For Enterprise Grid workspaces, map local user IDs to global user IDs

Facts

Method access

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GEThttps://slack.com/api/migration.exchange
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app.client().migrationExchange
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app.client.migration_exchange
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app.client.migration.exchange
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Content types

application/x-www-form-urlencoded
  • Rate limits

    Tier 2
  • Arguments

    Required arguments

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

    Example
    xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx

    A comma-separated list of user ids, up to 400 per request

    Optional arguments

    Specify team_id starts with T in case of Org Token

    Example
    T1234567890

    Specify true to convert W global user IDs to workspace-specific U IDs. Defaults to false.

    Default
    Example
    true

    Usage info

    Easily convert your vintage user IDs to Enterprise Grid-friendly global user IDs.

    This method is best used in conjunction with turning off the translation layer for your app, as a bulk conversion step just after a workspace migrates to Enterprise Grid.

    By providing a list of "local" user IDs associated with the same workspace as your token, you can exchange your IDs for "global" user IDs beginning with the letter W or U.

    You can use any existing tokens authorized for the team to request for the user mappings.

    The team_id is only relevant when using an org-level token. This field will be ignored if the API call is sent using a workspace-level token.

    The to_old parameter is false by default. When false, the method returns a user_id_map mapping from local user IDs to global user IDs. For a reverse mapping from global user IDs back to local user IDs, set to_old to true.

    The method may only be used on workspaces that have migrated to enterprise. When used on typical workspaces, a not_enterprise_team error is thrown.

    Additional nuance

    Users that were already part of a workspace migrating to Enterprise Grid have two user IDs: a local user ID and a global user ID. Users that are created post-migration or on workspaces that are created after migration have only global user IDs.

    When using this method and attempting to convert a global user ID to a local user ID and that corresponding user only has a global user ID, you'll receive the global user ID on both sides of the map.

    Providing invalid users or user IDs not belonging to the related workspace will result with those IDs being listed in an invalid_user_ids array.

    Example responses

    Common successful response

    Typical success response when mappings exist for the specified user IDs

    {
        "ok": true,
        "team_id": "T1KR7PE1W",
        "enterprise_id": "E1KQTNXE1",
        "user_id_map": {
            "U06UBSUN5": "W06M56XJM",
            "U06UEB62U": "W06PTT6GH",
            "U06UBSVB3": "W06PUUDLY",
            "U06UBSVDX": "W06PUUDMW",
            "W06UAZ65Q": "W06UAZ65Q"
        },
        "invalid_user_ids": [
            "U21ABZZXX"
        ]
    }

    Common error response

    Typical error response when there are no mappings to provide

    {
        "ok": false,
        "error": "not_enterprise_team"
    }

    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.

    ErrorDescription
    not_enterprise_team

    The workspace associated with the token is not part of an Enterprise organization. User IDs have not changed and there is nothing to map.

    too_many_users

    Too many user IDs provided in users. Up to 400 user IDs are allowed per request.

    access_denied

    Access to a resource specified in the request is denied.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    team_access_not_granted

    The token used is not granted the specific workspace access required to complete this request.

    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_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_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.

    WarningDescription
    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.

    Arguments

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    This will make a real API request. Beware of using it with live workspaces.

    API response


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