Send Threaded Message

Sends Threaded Message on behalf of a user.

POST /messages/{id}/thread

Send Threaded Message

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://{appId}.api-{region}.cometchat.io/v3/messages/{id}/thread \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'apikey: <api-key>' \
  --header 'onBehalfOf: <onbehalfof>' \
  --data '
{
  "receiver": "<string>",
  "category": "message",
  "type": "text",
  "data": {
    "text": "Hi Tom!",
    "metadata": {
      "key1": "value1",
      "key2": "value2"
    }
  },
  "multipleReceivers": {
    "uids": [
      "uid1",
      "uid2"
    ],
    "guids": [
      "guid1"
    ]
  },
  "tags": [
    "tag1"
  ]
}
'

200

{
  "data": {
    "id": "2",
    "conversationId": "cometchat-uid-3_user_cometchat-uid-5",
    "sender": "cometchat-uid-3",
    "receiverType": "user",
    "receiver": "cometchat-uid-5",
    "category": "message",
    "type": "text",
    "data": {
      "text": "test     hello",
      "metadata": {
        "key1": "val1"
      },
      "entities": {
        "sender": {
          "entity": {
            "uid": "cometchat-uid-3",
            "name": "Nancy Grace",
            "avatar": "https://assets.cometchat.io/sampleapp/v2/users/cometchat-uid-3.webp",
            "status": "offline",
            "role": "default",
            "createdAt": 1638361550
          },
          "entityType": "user"
        },
        "receiver": {
          "entity": {
            "uid": "cometchat-uid-5",
            "name": "John Paul",
            "avatar": "https://assets.cometchat.io/sampleapp/v2/users/cometchat-uid-5.webp",
            "status": "offline",
            "role": "default",
            "createdAt": 1638361550,
            "conversationId": "cometchat-uid-3_user_cometchat-uid-5"
          },
          "entityType": "user"
        }
      }
    },
    "sentAt": 1638423490,
    "updatedAt": 1638423490,
    "parentId": "1"
  }
}

For the complete error reference, see Error Guide.

Authorizations

apikey · string · header · required

API Key with fullAccess scope(i.e. Rest API Key from the Dashboard).

Headers

onBehalfOf · string · required

UID of the user on whose behalf the action is performed.

Path Parameters

id · string · required

Id of the message for which thread message to be sent

Body

application/json

receiver · string

The receiver of the message.

receiverType · enum<string>

The receiverType of the message. either user or group

Available options: user, group

category · enum<string> · default: message

Category of the message. The available categories are message and custom.

Available options: message, custom

type · enum<string> · default: text

Type of the message. The available values are text, image, file, audio, video.

Available options: text, image, file, audio, video

data · object

JSON containing message attributes.

multipleReceivers · object

JSON containing array of UIDs and GUID for whom the message must be sent. Format for multiple receivers - {"uids": ["uid1","uid2"], "guids":["guid1"]}

tags · string[]

A list of tags to identify specific messages.

Response

200 - application/json

Create Message

data · object

Response data

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