Mattermost Posts API
The Posts API from Mattermost — 9 operation(s) for posts.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Mattermost REST Channels Posts API
version: '4'
description: 'Mattermost REST API v4 for managing users, teams, channels, posts, threads,
files, integrations, plugins, webhooks, slash commands, and OAuth
applications on a self-hosted or cloud Mattermost server. Authentication
uses Personal Access Tokens or session tokens carried as a Bearer token.
'
contact:
name: Mattermost API Documentation
url: https://developers.mattermost.com/api-documentation
servers:
- url: https://{your-mattermost-server}/api/v4
description: Self-hosted Mattermost server
variables:
your-mattermost-server:
default: your-mattermost-server.com
description: Hostname of your Mattermost server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Posts
paths:
/channels/{channel_id}/posts:
get:
tags:
- Posts
summary: List posts in a channel
parameters:
- in: path
name: channel_id
required: true
schema:
type: string
- in: query
name: page
schema:
type: integer
default: 0
- in: query
name: per_page
schema:
type: integer
default: 60
- in: query
name: since
schema:
type: integer
responses:
'200':
description: Post list
/posts:
post:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Create a post
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
responses:
'201':
description: Post created
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
/posts/ephemeral:
post:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Create an ephemeral post
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
user_id:
type: string
post:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
responses:
'201':
description: Ephemeral post created
/posts/{post_id}:
parameters:
- in: path
name: post_id
required: true
schema:
type: string
get:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Get a post
responses:
'200':
description: Post
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
put:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Update a post
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
responses:
'200':
description: Updated post
delete:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Delete a post
responses:
'200':
description: Deleted
/posts/{post_id}/patch:
put:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Patch a post
parameters:
- in: path
name: post_id
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
responses:
'200':
description: Patched post
/posts/{post_id}/thread:
get:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Get a thread by post id
parameters:
- in: path
name: post_id
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Thread
/posts/{post_id}/pin:
post:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Pin a post
parameters:
- in: path
name: post_id
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Pinned
/posts/{post_id}/unpin:
post:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Unpin a post
parameters:
- in: path
name: post_id
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Unpinned
/teams/{team_id}/posts/search:
post:
tags:
- Posts
summary: Search posts in a team
parameters:
- in: path
name: team_id
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
terms:
type: string
is_or_search:
type: boolean
responses:
'200':
description: Search results
components:
schemas:
Post:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
channel_id:
type: string
user_id:
type: string
message:
type: string
type:
type: string
props:
type: object
root_id:
type: string
create_at:
type: integer
update_at:
type: integer
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
description: Personal Access Token or session token issued by /users/login.