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Delete File

Delete File

Mar 22, 2024

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Overview

Use this Snap to delete a file sent to user/group/channel in the Slack workspace.

Prerequisites

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.

To

Bot Token Accounts
(scope)

User Token Accounts
(user_scope)

Upload, edit, and delete files

files:write

files:write

Support for Ultra Pipelines

Works in Ultra Pipelines. 

Limitations

Snaps in this Snap Pack use conditional display/hiding of fields. So, ensure that you always use the New Form UI (and not the classic UI) for the Snaps to function as designed/expected.

Known Issues

None.

Snap Input and Output

Input/Output

Type of View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input/Output

Type of View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input 

Document

  • Min: 0

  • Max: 1

  • Mapper

  • Copy

  • JSON Generator

A document containing the file ID of the file to be deleted.

Output

Document

  • Min: 0

  • Max: 1

  • Mapper

  • JSON Formatter

A document containing the success/failure status of each file deleted.

Snap Settings

Parameter Name

Data Type

Description

Default Value

Example 

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

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Snap Execution

Drop-down list

Select one of the three following modes in which the Snap executes:

  • Validate & Execute. Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation, then performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline runtime.

  • Execute only. Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution without generating preview data.

  • Disabled. Disables the Snap and all Snaps downstream from it.

Execute only

Validate & Execute

Troubleshooting

Error

Reason

Resolution

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

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. 

Upload File Snap

Output

Now, we connect a Search Snap to locate an uploaded file and collect the file details using a Mapper Snap.

Search Snap

Output

Mapper Snap

Output

Using the id parameter captured through the Mapper Snap, we can delete the file from the Slack Channel, Private Group, or Direct Message where it has been shared.

Delete File Snap

Output

The file is deleted and the result of this operation is displayed in the Snap output.

Download this Pipeline. 

Downloads

Important Steps to Successfully Reuse Pipelines

  1. Download and import the Pipeline into SnapLogic.

  2. Configure Snap accounts as applicable.

  3. Provide Pipeline parameters as applicable.

  File Modified

File Example_Slack_File_Operations.slp

Mar 11, 2022 by Subhajit Sengupta



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