Slack File Upload Action

This GitHub Action allows you to upload files to a Slack channel using a Slack bot. It leverages the Slack Web API to handle file uploads and can be easily integrated into any GitHub Actions workflow.

Features

• Upload files from your repository or workflow to a specified Slack channel.
• Use Slack bot tokens to authenticate the upload.
• Supports setting file titles and sharing file URLs in the Slack channel.

Usage

Basic Example

name: Slack File Upload

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  upload-file:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository content
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Upload file to Slack
        uses: aabed/slack-file-upload-action@v1.0.0
        with:
          slack_token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_TOKEN }}
          file_path: './file.txt'
          channel_id: 'C0123456789'
          initial_comment: 'Here is the file!'

Inputs

Input	Description	Required	Default
slack_token	The Slack bot token (xoxb-...).	true
file_path	Path to the file you want to upload.	true
channel_id	The ID of the Slack channel where the file is uploaded.	true
initial_comment	An optional comment to include with the file upload.	false

Outputs

Output	Description
file_url	The public URL of the uploaded file.

Setup Slack Bot Token

To use this action, you will need a Slack bot token:

1. Go to your Slack API dashboard.
2. Create a new Slack App and enable the files:write and files:read permissions.
3. Install the app to your workspace and generate the bot token (xoxb-...).
4. Add the token to your GitHub repository's secrets under Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions as SLACK_TOKEN.