/files.remote.share

https://slack.com/files.remote.share

Share a remote file into a channel.

Access Token Required: API Key

Query Params

tokenstring

Authentication token. Requires scope: `remote_files:share`

filestring

Specify a file registered with Slack by providing its ID. Either this field or `external_id` or both are required.

external_idstring

The globally unique identifier (GUID) for the file, as set by the app registering the file with Slack. Either this field or `file` or both are required.

channelsstring

Comma-separated list of channel IDs where the file will be shared.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'https://slack.com/files.remote.share' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

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