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files.remote.info method

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Usage info​

This method displays information about a remote file.

You can use either:

  • the external_id that you specified when the remote file was added
  • the id for the file parameter you received when the remote file was added

Response​

{
"ok": true,
"file": {
    "id": "F08EAQ813FW",
    "created": 1740062388,
    "timestamp": 1740062388,
    "name": "Test",
    "title": "Test",
    "mimetype": "application/vnd.slack-remote",
    "filetype": "remote",
    "pretty_type": "Remote",
    "user": "U123A4BCDE5",
    "user_team": "T123A4BC5DE",
    "editable": false,
    "size": 0,
    "mode": "external",
    "is_external": true,
    "external_type": "app",
    "is_public": false,
    "public_url_shared": false,
    "display_as_bot": false,
    "username": "",
    "url_private": "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e8LtkvCSe_NH0UU0RyLgssmUQLT8G_3RMCGzyPWcx58/edit?tab=t.0",
    "media_display_type": "unknown",
    "permalink": "https://thetestenv.slack.com/files/U123A4BCDE5/F08EAQ813FW/test",
    "comments_count": 0,
    "is_starred": false,
    "shares": {},
    "channels": [],
    "groups": [],
    "ims": [],
    "has_more_shares": false,
    "external_id": "1234",
    "external_url": "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e8LtkvCSe_NH0UU0RyLgssmUQLT8G_3RMCGzyPWcx58/edit?tab=t.0",
    "has_rich_preview": false,
    "file_access": "visible"
}
}