Remote Files
Learn to use Slack's API calls to manipulate remote files in the workspace.
Overview
Similar to the local file API, Slack offers a remote file API as well. We use this API to add and manipulate remote files.
Let’s look at the following endpoints in this lesson:
files.remote.add
: This endpoint adds a file from a remote service.files.remote.share
: This endpoint shares a remote file into a channel.files.remote.update
: This endpoint updates an existing remote file.files.remote.info
: This endpoint retrieves information about a remote file added to Slack.files.remote.list
: This endpoint retrieves information about a remote file added to Slack.files.remote.remove
: This endpoint removes a remote file.
Add a remote file
To add a remote file, we access the https://slack.com/api/files.remote.add
endpoint. With this endpoint, we’ll add a remote document. We must first add a remote file before sharing it in a chat. You can make a new Google document by going to this link: doc.new. Copy the shareable link of the Google document, and paste it into the coding widget below.
Note: If you are not a Google user, you can use any other remote file URL.
Some important query parameters for the files.remote.add
endpoint are the following:
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