views.update

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Update an existing view.

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Facts

Method access

HTTP

JavaScript

Python

Java

HTTP

POSThttps://slack.com/api/views.update

Bolt for Java

app.client().viewsUpdate

Bolt for Python

app.client.views_update

Bolt for JavaScript

app.client.views.update

Required scopes

Bot tokensNo scope required

User tokensNo scope required

Legacy bot tokensbot

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

view

view as string

·Required

A view object. This must be a JSON-encoded string.

One ofexternal_idview_id

Exactly one of these arguments is required to identify the view that is to be updated.

external_id

string

A unique identifier of the view set by the developer. Must be unique for all views on a team. Max length of 255 characters. Either view_id or external_id is required.

Example

bmarley_view2

view_id

string

A unique identifier of the view to be updated. Either view_id or external_id is required.

Example

VMM512F2U

Optional arguments

hash

string

·Optional

A string that represents view state to protect against possible race conditions.

Example

156772938.1827394

Usage info

Update a view by passing a new view definition object along with the view_id returned in views.open or the external_id. See the modals documentation to learn more about updating views and avoiding race conditions with the hash argument.

Preserving input entry

Data entered or selected in input blocks can be preserved while updating views. The new view object that you use with views.update should contain the same input blocks and elements with identical block_id and action_id values.

If you pass a valid view object along with a view_id or external_id, you'll receive a success response with the updated payload.

Example responses

Common successful response

Typical success response includes the updated view payload.

{
    "ok": true,
    "view": {
        "id": "VNM522E2U",
        "team_id": "T9M4RL1JM",
        "type": "modal",
        "title": {
            "type": "plain_text",
            "text": "Updated Modal",
            "emoji": true
        },
        "close": {
            "type": "plain_text",
            "text": "Close",
            "emoji": true
        },
        "submit": null,
        "blocks": [
            {
                "type": "section",
                "block_id": "s_block",
                "text": {
                    "type": "plain_text",
                    "text": "I am but an updated modal",
                    "emoji": true
                },
                "accessory": {
                    "type": "button",
                    "action_id": "button_4",
                    "text": {
                        "type": "plain_text",
                        "text": "Click me"
                    }
                }
            }
        ],
        "private_metadata": "",
        "callback_id": "view_2",
        "external_id": "",
        "state": {
            "values": {}
        },
        "hash": "1569262015.55b5e41b",
        "clear_on_close": true,
        "notify_on_close": false,
        "root_view_id": "VNN729E3U",
        "previous_view_id": null,
        "app_id": "AAD3351BQ",
        "bot_id": "BADF7A34H"
    }
}

Common error response

Typical error response.

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

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
`duplicate_external_id`	Error returned when the given `external_id` has already be used.
`hash_conflict`	Error returned when the provided `hash` doesn't match the current stored value.
`not_found`	Error returned when the given `view_id` or `external_id` doesn't exist.
`view_too_large`	Error returned if the provided view is greater than 250kb.
`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.

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.

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