files.info
Gets information about a file.
Facts
Method URL: | https://slack.com/api/files.info | ||||||||
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Preferred HTTP method: | GET | ||||||||
Accepted content types: | application/x-www-form-urlencoded | ||||||||
Rate limiting: | Tier 4 | ||||||||
Works with: |
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A new file commenting experience arrived on July 23, 2018. Learn more about what's new and the migration path for apps already working with files and file comments.
This method returns information about a file in your team.
Arguments
token
Authentication token bearing required scopes. Tokens should be passed as an HTTP Authorization header or alternatively, as a POST parameter.
Examplexxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx
file
Specify a file by providing its ID.
ExampleF2147483862
count
Number of items to return per page.
Default: 100
20
cursor
Parameter for pagination. File comments are paginated for a single file. Set cursor
equal to the next_cursor
attribute returned by the previous request's response_metadata
. This parameter is optional, but pagination is mandatory: the default value simply fetches the first "page" of the collection of comments. See pagination for more details.
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limit
The maximum number of items to return. Fewer than the requested number of items may be returned, even if the end of the list hasn't been reached.
Default: 0
20
page
Page number of results to return.
Default: 1
2
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
querystring or POST body. This method does not currently accept application/json
.
Response
The response contains a file object, and a list of comment objects followed by paging information.
Common successful response
Typical success response
{
"ok": true,
"file": {
"id": "F0S43PZDF",
"created": 1531763342,
"timestamp": 1531763342,
"name": "tedair.gif",
"title": "tedair.gif",
"mimetype": "image/gif",
"filetype": "gif",
"pretty_type": "GIF",
"user": "U061F7AUR",
"editable": false,
"size": 137531,
"mode": "hosted",
"is_external": false,
"external_type": "",
"is_public": true,
"public_url_shared": false,
"display_as_bot": false,
"username": "",
"url_private": "https://.../tedair.gif",
"url_private_download": "https://.../tedair.gif",
"thumb_64": "https://.../tedair_64.png",
"thumb_80": "https://.../tedair_80.png",
"thumb_360": "https://.../tedair_360.png",
"thumb_360_w": 176,
"thumb_360_h": 226,
"thumb_160": "https://.../tedair_=_160.png",
"thumb_360_gif": "https://.../tedair_360.gif",
"image_exif_rotation": 1,
"original_w": 176,
"original_h": 226,
"deanimate_gif": "https://.../tedair_deanimate_gif.png",
"pjpeg": "https://.../tedair_pjpeg.jpg",
"permalink": "https://.../tedair.gif",
"permalink_public": "https://.../...",
"comments_count": 0,
"is_starred": false,
"shares": {
"public": {
"C0T8SE4AU": [
{
"reply_users": [
"U061F7AUR"
],
"reply_users_count": 1,
"reply_count": 1,
"ts": "1531763348.000001",
"thread_ts": "1531763273.000015",
"latest_reply": "1531763348.000001",
"channel_name": "file-under",
"team_id": "T061EG9R6"
}
]
}
},
"channels": [
"C0T8SE4AU"
],
"groups": [],
"ims": [],
"has_rich_preview": false
},
"comments": [],
"response_metadata": {
"next_cursor": "dGVhbTpDMUg5UkVTR0w="
}
}
Common error response
Typical error response
{
"ok": false,
"error": "invalid_auth"
}
The file object contains information about the uploaded file.
Each comment object in the comments array contains details about a single comment. Comments are returned oldest first.
The paging information contains the count
of comments returned, the total
number of
comments, the page
of results returned in this response and the total number of pages
available. Please note that the max count
value is 1000
and the max page
value is 100
.
Bot user tokens may use this method to access information about files appearing in the channels they belong to.
Pagination
This method uses cursor-based pagination to make it easier to incrementally collect information. To begin pagination, specify alimit
value under 1000
. We recommend no more than 200
results at a time.Responses will include a top-level
response_metadata
attribute containing a next_cursor
value. By using this value as a cursor
parameter in a subsequent request, along with limit
, you may navigate through the collection page by virtual page.See pagination for more information.
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 |
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file_not_found | Value passed for |
file_deleted | The requested file has been deleted |
not_authed | No authentication token provided. |
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. |
account_inactive | Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace. |
token_revoked | Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed. |
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. |
ekm_access_denied | Administrators have suspended the ability to post a message. |
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. |
method_deprecated | The method has been deprecated. |
deprecated_endpoint | The endpoint has been deprecated. |
two_factor_setup_required | Two factor setup is required. |
enterprise_is_restricted | The method cannot be called from an Enterprise. |
team_access_not_granted | The token used is not granted the specific workspace access required to complete this request. |
invalid_arguments | The method was either called with invalid arguments or some detail about the arguments passed are invalid, which is more likely when using complex arguments like blocks or attachments. |
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 |
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 |
invalid_form_data | The method was called via a |
invalid_post_type | The method was called via a |
missing_post_type | The method was called via a |
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. |
ratelimited | The request has been ratelimited. Refer to the |
accesslimited | Access to this method is limited on the current network |
request_timeout | The method was called via a |
service_unavailable | The service is temporarily unavailable |
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. |
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 |
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missing_charset | The method was called via a |
superfluous_charset | The method was called via a |