AngelCam rts_messages API

openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: 2026.06.11
  title: Angelcam active-service rts_messages API
  contact:
    email: support@angelcam.com
  x-logo:
    url: ./assets/logo-angelcam.svg
  description: 'Angelcam RESTful API — HTTPS only, JSON, all URLs require a trailing slash. See the [developer docs](/) for quickstart, authentication, and key concepts.

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servers:
- url: https://api.angelcam.com/v1
tags:
- name: rts_messages
  x-displayName: Messages
  description: 'Endpoints for managing notifications. Base object is message. We create a message when something important happens. For example, when a camera goes offline, when a sensor detects motion, etc. When a message is created, we can send it to user using different notification methods based on notification rules.

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paths:
  /rts/messages/:
    get:
      operationId: rts-messages
      summary: Retrieve messages
      tags:
      - rts_messages
      description: Retrieves list of user messages
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Limit result set. Example: `1`.'
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
      - name: next
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for the next page, taken from `next` field of a previous response.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uri
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - messages_access
      - PersonalAccessToken: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageListResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error400InvalidParams'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error401Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error403PermissionDenied'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error404NotFound'
  /rts/messages/set-all-read/:
    post:
      operationId: rts-message-set-all-read
      summary: Set all messages as read
      description: Set all messages as read
      tags:
      - rts_messages
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - messages_manage
      - PersonalAccessToken: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  set_as_read_count:
                    type: number
                    description: Number of messages which were marked as read
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error401Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error403PermissionDenied'
  /rts/messages/unread-count/:
    get:
      operationId: rts-message-unread-count
      summary: Retrieve unread messages count
      description: Retrieve unread messages count
      tags:
      - rts_messages
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - messages_access
      - PersonalAccessToken: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  unread_count:
                    type: number
                    description: Unread messages count
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error401Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error403PermissionDenied'
  /rts/messages/{message_id}/:
    get:
      operationId: rts-message-detail
      summary: Retrieve message detail
      description: Retrieve message detail
      tags:
      - rts_messages
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - messages_access
      - PersonalAccessToken: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/messageId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageObject'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error401Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error403PermissionDenied'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error404NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: rts-message-update
      summary: Update message
      description: Update messages
      tags:
      - rts_messages
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - messages_manage
      - PersonalAccessToken: []
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/messageId'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                is_read:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Was message read by user?
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageObject'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error401Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error403PermissionDenied'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error404NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorGeneric:
      type: object
      title: Error object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
      required:
      - title
      - detail
      - status
    Error400InvalidParams:
      type: object
      title: Error 400 Invalid Parameters
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: object
        status:
          type: integer
      required:
      - title
      - detail
      - status
      example:
        title: invalid
        detail:
        - refresh_rate:
          - valid number is required.
          - Ensure this value is greater than 0.
        - max_width:
          - valid number is required.
          - Ensure this value is greater than or equal to 1.
        status: 400
    Error403PermissionDenied:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorGeneric'
      title: Error 403 Permission Denied
      example:
        title: permission_denied
        detail: You do not have permission to perform this action.
        status: 403
    MessageObject:
      type: object
      title: Message object
      properties:
        id:
          type: number
          minimum: 1
          description: Message ID
        created_at:
          type: string
          description: Time when message was created, format `%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ`
        title:
          type: string
          description: Message title
        type:
          type: string
          description: Message type. Can be used to decide for instance priority of the message.
          enum:
          - my_incident
          - shared_incident
          - arming
          - trigger_action
          - open_incident_verification
          - verify_incident
          - close_incident
          - arrow_status_online
          - arrow_status_offline
          - camera_status_online
          - camera_status_offline
        short_message:
          type: string
          description: Short version of message. Use short version for example in notification list
        long_message:
          type: string
          description: More detailed version of message. Use long version in message detail or when sending via e-mail.
        is_read:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether message was read by user.
        read_at:
          type: string
          description: Time when message was read, format `%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ`
        image:
          type: string
          description: URL of image that is related to the message.
        action_url:
          type: string
          description: URL to a particular screen in webapp or mobile app that is related to this message. Required when `show_detail == false`
        action_label:
          type: string
          description: Label for button that should redirect to action_url
        show_detail:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to show detail of message or redirect user directly to `action_url`
        incident_sharing_url:
          type: string
          description: URL that can be used for incident verification by third parties. The URL leads to a web page where all cameras from the affected site can be viewed (live streams + the last two hours of recording). The URL is valid for one hour after the corresponding incident is created. This field will be `null` if the message type isn't `my_incident` or if the URL is no longer valid.
      required:
      - id
      - created_at
      - title
      - type
      - is_read
      - short_message
      - long_message
      - show_detail
      example:
        id: 1
        created_at: '2019-08-09T13:23:23.000Z'
        title: Sensor My Sensor detected motion
        type: my_incident
        short_message: Your sensor with name My Sensor detected motion.
        long_message: Your sensor with name My Sensor detected motion. Find out more at <url>.
        is_read: false
        read_at: '2019-08-09T13:23:30.000Z'
        image: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rec-prod.us-west-2.angelcam.com/c/944c8ee2-0230-4dbf-b03d-de09dc4a79da.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJ6CMNV7APGJB5JYQ%2F20180416%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20180416T093432Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=40b3701f85114ed22f76a97e6b0c099b1dc7301645bd2db8380c5fa824c59455&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3D%22Frontdoor%20loitering.jpg%22
        action_url: https://my.angelcam.com/camera/1/
        action_label: Show camera
        show_detail: false
        incident_sharing_url: null
    MessageListResponse:
      type: object
      title: Message list
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          description: Count of all messages
        next:
          format: uri
          description: Next page from pagination
          nullable: true
          type: string
        previous:
          format: uri
          description: Previous page from pagination
          nullable: true
          type: string
        results:
          type: array
          description: List of messages
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageObject'
      required:
      - count
      - next
      - previous
      - results
      example:
        count: 10
        next: null
        previous: null
        results:
        - id: 1
          created_at: '2019-08-09T13:23:23Z'
          title: Sensor My Sensor detected motion
          short_message: Your sensor with name My Sensor detected motion.
          long_message: Your sensor with name My Sensor detected motion. Find out more at <url>.
          is_read: false
          image: https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rec-prod.us-west-2.angelcam.com/c/944c8ee2-0230-4dbf-b03d-de09dc4a79da.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJ6CMNV7APGJB5JYQ%2F20180416%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20180416T093432Z&X-Amz-Expires=86400&X-Amz-Signature=40b3701f85114ed22f76a97e6b0c099b1dc7301645bd2db8380c5fa824c59455&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3D%22Frontdoor%20loitering.jpg%22
          action_url: https://my.angelcam.com/camera/1/
          action_label: Show camera
          show_detail: false
    Error401Unauthorized:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorGeneric'
      title: Error 401 Unauthorized
      example:
        title: not_authenticated
        detail: Authentication credentials were not provided
        status: 401
    Error404NotFound:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorGeneric'
      title: Error 404 Not Found
      example:
        title: not_found
        detail: Not Found
        status: 404
  responses:
    Error403PermissionDenied:
      description: Missing permission.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error403PermissionDenied'
    Error401Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authorization.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error401Unauthorized'
    Error404NotFound:
      description: The specified resource was not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error404NotFound'
    Error400InvalidParams:
      description: Query params are invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error400InvalidParams'
  parameters:
    messageId:
      name: message_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Message ID
      example: 3
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: 'See the Authentication section above for full documentation.

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      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://my.angelcam.com/oauth/authorize/
          tokenUrl: https://my.angelcam.com/oauth/token/
          scopes:
            user_access: Permission to access user information
            user_delete: Permission to delete the current user account
            camera_access: Permission to list cameras and to get details of a specific camera
            camera_create: Permission to create cameras
            camera_manage: Permission to update cameras
            camera_delete: Permission to delete cameras
            camera_guest_access: Permission to access camera guest
            camera_guest_manage: Permission to manage camera guest
            public_cameras_access: Permission to access public cameras
            arrow_client_access: Permission to access Arrow clients
            arrow_client_manage: Permission to manage Arrow clients
            event_access: Permission to access events
            recording_access: Permission to access camera recordings
            recording_start_stop: Permission to start and stop recording on camera
            recording_clips_access: Permission to access recording clips
            recording_clips_create: Permission to create recording clips
            recording_clips_share: Permission to share recording clips
            sensor_access: Permission to list sensors and to get details of a specific sensor
            sensor_manage: Permission to create, update and delete sensors
            broadcasting_access: Permission to see general broadcasting information and access broadcasting streams
            broadcasting_start_stop: Permission to start and stop public broadcasting on camera
            client_access: Permission to list resellers clients and get details of a specific client
            client_create: Permission to create client account
            client_manage: Permission to update clients detail
            streams_detect: Permission to detect camera streams
            sites_access: Permission to access sites
            sites_manage: Permission to create, update and delete sites
            services_access: Permission to access available services
            trials_access: Permission to access available trials
            trials_activate: Permission to activate a trial
            active_services_access: Permission to access active services
            active_services_manage: Permission to manage active services
            orders_access: Permission to access orders
            messages_access: Permission to access RTS messages
            messages_manage: Permission to manage RTS messages
            incidents_access: Permission to access Incidents
            space_access: Permission to list and activate spaces
            space_permissions_access: Permission to view space permissions
        password:
          tokenUrl: https://api.angelcam.com/oauth/token/
          scopes:
            user_access: Permission to access user information
            user_delete: Permission to delete the current user account
            camera_access: Permission to list cameras and to get details of a specific camera
            camera_create: Permission to create cameras
            camera_manage: Permission to update cameras
            camera_delete: Permission to delete cameras
            camera_guest_access: Permission to access camera guest
            camera_guest_manage: Permission to manage camera guest
            arrow_client_access: Permission to access Arrow clients
            arrow_client_manage: Permission to manage Arrow clients
            event_access: Permission to access events
            recording_access: Permission to access camera recordings
            recording_start_stop: Permission to start and stop recording on camera
            recording_clips_access: Permission to access recording clips
            recording_clips_create: Permission to create recording clips
            recording_clips_share: Permission to share recording clips
            sensor_access: Permission to list sensors and to get details of a specific sensor
            sensor_manage: Permission to create, update and delete sensors
            broadcasting_access: Permission to see general broadcasting information and access broadcasting streams
            broadcasting_start_stop: Permission to start and stop public broadcasting on camera
            client_access: Permission to list resellers clients and get details of a specific client
            client_create: Permission to create client account
            client_manage: Permission to update clients detail
            streams_detect: Permission to detect camera streams
            sites_access: Permission to access sites
            sites_manage: Permission to create, update and delete sites
            services_access: Permission to access available services
            trials_access: Permission to access available trials
            trials_activate: Permission to activate a trial
            active_services_access: Permission to access active services
            active_services_manage: Permission to manage active services
            orders_access: Permission to access orders
            messages_access: Permission to access RTS messages
            messages_manage: Permission to manage RTS messages
            rts_settings_access: Permission to access RTS settings
            rts_settings_manage: Permission to manage RTS settings
            rts_arming_manage: Permission to arm and disarm RTS
            incidents_access: Permission to access Incidents
            space_access: Permission to list and activate spaces
            space_permissions_access: Permission to view space permissions
    PersonalAccessToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'Enter your token as: `PersonalAccessToken {your-token}`

        '
x-tagGroups:
- name: General
  tags:
  - user
  - space
  - location
- name: Camera management
  tags:
  - camera
  - shared-camera
  - camera-guest
  - camera-stream-detection
  - arrow-clients
  - angelcameras
- name: Recording
  tags:
  - recording
  - stream-controls
  - shared-camera-recording
  - clip
  - shared-camera-clip
- name: Broadcasting
  tags:
  - broadcasting
  - public-camera
- name: Events & Sensors
  tags:
  - event
  - sensor
- name: Speaker management
  tags:
  - speakers
  - audio-message
- name: RTS
  tags:
  - incidents
  - rts_settings
  - rts_messages
  - rts_notification_methods
  - rts_notification_rules
- name: Billing
  tags:
  - service
  - active-service
  - order
- name: Clients
  tags:
  - client