Sending files on slack

[muasir]

Do you have an example for sending files (like pdf) over slack.

[rampatra]

Currently, Jbot supports Slack's RTM API, Slash Commands and webhooks and I don't think RTM API has upload file capability. The Slack web API do have.

[rampatra]

You can write a POST call using the files.upload Slack web API in SlackService.java and use it in your bot. If you add one on your fork then you can raise a PR on github if you want.

[laxman954]

@ramswaroop I didn't get it, can u explain how to send a file as Reply message for particular user.

Because if i am using files.upload to upload the file, the file is private without channel.

How i can send reply message as File by bot

[mndominguez]

@laxman954 I'm using the Meteoroid library to post files to Slack:

public void postFileToSlack(Event event, File file) throws IOException {
        okhttp3.Response response = new Meteoroid.Builder()
                .token("YOUR-TOKEN")
                .channels(event.getChannelId())
                .uploadFile(file)
                .build()
                .post();

        response.close();
    }

You get the channel from the Event object, and if the conversation started in a private conversation, then that's what the channelId is going to be.

[Elfilali-Taoufiq]

Hii, is there some update about the upload of files? thanks

[Elfilali-Taoufiq]

I'm trying to import Meteoroid library using maven but the dependecy generate an error

[pkatre2]

can you please assign it to me , would like to contribute