I just set up a new Zap to post push new slack messages from a public channel to a google sheet. When I try and use the “transfer data” tool for the new zap, the query of the slack channel times out. I’ve tried using filters on this page and within the Zap to limit the data it’s querying, but nothing seems to help. It appears to be querying the entire history of the channel and eventually times out.
Ultimately my goal is to export all the messages from a single public channel for the last 12 months.
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Trouble transferring data for new Zap
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This is likely due to the large volume of data in the channel and zapier might still struggle with large datasets.
Consider using the Slack API directly to export the channel's messages. This method allows you to handle large datasets more efficiently and avoid timeouts.
Refer to this article: https://leoarok.medium.com/export-slack-channel-messages-to-google-sheet-9707233b5855
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