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Slack Update Remote File

Updates metadata or content details for an existing remote file in Slack; this action cannot upload new files or change the fundamental file type.

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Inputs

  • filestring
    Slack's unique identifier for the remote file (e.g., `F12345678`). Used to identify the file if `external_id` is not provided. One of `file` or `external_id` is required to specify the file to update.
  • titlestring
    New title for the remote file. If omitted, the current title remains unchanged.
  • tokenstring
    Authentication token for authorizing the API request to Slack.
  • filetypestring
    New filetype for the remote file. This typically describes the kind of file, e.g., `pdf`, `gdoc`, `image`, `text`. See Slack API documentation for specific supported `filetype` values. Providing an inaccurate filetype might affect how the file is handled or displayed.
  • external_idstring
    Creator-defined Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) for the remote file. Used to identify the file if `file` ID is not provided. One of `file` or `external_id` is required to specify the file to update.
  • external_urlstring
    New publicly accessible URL for the remote file. If provided, this updates the link associated with the file in Slack.
  • preview_imagestring
    A string that references the new preview image for the document. The referenced image data will be sent as `multipart/form-data`. This could be a local file path (if supported by the client), a public URL, or base64 encoded image data. Max 1MB. Updates the file's preview in Slac…
  • indexable_file_contentsstring
    Plain text content extracted from the remote file, used by Slack to improve searchability. This can be a summary or the full text. Maximum 1MB. If provided, updates the searchable content.

Observable output

  • data
    Required
    Data from the action execution
  • errorstring
    Error if any occurred during the execution of the action
  • successfulboolean
    Required
    Whether or not the action execution was successful or not

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