Bird

Bird Messaging API

Send and receive messages across channels.

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Operations 2

POST /workspaces/{workspaceId}/channels/{channelId}/messages Send a message #

GET /workspaces/{workspaceId}/channels/{channelId}/messages List messages by channel #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Bird Messaging 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: Messaging
  description: Send and receive messages across channels.
paths:
  /workspaces/{workspaceId}/channels/{channelId}/messages:
    post:
      operationId: sendChannelMessage
      tags:
      - Messaging
      summary: Send a message
      description: Send a message over an active channel. The request must include a receiver and either an inline body or a template. Max request size is 200 KB total, 100 KB per inline attachment.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateMessage'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Accepted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
    get:
      operationId: listChannelMessages
      tags:
      - Messaging
      summary: List messages by channel
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/WorkspaceId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: pageToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: direction
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - incoming
          - outgoing
      - name: status
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: startAt
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - name: endAt
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageList'
components:
  schemas:
    MessageBody:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - text
          - image
          - file
          - html
        text:
          type: object
          properties:
            text:
              type: string
    Receiver:
      type: object
      properties:
        contacts:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              identifierValue:
                type: string
              identifierKey:
                type: string
    CreateMessage:
      type: object
      required:
      - receiver
      properties:
        receiver:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Receiver'
        body:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageBody'
        template:
          type: object
          description: Template reference and variables (required when body is absent).
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    MessageList:
      type: object
      properties:
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
    Message:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        direction:
          type: string
          enum:
          - incoming
          - outgoing
        sender:
          type: object
        receiver:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Receiver'
        body:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageBody'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  parameters:
    ChannelId:
      name: channelId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Channel identifier within the workspace.
      schema:
        type: string
    WorkspaceId:
      name: workspaceId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Bird workspace identifier.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    AccessKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: AccessKey token. Send as the Authorization header value "AccessKey {your-access-key}".