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# Get list of external files
 Gets a list of external files of a user or channel



`Function GetExternalFileList(Val Token, Val Channel = "", Val Cursor = "") Export`

  | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Description |
  |-|-|-|-|
  | Token | --token | String | Bot token |
  | Channel | --channel | String | Channel for selection |
  | Cursor | --cursor | String | Pointer from the previous request, if the result rows > 100 |

  
  Returns:  Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Slack

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```bsl title="Code example"
  
  Channel = "C070VPMKN8J";
  
  Response = OPI_Slack.GetExternalFileList(Token, Channel); //Map
  Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //JSON string
```



```sh title="CLI command example"
    
  oint slack GetExternalFileList --token %token% --channel "C070VPMKN8J" --cursor %cursor%

```

```json title="Result"
{
  "ok": true,
  "files": [],
  "response_metadata": {
  "next_cursor": ""
  }
  }
```
