Experiencing the 'invalid_form_data' error while attempting to upload a file to the Slack API via the files.upload method in Angular 8

I am currently working on a project that involves collecting form data, including a file upload. I am trying to implement a feature where the uploaded file is automatically sent to a Slack channel upon submission of the form. Despite following the guidance provided in this answer: , I keep encountering the same error message, 'invalid_form_data'. While I have managed to send a message using the postMessage method successfully, my goal is to attach the file directly from the user's system and upload it to Slack using the files.upload function. Is there a way to achieve this?

Below is the code snippet:

upload(e) {
  this.file = e.target.files[0];

  const httpOptions = {
    headers: new HttpHeaders({
      'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data'
    })
  };

  var formData = new FormData();
  formData.append('token', SLACK_TOKEN);
  formData.append('channels', SLACK_CHANNELS);
  formData.append('file', this.file);


  this.http.post<any>('https://slack.com/api/files.upload', formData, httpOptions).subscribe(
    resp => { console.log(resp) },
    error => { console.log(error) }
  );
}

Additionally, here is an example of the test file object:

File: {
  lastModified: 1606970395000
  lastModifiedDate: Wed Dec 02 2020 23:39:55 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) {}
  name: "IMG_0320.HEIC"
  size: 1206160
  type: "image/heic"
  webkitRelativePath: ""
}

Answer №1

It finally clicked for me... all I had to do was delete the headers and everything started working smoothly.

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