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v3.1.9: Canvas missing in slackdump view <DUMP>? #569

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@lbeckman314

Overview 🌀

Encountering an issue where canvases are not being included in the Slack export.

Looked through related issues but didn't find a resolution, let us know if we can provide any additional information (or if this is due to foolish user error)...

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Thank you to all the contributors for this great program! 🙌

1. Expected Behavior ✔️

Tip

Example Slack channel with Canvas and File

Example Slack Channel

Running slackdump export against a Slack channel will export all messages, files, and canvases in that channel:

➜ slackdump list channels | grep example
C09LMSB1G2V  -     #example

➜ slackdump export C09LMSB1G2V
INFO  export completed
       └ output: slackdump_20251113_140139.zip

➜ slackdump view slackdump_20251113_140139.zip

2. Actual Behavior ❌

Caution

Messages and Files are exported successfully, but attempting to view the Canvas results in a 500 error with seeker can't seek response

Slackdump Export Slackdump Error

slackdump view Logs

slackdump view slackdump_20251113_110931.zip
2025-11-13 11:37:18 INFO  opening archive
                      ├ source: slackdump_20251113_110931.zip
                      └ flags: ....E.z.
▓ Slackdump Viewer is loading files  [0s]
2025-11-13 11:37:18 INFO  listening on addr: 127.0.0.1:8080
2025/11/13 11:37:19 "GET http://127.0.0.1:8080/ HTTP/1.1" from 127.0.0.1:61446 - 200 10064B in 483.209µs
2025/11/13 11:37:19 "GET http://127.0.0.1:8080/favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" from 127.0.0.1:61446 - 200 10064B in 192.375µs
2025-11-13 11:37:21 ERROR error rendering block
                      ├ error: missing handler for type canvas called in renderer.(*Slack).rteSection
                      ├ block_type: rich_text
                      └ message_ts: 1760377833.583569
{
  "type": "rich_text",
  "block_id": "EGdT4",
  "elements": [
    {
      "type": "rich_text_section",
      "elements": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Liam Beckman made updates to a canvas tab: "
        },
        {
          "type": "canvas",
          "Raw": "{\n                \"type\": \"canvas\",\n                \"Raw\": \"{\\\"type\\\":\\\"canvas\\\",\\\"Raw\\\":\\\"{\\\\\\\"type\\\\\\\":\\\\\\\"canvas\\\\\\\",\\\\\\\"file_id\\\\\\\":\\\\\\\"F09L9068RRQ\\\\\\\"}\\\"}\"\n              }"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
2025-11-13 11:37:21 INFO  error flushing stderr: sync /dev/stderr: inappropriate
                      │   ioctl for device
2025/11/13 11:37:21 "GET http://127.0.0.1:8080/archives/C09LMSB1G2V HTTP/1.1" from 127.0.0.1:61446 - 200 7633B in 2.794417ms
2025/11/13 11:37:23 "GET http://127.0.0.1:8080/slackdump/file/F09SLJFU6LT/example.txt HTTP/1.1" from 127.0.0.1:61446 - 200 14B in 13.373084ms
2025/11/13 11:37:25 "GET http://127.0.0.1:8080/slackdump/file/F09L9068RRQ/Example_Canvas HTTP/1.1" from 127.0.0.1:61446 - 500 18B in 193.125µs

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