Intercom

Intercom Messages API

Send outbound messages from Intercom to contacts.

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POST /messages Create a message #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Intercom Admins Messages API
  description: The Intercom API provides programmatic access to the Intercom AI-powered customer service platform. It enables developers to manage contacts, companies, conversations, articles, segments, messages, and data events, and to build seamless integrations with the Intercom Help Desk and Messenger.
  version: '2.15'
  contact:
    name: Intercom Developer Support
    url: https://developers.intercom.com/
servers:
- url: https://api.intercom.io
  description: Production (US)
- url: https://api.eu.intercom.io
  description: Europe
- url: https://api.au.intercom.io
  description: Australia
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Messages
  description: Send outbound messages from Intercom to contacts.
paths:
  /messages:
    post:
      operationId: createMessage
      summary: Create a message
      description: Sends an outbound message to a contact.
      tags:
      - Messages
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                message_type:
                  type: string
                subject:
                  type: string
                body:
                  type: string
                template:
                  type: string
                from:
                  type: object
                to:
                  type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message dispatched successfully.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
externalDocs:
  description: Intercom Developer Documentation
  url: https://developers.intercom.com/docs/