Slack

Slack Deletes API

The Deletes API from Slack — 5 operation(s) for deletes.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

POST /files.delete Slack Post Files Delete #
POST /reminders.delete Slack Post Reminders Delete #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/admins
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/authentication
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/surfaces/canvases
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/apis/web-api/using-the-conversations-api
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/workflows/workflow-steps
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/surfaces/lists
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/authentication/sign-in-with-slack
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/legacy/legacy-rtm-api
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/workflows
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Documentation
https://docs.slack.dev/apis/web-api
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APIReference
https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods
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RateLimits
https://docs.slack.dev/apis/web-api/rate-limits

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/slack/refs/heads/main/openapi/slack-deletes-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/slack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/slack-message-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/slack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/slack-channel-schema.json

Other Resources

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GraphQL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/slack/refs/heads/main/graphql/slack-graphql.md
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/slack/refs/heads/main/json-ld/slack-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

slack-deletes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Slack Deletes API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Deletes across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: slack-files-openapi.yml, slack-reminders-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
tags:
- name: Deletes
paths:
  /files.delete:
    post:
      tags:
      - Deletes
      description: Deletes a file.
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://api.slack.com/methods/files.delete
      operationId: postFilesDelete
      parameters:
      - name: token
        in: header
        description: 'Authentication token. Requires scope: `files:write:user`'
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of file to delete.
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  description: ID of file to delete.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Typical success response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: files.delete schema
                required:
                - ok
                type: object
                properties:
                  ok:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/defs_ok_true'
                additionalProperties: false
                description: Schema for successful response files.delete method
              example:
                ok: true
        default:
          description: Typical error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: files.delete error schema
                required:
                - error
                - ok
                type: object
                properties:
                  callstack:
                    type: string
                    description: 'Note: PHP callstack is only visible in dev/qa'
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - file_not_found
                    - file_deleted
                    - cant_delete_file
                    - not_authed
                    - invalid_auth
                    - account_inactive
                    - no_permission
                    - invalid_arg_name
                    - invalid_array_arg
                    - invalid_charset
                    - invalid_form_data
                    - invalid_post_type
                    - missing_post_type
                    - team_added_to_org
                    - invalid_json
                    - json_not_object
                    - request_timeout
                    - upgrade_required
                  ok:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/defs_ok_false'
                additionalProperties: false
                description: Schema for error response files.delete method
              example:
                error: invalid_auth
                ok: false
      security:
      - slackAuth:
        - files:write:user
      summary: Slack Post Files Delete
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        GenerateOperationSummariesFromPath: true
        PascalCaseOperationSummaries: true
        CaselCaseOperationIds: true
        ChooseTags: true
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /reminders.delete:
    post:
      tags:
      - Deletes
      description: Deletes a reminder.
      externalDocs:
        description: API method documentation
        url: https://api.slack.com/methods/reminders.delete
      operationId: postRemindersDelete
      parameters:
      - name: token
        in: header
        description: 'Authentication token. Requires scope: `reminders:write`'
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                reminder:
                  type: string
                  description: The ID of the reminder
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                reminder:
                  type: string
                  description: The ID of the reminder
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Typical success response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: reminders.delete schema
                required:
                - ok
                type: object
                properties:
                  ok:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/defs_ok_true'
                additionalProperties: false
                description: Schema for successful response from reminders.delete method
              example:
                ok: true
        default:
          description: Typical error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                title: reminders.delete error schema
                required:
                - error
                - ok
                type: object
                properties:
                  callstack:
                    type: string
                    description: 'Note: PHP callstack is only visible in dev/qa'
                  error:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - not_found
                    - not_authed
                    - invalid_auth
                    - account_inactive
                    - token_revoked
                    - no_permission
                    - org_login_required
                    - user_is_bot
                    - invalid_arg_name
                    - invalid_array_arg
                    - invalid_charset
                    - invalid_form_data
                    - invalid_post_type
                    - missing_post_type
                    - team_added_to_org
                    - invalid_json
                    - json_not_object
                    - request_timeout
                    - upgrade_required
                    - fatal_error
                  ok:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/defs_ok_false'
                additionalProperties: false
                description: Schema for error response from reminders.delete method
              example:
                error: invalid_auth
                ok: false
      security:
      - slackAuth:
        - reminders:write
      summary: Slack Post Reminders Delete
      x-api-evangelist-processing:
        GenerateOperationSummariesFromPath: true
        PascalCaseOperationSummaries: true
        CaselCaseOperationIds: true
        ChooseTags: true
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
x-refined-from:
- slack-files-openapi.yml
- slack-reminders-openapi.yml