In this article
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Use this Snap to delete a file sent to user/group/channel in the Slack workspace.
Prerequisites
A valid and active account in the Slack workspace.
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Add Valid Slack Scopes based on the intended operation. See Required Slack Scopes below for details.
Required Slack Scopes
Any action you want to perform within a Slack workspace, additionally needs appropriate Scopes assigned to your app. See the Scope and Permissions article in Slack API documentation for the complete list and each Account page under Configuring Slack Accounts for information on defining Scopes for your app.
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| Input/Output | Type of View | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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| Input | Document |
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| A document containing the file ID of the file to be deleted. |
| Output | Document |
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| A document containing the success/failure status of each file deleted. |
Snap Settings
| Parameter Name | Data Type | Description | Default Value | Example | ||||||||
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| Label | String |
| Delete File | Delete File | ||||||||
| File ID | String/Expression/Suggestion | Required. Use the Suggestions list to select the file to be deleted from the list of files currently available in the workspace. | N/A | Car.jpeg:F018U1KCA0N | ||||||||
| Snap Execution | Drop-down list | Select one of the three following modes in which the Snap executes:
| Execute only | Validate & Execute |
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| Error | Reason | Resolution |
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Failure: Unable to delete the file for given ID, Reason: file_deleted | The file you specified for deletion is already deleted. | Ensure that the file you choose for deletion exists within your Slack instance, before running the Snap/Pipeline. |
Examples
Uploading and Deleting Files
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This example demonstrates how we can use the Upload File Snap to share files with one or more recipients. To delete a file that you have sent to another Slack user/Channel/private group, you need to use the Delete File Snap to pass the id of the file to be deleted. The same can be done for multiple files, at once.
In this example, we use the Upload File Snap to upload and share a file with members of a Channel.
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