Slack Search API

Slacks Search API lets apps programmatically find messages and files in a workspace using the same query syntax users have in Slack (e.g., in:, from:, has:, before:/after:, is:thread). Through endpoints like search.messages and search.files, it returns ranked matches with snippets and optional highlighting, plus rich metadata such as channel, timestamps, user, thread context, permalinks, and file details. You can sort by relevance or time, filter with operators, and page through results. All re

• Bots
• Chat
• Collaboration
• Messaging
• Productivity
• T1
• Team Communication
• Postman Collection

Overview

Slack Search API is a Postman Collection published by Slack on the APIs.io network.

Slacks Search API lets apps programmatically find messages and files in a workspace using the same query syntax users have in Slack (e.g., in:, from:, has:, before:/after:, is:thread). Through endpoints like search.messages and search.files, it returns ranked matches with snippets and optional highlighting, plus rich metadata such as channel, timestamps, user, thread context, permalinks, and file details. You can sort by relevance or time, filter with operators, and page through results. All re

The collection contains 1 request organised into 1 folder.

Tagged areas include Bots, Chat, Collaboration, Messaging, and Productivity.

Requests & Folders

search.messages