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slack list-channels

List Slack Channels

Description

List all accessible slack channels in workspace

Synopsis

slack list-channels
    [--limit <limit>]

Arguments

`limit` - (int)

     maximum number of channels to fetch
     Example: --limit 20
     Default: _None_      Attributes: optional

Examples

Input:

! slack list-channels"

Output:

ID              NAME            IS PRIVATE      IS OPEN IS GROUP 
C0390E31UT1     general         false           false   false
C039F28DZGS     new-product     false           false   false
C03A4QH1P96     random          false           false   false
C04BAKK3A21     test-channel-2  false           false   false

Input:

x=! slack list-channels"

Output:

[
  {
    "id": "C0390E31UT1",
    "created": 1648691215,
    "is_open": false,
    "is_group": false,
    "is_shared": false,
    "is_im": false,elative;
    "is_ext_shared": false,
    "is_org_shared": false,
    "is_pending_ext_shared": false,
    "is_private": false,
    "is_mpim": false,k;
    "unlinked": 0,95.83333333%;
    "name_normalized": "general",
    "num_members": 6,
    "priority": 0,
    "user": "",
    "name": "general",
    "creator": "U039F27EN0K",
    "is_archived": false,
    "members": null,
    "topic": {
      "value": "",
      "creator": "",
      "last_set": 0
    },
    "purpose": {
      "value": "This is the one channel that will always include everyone. It’s a great spot for announcements and team-wide conversations.",
      "creator": "U039F27EN0K",
      "last_set": 1648691215
    },
    "is_channel": true,
    "is_general": true,
    "is_member": true,
    "locale": ""
  },
  {
    "id": "C039F28DZGS",
    "created": 1648691252,
    "is_open": false,
    "is_group": false,
    "is_shared": false,
    "is_im": false,
    "is_ext_shared": false,
    "is_org_shared": false,
    "is_pending_ext_shared": false,
    "is_private": false,
    "is_mpim": false,
    "unlinked": 0,
    "name_normalized": "new-product",
    "num_members": 4,
    "priority": 0,
    "user": "",
    "name": "new-product",
    "creator": "U039F27EN0K",
    "is_archived": false,
    "members": null,
    "topic": {
      "value": "",
      "creator": "",
      "last_set": 0
    },
    "purpose": {
      "value": "This *channel* is for working on a project. Hold meetings, share docs, and make decisions together with your team.",
      "creator": "U039F27EN0K",
      "last_set": 1648691252
    },
    "is_channel": true,
    "is_general": false,
    "is_member": false,
    "locale": ""
  }
]

Access Control

To use this command, you need access to the following:

Field	Value
Action	"read"
Service Type	"slack"
Service Instance
Namespace
Object Type	"channel"
Object ID

Please see Access Control for details.