Microsoft Azure Communication Services

Azure Communication Services Chat API

Chat API: create chat threads, manage participants, send and read messages and receipts. 16 operations, data-plane version 2025-03-15, served from the customer's Communication Services resource endpoint.

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Operations 16

GET /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/readReceipts Gets chat message read receipts for a thread. #
POST /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/readReceipts Sends a read receipt event to a thread, on behalf of a user. #
POST /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/messages Sends a message to a thread. #
GET /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/messages Gets a list of messages from a thread. #
GET /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/messages/{chatMessageId} Gets a message by id. #
PATCH /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/messages/{chatMessageId} Updates a message. #
DELETE /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/messages/{chatMessageId} Deletes a message. #
GET /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/participants Gets the participants of a thread. #
POST /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/participants/:remove Remove a participant from a thread. #
POST /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/participants/:add Adds thread participants to a thread. If participants already exist, no change occurs. #
POST /chat/threads Creates a chat thread. #
GET /chat/threads Gets the list of chat threads of a user. #
PATCH /chat/threads/{chatThreadId} Updates a thread's properties. #
GET /chat/threads/{chatThreadId} Gets a chat thread's properties. #
DELETE /chat/threads/{chatThreadId} Deletes a thread. #
POST /chat/threads/{chatThreadId}/typing Posts a typing event to a thread, on behalf of a user. #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-communication-services/openapi/microsoft-azure-communication-services-chat-api-openapi.yml
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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/main/specification/communication/data-plane/Chat/stable/2025-03-15/communicationserviceschat.json

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-communication-services/json-schema/microsoft-azure-communication-services-chat-message-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-communication-services/json-schema/microsoft-azure-communication-services-chat-thread-properties-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-communication-services/json-schema/microsoft-azure-communication-services-create-chat-thread-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-communication-services/json-schema/microsoft-azure-communication-services-send-chat-message-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-communication-services/json-schema/microsoft-azure-communication-services-update-chat-thread-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/microsoft-azure-communication-services/json-schema/microsoft-azure-communication-services-chat-message-read-receipts-collection-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

microsoft-azure-communication-services-chat-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Azure Communication Chat Service
  description: Azure Communication Chat Service
  version: '2025-03-15'
servers:


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