search.all
Searches for messages and files matching a query.
Facts
Method URL: | https://slack.com/api/search.all | ||||
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Preferred HTTP method: | GET | ||||
Accepted content types: | application/x-www-form-urlencoded | ||||
Rate limiting: | Tier 2 | ||||
Works with: |
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This method allows users and applications to search both messages and files in a single call.
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
query
Search query. May contains booleans, etc.
Examplepickleface
count
Number of items to return per page.
Default: 20
20
highlight
Pass a value of true
to enable query highlight markers (see below).
true
page
Page number of results to return.
Default: 1
2
sort
Return matches sorted by either score
or timestamp
.
Default: score
timestamp
sort_dir
Change sort direction to ascending (asc
) or descending (desc
).
Default: desc
asc
team_id
encoded team id to search in, required if org token is used
ExampleT1234567890
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
querystring or POST body. This method does not currently accept application/json
.
Response
The response returns matches broken down by their type of content, similar to the facebook/gmail auto-completed search widgets.
When using a user token with this method, search results will be affected by the search filters set in the Slack UI.
Common successful response
Typical success response
{
"files": {
"matches": [
{
"channels": [],
"comments_count": 1,
"created": 1508804330,
"display_as_bot": false,
"editable": false,
"external_type": "",
"filetype": "png",
"groups": [],
"id": "F7PKF1NR7",
"image_exif_rotation": 1,
"ims": [],
"initial_comment": {
"comment": "Sure! Here's the workflow diagram!",
"created": 1508804330,
"id": "Fc7NLL52E7",
"is_intro": true,
"timestamp": 1508804330,
"user": "U2U85N1RZ"
},
"is_external": false,
"is_public": true,
"mimetype": "image/png",
"mode": "hosted",
"name": "slack workflow diagram.png",
"original_h": 117,
"original_w": 128,
"permalink": "https://example.slack.com/files/U2U85N1RZ/F7PKF1NR7/slack_workflow_diagram.png",
"permalink_public": "https://slack-files.com/T2U81E2FZ-F7PKF1NR7-bea9143f18",
"pretty_type": "PNG",
"preview": null,
"public_url_shared": false,
"score": "0.99982661240974",
"size": 35705,
"thumb_160": "https://files.slack.com/files-tmb/T2U81E2FZ-F7PKF1NR7-19f33fc256/slack_workflow_diagram_160.png",
"thumb_360": "https://files.slack.com/files-tmb/T2U81E2FZ-F7PKF1NR7-19f33fc256/slack_workflow_diagram_360.png",
"thumb_360_h": 117,
"thumb_360_w": 128,
"thumb_64": "https://files.slack.com/files-tmb/T2U81E2FZ-F7PKF1NR7-19f33fc256/slack_workflow_diagram_64.png",
"thumb_80": "https://files.slack.com/files-tmb/T2U81E2FZ-F7PKF1NR7-19f33fc256/slack_workflow_diagram_80.png",
"timestamp": 1508804330,
"title": "slack workflow diagram",
"top_file": false,
"url_private": "https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T2U81E2FZ-F7PKF1NR7/slack_workflow_diagram.png",
"url_private_download": "https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T2U81E2FZ-F7PKF1NR7/download/slack_workflow_diagram.png",
"user": "U2U85N1RZ",
"username": "amy"
}
],
"pagination": {
"first": 1,
"last": 1,
"page": 1,
"page_count": 1,
"per_page": 20,
"total_count": 1
},
"paging": {
"count": 20,
"page": 1,
"pages": 1,
"total": 1
},
"total": 1
},
"messages": {
"matches": [
{
"channel": {
"id": "C2U86NC6M",
"is_ext_shared": false,
"is_mpim": false,
"is_org_shared": false,
"is_pending_ext_shared": false,
"is_private": false,
"is_shared": false,
"name": "general",
"pending_shared": []
},
"iid": "35692677-e60e-43d9-ac45-1987cea88975",
"next": {
"iid": "6f510ea1-e1d3-4f3f-bdb9-f9c6f6e9d609",
"text": "Thanks!",
"ts": "1508804378.000219",
"type": "message",
"user": "U2U85HJ7R",
"username": "john"
},
"permalink": "https://example.slack.com/archives/C2U86NC6M/p1508804330000296",
"previous": {
"iid": "aba8603c-0543-4fb2-9118-a5ac85f3d138",
"text": "Can you send me the Slack workflow diagram?",
"ts": "1508804301.000026",
"type": "message",
"user": "U2U85HJ7R",
"username": "john"
},
"team": "T2U81E2FZ",
"text": "uploaded a file: <https://example.slack.com/files/U2U85N1RZ/F7PKF1NR7/slack_workflow_diagram.png|slack workflow diagram> and commented: Sure! Here's the workflow diagram!",
"ts": "1508804330.000296",
"type": "message",
"user": "U2U85N1RZ",
"username": "amy"
}
],
"pagination": {
"first": 1,
"last": 1,
"page": 1,
"page_count": 1,
"per_page": 20,
"total_count": 1
},
"paging": {
"count": 20,
"page": 1,
"pages": 1,
"total": 1
},
"total": 1
},
"ok": true,
"posts": {
"matches": [],
"total": 0
},
"query": "diagram"
}
Common error response
Typical error response
{
"error": "missing_scope",
"needed": "search:read",
"ok": false,
"provided": "identify,bot:basic"
}
Within each content group, data is returned in the following format:
{
"matches": [],
"paging": {
"count": 100,
"total": 15,
"page": 1,
"pages": 1
}
}
count
- number of records per pagetotal
- total records matching querypage
- page of records returnedpages
- total pages matching query
This block gives the (estimated) total number of matches of this type, then has an array containing the specified page of the top matches. The format of matches depends on the match type, as described in the documentation for search.messages and search.files. These methods can be used to fetch further pages of messages or files.
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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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. |
is_bot | This method cannot be called by a bot user. |
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 |