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admin.apps.uninstall method
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Facts
Description Uninstall an app from one or many workspaces, or an entire enterprise organization.
Method Access
* HTTP
* Slack CLI
* JavaScript
* Python
* Java POST https://slack.com/api/admin.apps.uninstall
slack api admin.apps.uninstall
app.client.admin.apps.uninstall
app.client.admin_apps_uninstall
app.client().adminAppsUninstall
Scopes User token: admin.apps:write
Content types application/x-www-form-urlencoded
application/json
Rate Limits Tier 1: 1+ per minute
Arguments
Required arguments
token string Required
Authentication token bearing required scopes. Tokens should be passed as an HTTP Authorization header or alternatively, as a POST parameter.
Example: xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx
app_id string Required
The ID of the app to uninstall.
Example: A12345
Optional arguments
team_ids string Optional
IDs of the teams to uninstall from (max 100). With an org-level token, this or enterprise_id is required.
enterprise_id string Optional
The enterprise to completely uninstall the application from (across all workspaces). With an org-level token, this or team_ids is required.
Example: E12345
Usage info
Managing app approval
When used in an admin app to approve or restrict other app installs across an entire Enterprise organization, the UI-based process is disabled and the admin app solely manages apps.
This endpoint will uninstall an app from one or many workspaces, or an entire enterprise. Exactly one of the arguments enterprise_id or team_ids is required to specify where the
app should be removed. Admin apps that work with SCIM , app management , or certain other enterprise-level features cannot be uninstalled using this API. To remove one of those, please contact us via the Slack Help Center . Uninstalling an app cannot be undone.
Once an application is uninstalled, users must reinstall it manually if they wish to restore it.
Response
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.
app_not_found
The provided app_id was not found.
can_not_uninstall
This application can not be uninstalled via the API.
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.
enterprise_not_found
The provided enterprise_id was not found.
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.
feature_not_enabled
The Admin APIs feature is not enabled for this team.
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 .
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.
must_revoke_access
Organization-deployed apps cannot be uninstalled from specific workspaces using this API.
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.
org_login_required
The workspace is undergoing an enterprise migration and will not be available until migration is complete.
permission_denied
You do not have permission to uninstall applications from the reqeusted org or workspaces.
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.
restricted_action
the user is not authorized to perform this action
service_unavailable
The service is temporarily unavailable
specify_enterprise_or_teams
Provide exactly one of enterprise_id or team_ids .
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.
teams_not_found
One or more of the provided team_ids were not found.
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.
too_many_teams
Too many IDs are present in team_ids .
two_factor_setup_required
Two factor setup is required.
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