apps.datastore.get

Get an item from a datastore

Notices

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Facts

Method access

HTTP

POSThttps://slack.com/api/apps.datastore.get

Required scopes

Bot tokensdatastore:read

User tokensNo scope required

Content types

application/x-www-form-urlencodedapplication/json

Rate limits

Tier 4

Arguments

Required arguments

token

token

·Required

Authentication token bearing required scopes. Tokens should be passed as an HTTP Authorization header or alternatively, as a POST parameter.

Example

xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx

datastore

string

·Required

name of the datastore

id

string

·Required

item id

Optional arguments

app_id

·Optional

Usage info

This method is only available for workflow apps. Refer to Datastores for more information.

This method is used to get a datastore item. The following example would get an item with "4" as its primary key.

{
	"datastore": "good_tunes",
	"id": "4"
}

When you query for an item in a datastore and that item does not exist, you will receive a successful, empty response:

{
	ok: true,
	item: {}
}

If you want to check whether a datastore item exists, first query the datastore, then check if the returned item property is empty. If it is, the item was not found.

Example responses

Common successful response

Typical success response

{
    "ok": true,
    "datastore": "good_tunes",
    "item": {
        "artist": "Whitney Houston",
        "song": "I Will Always Love You",
        "id": "4"
    }
}

Common error response

Error response for invalid datastore parameter

{
    "ok": false,
    "error": "datastore_error",
    "errors": [
        {
            "code": "datastore_config_not_found",
            "message": "The datastore configuration could not be found",
            "pointer": "/datastores"
        }
    ]
}

Errors

This table lists the expected errors that this method could return. However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always check the value of the ok params in the response.

Error	Description
`invalid_arguments`	The method was either called with invalid arguments or some detail about the arguments passed is invalid, which is more likely when using complex arguments like blocks or attachments.
`invalid_datastore`	The provided datastore is invalid.
`invalid_auth`	Some aspect of authentication cannot be validated. Either the provided token is invalid or the request originates from an IP address disallowed from making the request.
`app_not_hosted`	The app developer is not using a Slack-hosted environment. App datastores are exclusively available for Slack-hosted apps.
`datastore_error`	Datastore error.
`access_denied`	Access to a resource specified in the request is denied.
`invalid_app_id`	The app_id provided is not valid for team and user.
`free_team_not_allowed`	Datastore get not allowed on a free team.
`team_quota_exceeded`	Total number of requests exceeded team quota.
`datastore_migration_in_progress`	The datastore is currently unavailable due to an in progress Enterprise Grid migration.
`account_inactive`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace when using a `bot` token.
`deprecated_endpoint`	The endpoint has been deprecated.
`ekm_access_denied`	Administrators have suspended the ability to post a message.
`enterprise_is_restricted`	The method cannot be called from an Enterprise.
`is_bot`	This method cannot be called by a legacy bot.
`method_deprecated`	The method has been deprecated.
`missing_scope`	The token used is not granted the specific scope permissions required to complete this request.
`not_allowed_token_type`	The token type used in this request is not allowed.
`not_authed`	No authentication token provided.
`no_permission`	The workspace token used in this request does not have the permissions necessary to complete the request. Make sure your app is a member of the conversation it's attempting to post a message to.
`org_login_required`	The workspace is undergoing an enterprise migration and will not be available until migration is complete.
`token_expired`	Authentication token has expired
`token_revoked`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed when using a `user` token.
`two_factor_setup_required`	Two factor setup is required.
`accesslimited`	Access to this method is limited on the current network
`fatal_error`	The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering a catastrophic error. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.
`internal_error`	The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering an error, likely due to a transient issue on our end. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.
`invalid_arg_name`	The method was passed an argument whose name falls outside the bounds of accepted or expected values. This includes very long names and names with non-alphanumeric characters other than `_`. If you get this error, it is typically an indication that you have made a very malformed API call.
`invalid_array_arg`	The method was passed an array as an argument. Please only input valid strings.
`invalid_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the `charset` specified in the `Content-Type` header was invalid. Valid charset names are: `utf-8` `iso-8859-1`.
`invalid_form_data`	The method was called via a `POST` request with `Content-Type` `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` or `multipart/form-data`, but the form data was either missing or syntactically invalid.
`invalid_post_type`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the specified `Content-Type` was invalid. Valid types are: `application/json` `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` `multipart/form-data` `text/plain`.
`missing_post_type`	The method was called via a `POST` request and included a data payload, but the request did not include a `Content-Type` header.
`ratelimited`	The request has been ratelimited. Refer to the `Retry-After` header for when to retry the request.
`request_timeout`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the `POST` data was either missing or truncated.
`service_unavailable`	The service is temporarily unavailable
`team_added_to_org`	The workspace associated with your request is currently undergoing migration to an Enterprise Organization. Web API and other platform operations will be intermittently unavailable until the transition is complete.

Warnings

This table lists the expected warnings that this method will return. However, other warnings can be returned in the case where the service is experiencing unexpected trouble.

Warning	Description
`missing_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, and recommended practice for the specified `Content-Type` is to include a `charset` parameter. However, no `charset` was present. Specifically, non-form-data content types (e.g. `text/plain`) are the ones for which `charset` is recommended.
`superfluous_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, and the specified `Content-Type` is not defined to understand the `charset` parameter. However, `charset` was in fact present. Specifically, form-data content types (e.g. `multipart/form-data`) are the ones for which `charset` is superfluous.

API response

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