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# Delete external file
Deletes an external file from Slack
`Function DeleteExternalFile(Val Token, Val FileID) Export`
| Parameter | CLI option | Type | Destination |
|-|-|-|-|
| Token | --token | String | Bot token |
| FileID | --fileid | String | File identifier |
Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Slack
```bsl title="Code example"
FileID = "F070P52CU94";
Response = OPI_Slack.DeleteExternalFile(Token, FileID); //Map
Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //JSON string
```
```sh title="CLI command example"
oint slack DeleteExternalFile --token %token% --fileid "F070P52CU94"
```
```json title="Result"
{
"ok": true
}
```