Bird

Bird Legacy MessageBird API

Predecessor MessageBird REST API (rest.messagebird.com).

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 6

POST /messages (Legacy) Send an SMS message #

GET /messages (Legacy) List SMS messages #

GET /messages/{id} (Legacy) Get an SMS message #

GET /lookup/{phoneNumber} (Legacy) Request a Lookup #

POST /verify (Legacy) Send a verification token #

GET /voicemessages (Legacy) List voice messages #

Specifications

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OpenAPI

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Legacy MessageBird API
  description: REST API for Bird (formerly MessageBird), an omnichannel CRM. The Bird platform APIs at https://api.bird.com cover Channels/Messaging (send and receive across SMS, WhatsApp, email, and more), Contacts, Conversations, and Numbers. The legacy MessageBird REST API at https://rest.messagebird.com (SMS, Voice, Verify, Lookup) is documented here for existing integrations. All endpoints authenticate with an AccessKey token via the Authorization header.
  termsOfService: https://bird.com/legal/terms-of-service
  contact:
    name: Bird Support
    url: https://docs.bird.com/
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.bird.com
  description: Bird platform API
- url: https://rest.messagebird.com
  description: Legacy MessageBird REST API
security:
- AccessKey: []
tags:
- name: Legacy MessageBird
  description: Predecessor MessageBird REST API (rest.messagebird.com).
paths:
  /messages:
    post:
      operationId: legacyCreateMessage
      tags:
      - Legacy MessageBird
      summary: (Legacy) Send an SMS message
      description: Send an outbound SMS via the legacy MessageBird REST API (rest.messagebird.com).
      servers:
      - url: https://rest.messagebird.com
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LegacyCreateMessage'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LegacyMessage'
    get:
      operationId: legacyListMessages
      tags:
      - Legacy MessageBird
      summary: (Legacy) List SMS messages
      servers:
      - url: https://rest.messagebird.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /messages/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: legacyGetMessage
      tags:
      - Legacy MessageBird
      summary: (Legacy) Get an SMS message
      servers:
      - url: https://rest.messagebird.com
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LegacyMessage'
  /lookup/{phoneNumber}:
    get:
      operationId: legacyLookup
      tags:
      - Legacy MessageBird
      summary: (Legacy) Request a Lookup
      servers:
      - url: https://rest.messagebird.com
      parameters:
      - name: phoneNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /verify:
    post:
      operationId: legacyCreateVerify
      tags:
      - Legacy MessageBird
      summary: (Legacy) Send a verification token
      servers:
      - url: https://rest.messagebird.com
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                recipient:
                  type: string
                originator:
                  type: string
              required:
              - recipient
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /voicemessages:
    get:
      operationId: legacyListVoiceMessages
      tags:
      - Legacy MessageBird
      summary: (Legacy) List voice messages
      servers:
      - url: https://rest.messagebird.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  schemas:
    LegacyCreateMessage:
      type: object
      required:
      - originator
      - recipients
      - body
      properties:
        originator:
          type: string
        recipients:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        body:
          type: string
    LegacyMessage:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        href:
          type: string
        direction:
          type: string
        originator:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
        createdDatetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    AccessKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: AccessKey token. Send as the Authorization header value "AccessKey {your-access-key}".