Feature Request: be able to post a file to slack

[mccare]

Description

We are using https://github.com/adrey/slack-file-upload-action to upload a file. Would be great if slackapi would also support this method.

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• bug
• enhancement (feature request)
• question
• documentation related
• example code related
• testing related
• discussion

[StefanOltmann]

This would be great!

[shalva97]

This is the only feature that is missing for my workflow to be perfect

[govindgupta1103]

Is any verified GitHub actions tool available to send the file to Slack? We are not allowed to use unverified tools.

[shalva97]

You can use Slack API directly for example:

      - name: Upload file to Slack
        run: >
          curl -F file=@app/build/outputs/apk/production/release/app-production-release.apk
          -F "initial_comment=Android production variant APK"
          -F channels=mobile-builds-android
          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}"
          https://slack.com/api/files.upload

Of course it is not perfect, but it works

[govindgupta1103]

Hi Shalva, where is the file location? Actually I want to attach an artifact which is generated using GitHub actions.

[shalva97]

It is specified after @ symbol

curl -F file=@your-file-here.txt

directory will be your repository root. Check https://api.slack.com/methods/files.upload for more info

[govindgupta1103]

Hi Shalva, so does this method support only the json files or any other file type?
Because I want to upload an excel file to Slack

[govindgupta1103]

curl -F file=@app/build/outputs/apk/production/release/app-production-release.apk

Shouldn't file be in double quotes?

[govindgupta1103]

Did it work for you Shelva ?

[shalva97]

yes, thats what I use in my project. It does not need double queotes. I think its better to ask it somewhere else, because this issue is for a feature request...

[govindgupta1103]

Shalva , I know, but the requested feature is posting a file to Slack. I spent 5 hours today trying to send an excel file using above command but in vain

[govindgupta1103]

@srajiang Can you please confirm if we can send excel file to Slack using the commands provided by @shalva97 .