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Iterable In App API

The In-app API from Iterable — 4 operation(s) for in-app.

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Operations 5

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /api/inApp/cancel Cancel a scheduled in-app message · Cancel a scheduled in-app message #
Ask an LLM
“Can I cancel an in-app message that's scheduled for one user?”
“What identifies the in-app message I want to cancel?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Cancel the in-app message from campaign {campaignId} to {email}.
Cancel scheduled in-app message {scheduledMessageId}.
GET /api/inApp/getMessages Get a user's mobile in-app messages · Get a user's in-app messages #
Ask an LLM
“How do I fetch a user's pending in-app messages including app-specific ones?”
“Can I limit how many in-app messages come back for a platform?”
Tell an agent
Get {count} in-app messages for {email}.
Fetch {count} in-app messages for user {userId} on {platform} app {packageName}.
GET /api/inApp/getPriorityMessage Get a user's most relevant in-app message · Get a user's most relevant in-app message #
Ask an LLM
“Which single in-app message should I show this user first?”
“Can I get just the highest-priority in-app message for a user?”
Tell an agent
Get the most relevant in-app message for {email}.
Fetch the priority in-app message for user {userId} on {platform}.
POST /api/inApp/target Send an in-app notification to a user · Send an in-app notification to a user #
Ask an LLM
“How do I send an in-app notification to one user from a campaign?”
“Can I schedule an in-app message and override profile data?”
Tell an agent
Send in-app campaign {campaignId} to {recipientEmail}.
Send in-app campaign {campaignId} to user {recipientUserId} at {sendAt}.
GET /inApp/getMessages Get pending in-app messages for a user · Get in-app messages for a user #
Ask an LLM
“What in-app messages are waiting to be shown to a user?”
“Can an SDK fetch pending in-app content for a specific platform?”
Tell an agent
Get pending in-app messages for {email}.
Using the SDK-style inApp endpoint, return at most {count} pending messages to display for user {userId} on {platform}.

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Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iterable/refs/heads/main/openapi/iterable-in-app-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

iterable-in-app-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  termsOfService: https://iterable.com/terms/
  title: Iterable In App API
  version: '1.8'
servers:
- url: https://api.iterable.com/
security:
- api_key: []
tags:
- name: In App
paths:
  /api/inApp/cancel:
    post:
      description: 'Cancels the sending of a scheduled in-app message to a specific user.


        Learn about identifying users by userId and email.'
      operationId: cancel
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IterableApiResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Invalid API key
      summary: Cancel a scheduled in-app message
      tags:
      - In App
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CancelScheduledMessageRequest_-_campaignId_OR_scheduledMessageId_are_required'
        description: Email and Campaign ID
        required: true
  /api/inApp/getMessages:
    get:
      description: 'Get a user''s in-app messages. This endpoint always returns the user''s non-selective (not app-specific) in-app messages; to also fetch app-specific in-app messages, include a packageName and platform in the request. This endpoint returns new messages and messages that have already been saved to a mobile inbox, and each message has a read field to indicate whether or not it has already been seen.


        Learn about identifying users by userId and email.'
      operationId: getMessages
      parameters:
      - description: The email address of the user for which to fetch in-app messages. Specify either an email or a userId.
        in: query
        name: email
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The userId of the user for which to fetch in-app messages. Specify either an email or a userId.
        in: query
        name: userId
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The number of in-app messages to fetch.
        in: query
        name: count
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - description: 'The platform of the app for which to retrieve selective in-app messages: iOS, Android, Web, or OTT (case-sensitive).'
        in: query
        name: platform
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - iOS
          - Android
          - Web
          - OTT
          default: None
      - description: Iterable SDK version (e.g., 6.2.17)
        in: query
        name: SDKVersion
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: None
      - description: The package name of the app for which to retrieve selective in-app messages.
        in: query
        name: packageName
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: None
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiInAppMessagesResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Invalid API key
      summary: Get a user's in-app messages
      tags:
      - In App
  /api/inApp/getPriorityMessage:
    get:
      description: 'Get a user''s most relevant in-app message.


        Learn about identifying users by userId and email.'
      operationId: getPriorityMessage
      parameters:
      - description: The email address of the user for which to fetch in-app messages. Specify either an email or a userId.
        in: query
        name: email
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: The userId of the user for which to fetch in-app messages. Specify either an email or a userId.
        in: query
        name: userId
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: 'The platform of the app for which to retrieve selective in-app messages: iOS, Android, Web, or OTT (case-sensitive).'
        in: query
        name: platform
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - iOS
          - Android
          - Web
          - OTT
          default: None
      - description: Iterable SDK version (e.g., 6.2.17)
        in: query
        name: SDKVersion
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: None
      - description: The package name of the app for which to retrieve selective in-app messages.
        in: query
        name: packageName
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: None
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiInAppMessagesResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Invalid API key
      summary: Get a user's most relevant in-app message
      tags:
      - In App
  /api/inApp/target:
    post:
      description: 'Send an in-app notification to a specific user. Request data fields will override user profile data fields. A reference to the user profile is provided via the profile field, to help resolve field collisions.


        Learn about identifying users by userId and email.'
      operationId: target
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful operation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IterableApiResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid parameters
        '401':
          description: Invalid API key
      summary: Send an in-app notification to a user
      tags:
      - In App
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TargetInAppRequest'
        description: Recipient and email id
        required: true
  /inApp/getMessages:
    get:
      operationId: getInAppMessages
      summary: Get in-app messages for a user
      description: Retrieves pending in-app messages for a user, typically called by mobile or web SDKs to display in-app content.
      tags:
      - In App
      parameters:
      - name: email
        in: query
        description: Email address of the user
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: userId
        in: query
        description: UserId of the user
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: count
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of messages to return
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: platform
        in: query
        description: The platform to get messages for
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - iOS
          - Android
          - Web
      responses:
        '200':
          description: In-app messages for the user
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  inAppMessages:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        messageId:
                          type: string
                        campaignId:
                          type: integer
                        content:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            html:
                              type: string
                            payload:
                              type: object
                              additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
components:
  schemas:
    RokuButtonContent:
      properties:
        buttonBorderColor:
          type: string
        buttonColorFocused:
          type: string
        buttonColorUnFocused:
          type: string
        buttonDeeplink:
          type: string
        buttonText:
          type: string
        buttonTextColorFocused:
          type: string
        buttonTextColorUnFocused:
          type: string
      required:
      - buttonBorderColor
      - buttonColorFocused
      - buttonColorUnFocused
      - buttonDeeplink
      - buttonText
      - buttonTextColorFocused
      - buttonTextColorUnFocused
      type: object
    CancelScheduledMessageRequest_-_campaignId_OR_scheduledMessageId_are_required:
      properties:
        campaignId:
          description: The ID of the campaign associated with the scheduled message you'd like to cancel. If you provide a <code>campaignId</code>, you must also provide an <code>email</code> or <code>userId</code>, depending on <a href="https://support.iterable.com/hc/articles/29156459027348">how your project identifies users</a>.
          type: number
        email:
          description: An email address that identifies a user profile in Iterable. If you provide a <code>campaignId</code>, you must also provide an <code>email</code> or a <code>userId</code>, depending on <a href="https://support.iterable.com/hc/articles/29156459027348">how your project identifies users</a>.
          type: string
        scheduledMessageId:
          type: number
        userId:
          description: A user ID that identifies a user profile in Iterable. If you provide a <code>campaignId</code>, you must also provide an <code>email</code> or a <code>userId</code>, depending on <a href="https://support.iterable.com/hc/articles/29156459027348">how your project identifies users</a>.
          type: string
      type: object
    TargetInAppRequest:
      properties:
        allowRepeatMarketingSends:
          description: Allow repeat marketing sends? Defaults to true.
          type: boolean
        campaignId:
          description: Campaign ID
          format: int64
          type: integer
        dataFields:
          description: Fields to merge into email template
          type: object
        recipientEmail:
          description: An email address that identifies a user profile in Iterable. Provide a <code>recipientEmail</code> or a <code>recipientUserId</code> (but not both), depending on <a href="https://support.iterable.com/hc/articles/29156459027348">how your project identifies users</a>.
          type: string
        recipientUserId:
          description: A user ID that identifies a user profile in Iterable. Provide a <code>recipientEmail</code> or a <code>recipientUserId</code> (but not both), depending on <a href="https://support.iterable.com/hc/articles/29156459027348">how your project identifies users</a>.
          type: string
        sendAt:
          description: Schedule the message for up to 365 days in the future. If set in the past, message is sent immediately. Format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS in UTC
          type: string
      required:
      - campaignId
      type: object
    ApiInAppMessage:
      properties:
        campaignId:
          description: Campaign ID
          type: number
        content:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppContentApi'
          description: The content for the in-app message
        createdAt:
          description: Time the In-app message was created
          format: date-time
          type: string
        customPayload:
          description: The custom payload for the in-app message
          type: object
        expiresAt:
          description: Time the in-app message will expire
          format: date-time
          type: string
        inboxMetadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InboxMetadata'
          description: An object containing inbox metadata associated with this in-app message
        jsonOnly:
          type: boolean
        messageId:
          description: Iterable-generated Message ID
          type: string
        messageType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppType'
        ottPayload:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RokuContent'
          description: The custom Roku payload for the in-app message
        priorityLevel:
          description: The priority value of the in-app message
          type: number
        read:
          description: Whether or not the message was read by user
          type: boolean
        saveToInbox:
          description: Whether or not the message associated with the event was configured to use the inbox
          type: boolean
        trigger:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppTrigger'
          description: The trigger type for the in-app message
        typeOfContent:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppTypeOfContent'
      required:
      - jsonOnly
      - messageType
      - typeOfContent
      type: object
    InAppTypeOfContent:
      type: object
    InAppType:
      type: object
    IterableApiResponse:
      properties:
        code:
          enum:
          - Success
          - BadApiKey
          - BadAuthorizationHeader
          - BadJsonBody
          - BadParams
          - BatchTooLarge
          - DatabaseError
          - EmailAlreadyExists
          - ExternalKeyConflict
          - Forbidden
          - ForbiddenParamsError
          - ForgottenUserError
          - GenericError
          - InvalidEmailAddressError
          - InvalidJwtPayload
          - InvalidUserIdError
          - JwtUserIdentifiersMismatched
          - NotFound
          - QueueEmailError
          - RateLimitExceeded
          - RequestFieldsTypesMismatched
          - Unauthorized
          - UniqueFieldsLimitExceeded
          - UnknownEmailError
          - UnknownUserIdError
          - UserIdAlreadyExists
          type: string
        msg:
          description: Response description
          type: string
        params:
          description: Additional info
          type: object
      required:
      - code
      - msg
      type: object
    WebInAppDisplaySettings:
      properties:
        position:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PositionOption'
          description: The position of the message on the screen
      type: object
    Value:
      type: object
    ApiInAppMessagesResponse:
      properties:
        inAppMessages:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiInAppMessage'
          type: array
      required:
      - inAppMessages
      type: object
    InboxMetadata:
      properties:
        icon:
          description: The icon to display in the inbox
          type: string
        subtitle:
          description: The subtitle to display in the inbox
          type: string
        title:
          description: The title to display in the inbox
          type: string
      type: object
    PositionOption:
      type: object
    InAppContentApi:
      properties:
        html:
          description: The html to be displayed
          type: string
        inAppDisplaySettings:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppDisplaySettings'
          description: The in-app message display settings
        ottPayload:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RokuContent'
        webInAppDisplaySettings:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebInAppDisplaySettings'
      required:
      - webInAppDisplaySettings
      type: object
    InAppDisplaySettings:
      properties:
        bgColor:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BgColor'
          description: The background color values
        bottom:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppDisplaySetting'
          description: Padding percentage for the bottom of the notification, or -1 to autoexpand
        left:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppDisplaySetting'
          description: Padding percentage for the left of the notification, or -1 to autoexpand
        right:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppDisplaySetting'
          description: Padding percentage for the right of the notification, or -1 to autoexpand
        shouldAnimate:
          description: Enables In App Animations
          type: boolean
        top:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppDisplaySetting'
          description: Padding percentage for the top of the notification, or -1 to autoexpand
      type: object
    InAppDisplaySetting:
      type: object
    BgColor:
      properties:
        alpha:
          description: The opacity range of the background between 0-1
          type: number
        hex:
          description: 'The hex color of the background. Format: #FFFFFF'
          type: string
      type: object
    RokuContent:
      properties:
        backgroundColor:
          type: string
        buttons:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RokuButtonContent'
          type: array
        dialogBodyFont:
          type: string
        dialogButtonFont:
          type: string
        dialogHeader:
          type: string
        dialogHeaderFont:
          type: string
        dialogText:
          type: string
        fhd_image:
          type: string
        textColor:
          type: string
      type: object
    InAppTrigger:
      properties:
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Value'
          description: How the in-app message was triggered
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      in: header
      name: Api-Key
      type: apiKey
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Api-Key
      description: Iterable API key passed in the Api-Key header. API keys can be created and managed in the Iterable project settings.