Slack Search API

Slack's 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.