Get File Info
slack.get_file_info
ActionChat & messagingconnection required
Calls the Slack Web API with the connection's bot token.
Read one file's metadata and a page of the comments on it.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Slack
- Secret shape
- the Slack bot token (xoxb-…), or {"token": "xoxb-…"}
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
3 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
file The Slack file id (F…), as emitted by slack.upload_file or slack.list_files. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
limit Maximum comments to return on this page (1-1000). | number | No | 100 | 1–1000 | — |
cursor The next_cursor from a previous page. | string | No | — | — | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"limit": 100
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id The Slack file id (F…). | string | — |
name The file name as uploaded. | string | — |
title The title shown above the file in Slack. | string | — |
mimetype The content type Slack detected. | string | — |
size The file size in bytes. | number | — |
created When the file was created (Unix seconds). | number | — |
user The user id that uploaded it. | string | — |
permalink The https URL of the file in Slack. | string | — |
file The whole file object Slack returned, unmodified. | object | — |
comments The comments on the file, oldest first. | array | — |
next_cursor Cursor for the next page of comments. | string | — |
{
"comments": [],
"created": 0,
"file": {},
"id": "",
"mimetype": "",
"name": "",
"next_cursor": "",
"permalink": "",
"size": 0,
"title": "",
"user": ""
}Notes
- The bot must be a member of a private channel before it can act there (Slack answers not_in_channel otherwise).
- Slack rate-limits each Web API method on its own tier; a throttled call fails with the number of seconds to wait and is safe for the node's retry policy to repeat.
Templates that use Slack
See Get File Info run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Slack connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.