views.update
Update an existing view.
Facts
Method URL: | https://slack.com/api/views.update | ||||||||
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Preferred HTTP method: | POST | ||||||||
Accepted content types: | application/x-www-form-urlencoded , application/json | ||||||||
Rate limiting: | Tier 4 | ||||||||
Works with: |
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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.
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
view
A view object. This must be a JSON-encoded string.
external_id
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.
bmarley_view2
hash
A string that represents view state to protect against possible race conditions.
Example156772938.1827394
view_id
A unique identifier of the view to be updated. Either view_id
or external_id
is required.
VMM512F2U
application/json
via HTTP POST. Present your token
in your request's Authorization
header. Learn more.
input
entryData 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.
Response
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.
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 |
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hash_conflict | Error returned when the provided |
not_found | Error returned when the given |
duplicate_external_id | Error returned when the given |
view_too_large | Error returned if the provided view is greater than 250kb. |
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 |