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stars.remove method

Facts​

DescriptionRemoves a saved item (star) from an item.
Method Access
POST https://slack.com/api/stars.remove
Scopes
User token:
Content types
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
application/json
Rate LimitsTier 2: 20+ per minute

Arguments​

Required arguments

tokenstringRequired

Authentication token bearing required scopes. Tokens should be passed as an HTTP Authorization header or alternatively, as a POST parameter.

Example: xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx

Optional arguments

channelstringOptional

Channel to remove star from, or channel where the message to remove star from was posted (used with timestamp).

filestringOptional

File to remove star from.

file_commentstringOptional

File comment to remove star from.

timestampstringOptional

Timestamp of the message to remove star from.

Usage info​

Stars can still be removed via stars.remove but they can no longer be viewed or interacted with by end-users.

We recommend retiring any app functionality that relies on stars APIs.

End-users can use the new Later view, but Later APIs are not currently available.

See this changelog for more information.

This method removes a star from an item (message, file, file comment, channel, private group, or DM) on behalf of the authenticated user. One of file, file_comment, channel, or the combination of channel and timestamp must be specified.

Response​

Typical success response

{
  "ok": true
}

Typical error response

{
  "ok": false,
  "error": "invalid_auth"
}

After making this call, the item will be unstarred and a star_removed event is broadcast through the RTM API for the calling user.

Errors​

This table lists the expected errors that this method could return. However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always check the value of the ok parameter in the response.

Error
Description
access_denied

Access to a resource specified in the request is denied.

accesslimited

Access to this method is limited on the current network

account_inactive

Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace when using a bot token.

bad_timestamp

Value passed for timestamp was invalid.

channel_not_found

Channel, private group, or DM specified by channel does not exist

deprecated_endpoint

The endpoint has been deprecated.

ekm_access_denied

Administrators have suspended the ability to post a message.

enterprise_is_restricted

The method cannot be called from an Enterprise.

fatal_error

The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering a catastrophic error. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.

file_comment_not_found

File comment specified by file_comment does not exist.

file_not_found

File specified by file does not exist.

internal_error

The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering an error, likely due to a transient issue on our end. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.

invalid_arg_name

The method was passed an argument whose name falls outside the bounds of accepted or expected values. This includes very long names and names with non-alphanumeric characters other than _. If you get this error, it is typically an indication that you have made a very malformed API call.

invalid_arguments

The method was called with invalid arguments.

invalid_array_arg

The method was passed an array as an argument. Please only input valid strings.

invalid_auth

Some aspect of authentication cannot be validated. Either the provided token is invalid or the request originates from an IP address disallowed from making the request.

invalid_charset

The method was called via a POST request, but the charset specified in the Content-Type header was invalid. Valid charset names are: utf-8 iso-8859-1.

invalid_form_data

The method was called via a POST request with Content-Type application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data, but the form data was either missing or syntactically invalid.

invalid_post_type

The method was called via a POST request, but the specified Content-Type was invalid. Valid types are: application/json application/x-www-form-urlencoded multipart/form-data text/plain.

message_not_found

Message specified by channel and timestamp does not exist.

method_deprecated

The method has been deprecated.

missing_post_type

The method was called via a POST request and included a data payload, but the request did not include a Content-Type header.

missing_scope

The token used is not granted the specific scope permissions required to complete this request.

no_item_specified

file, file_comment, channel and timestamp was not specified.

no_permission

The workspace token used in this request does not have the permissions necessary to complete the request. Make sure your app is a member of the conversation it's attempting to post a message to.

not_allowed_token_type

The token type used in this request is not allowed.

not_authed

No authentication token provided.

not_starred

The specified item is not currently starred by the authenticated user.

org_login_required

The workspace is undergoing an enterprise migration and will not be available until migration is complete.

ratelimited

The request has been ratelimited. Refer to the Retry-After header for when to retry the request.

request_timeout

The method was called via a POST request, but the POST data was either missing or truncated.

service_unavailable

The service is temporarily unavailable

team_access_not_granted

The token used is not granted the specific workspace access required to complete this request.

team_added_to_org

The workspace associated with your request is currently undergoing migration to an Enterprise Organization. Web API and other platform operations will be intermittently unavailable until the transition is complete.

token_expired

Authentication token has expired

token_revoked

Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed when using a user token.

two_factor_setup_required

Two factor setup is required.