": "https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC29XRC/download/example_file.txt",
        "permalink": "https://blinkopsworkspace.slack.com/files/U02P2RBCW6R/F04AUC29XRC/example_file.txt",
        "permalink_public": "https://slack-files.com/T01NVABR4UW-F04AUC29XRC-6f39723b19",
        "edit_link": "https://blinkopsworkspace.slack.com/files/U02P2RBCW6R/F04AUC29XRC/example_file.txt/edit",
        "preview": "ddsbdgnf",
        "preview_highlight": "<div class=\"CodeMirror cm-s-default CodeMirrorServer\" oncopy=\"if(event.clipboardData){event.clipboardData.setData('text/plain',window.getSelection().toString().replace(/\\u200b/g,''));event.preventDefault();event.stopPropagation();}\">\n<div class=\"CodeMirror-code\">\n<div><pre>ddsbdgnf</pre></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n",
        "lines": 1,
        "lines_more": 0,
        "preview_is_truncated": false,
        "comments_count": 0,
        "is_starred": false,
        "shares": {
            "public": {
                "C03L2S98MM4": [
                    {
                        "reply_users": [],
                        "reply_users_count": 0,
                        "reply_count": 0,
                        "ts": "1668527744.922359",
                        "channel_name": "dummy-channel3",
                        "team_id": "T01NVABR4UW",
                        "share_user_id": "U02P2RBCW6R"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        "channels": [
            "C03L2S98MM4"
        ],
        "groups": [],
        "ims": [],
        "has_rich_preview": false,
        "file_access": "visible"
    }
}

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