Community messaging API

The messaging API from Community — 1 operation(s) for messaging.

Operations 1

POST /message_send Send Direct Message #

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OpenAPI Specification

community-messaging-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Async REST member-data Messaging API
  description: API for Community clients to manage their subscribers, send messages, and more.
  version: 0.1.0
  contact:
    email: saleseng@community.com
servers:
- url: https://{environment}.community.com/webhooks/{version}/community/{client_id}
  variables:
    environment:
      enum:
      - api
      default: api
    version:
      enum:
      - v1
      default: v1
    client_id:
      default: <client_id>
      description: Community Account's client_id
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- oAuth: []
tags:
- name: messaging
paths:
  /message_send:
    post:
      tags:
      - messaging
      summary: Send Direct Message
      operationId: send-message
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Accepted
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '415':
          description: Unsupported media type
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/message_send'
            examples:
              NoQuietHours:
                value:
                  phone_number: '15557771212'
                  communication_channel: sms
                  text: Hello there, I hope you are having a good day.
              QuietHoursOverride:
                value:
                  phone_number: '15557771212'
                  communication_channel: sms
                  text: Hello there, I hope you are having a good evening.
                  override_quiet_hours: true
components:
  schemas:
    Boolean:
      type: boolean
    NonEmptyString:
      type: string
      pattern: \S
    CommunicationChannel:
      description: only sms and whatsapp are supported at the moment.
      type: string
      enum:
      - sms
      - whatsapp
      default: sms
    NumberString:
      type: string
      pattern: ^\d+$
    PhoneNumber:
      description: include country code
      type: string
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NumberString'
    String400:
      type: string
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NonEmptyString'
      - maxLength: 400
    message_send:
      type: object
      required:
      - phone_number
      - text
      properties:
        phone_number:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhoneNumber'
        communication_channel:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommunicationChannel'
        text:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/String400'
        override_quiet_hours:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Boolean'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    oAuth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://oauth-login.community.com/
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /oauth/v1/token