Vonage

Vonage Facebook Messenger API

Managing your [Facebook Messenger](https://developer.nexmo.com/messages/concepts/facebook) account

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Operations 4

POST /messenger Create a Messenger account #

GET /messenger/{external_id} Retrieve a Messenger account #

PATCH /messenger/{external_id} Update a Messenger account #

DELETE /messenger/{external_id} Delete a Messenger account #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vonage Facebook Messenger API
  version: 0.1.6
  contact:
    name: Vonage DevRel
    email: devrel@vonage.com
    url: https://developer.nexmo.com/
  x-label: Developer Preview
  x-metaDescription: Find quick answers to questions about the Vonage Account API in this reference guide. Learn more in Vonage's API documentation.
  x-metaTitle: Vonage Account API Reference | Vonage API Documentation
  description: 'Operations tagged Facebook Messenger across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: vonage-external-accounts-openapi.json, vonage-external-accounts-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.nexmo.com/beta/chatapp-accounts
tags:
- name: Facebook Messenger
  description: Managing your Facebook Messenger account
paths:
  /messenger:
    post:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - basicAuth: []
      summary: Create a Messenger account
      operationId: CreateMessengerAccount
      tags:
      - Facebook Messenger
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - external_id
              - access_token
              properties:
                external_id:
                  type: string
                  example: '12345678'
                  description: This is the unique identifier within the provider's domain. In this case it is the Page ID for your Facebook Page. Go to your Facebook Page, click "Settings", click "Messenger platform " scroll down to "Messenger link" to find your Page ID.
                access_token:
                  type: string
                  example: myAccessToken
                  description: 'This is the Facebook Business Page token. You can obtain the token using one of the following methods:


                    * Linking your Facebook Business Page to your account [with our Dashboard tool](${CUSTOMER_DASHBOARD_URL}/messages/social-channels/facebook-connect)

                    * Requesting a Page Access Token using the steps in the [Facebook token reference](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/pages/access-tokens/)

                    '
                name:
                  type: string
                  example: optionalName
                  description: Custom account name
                applications:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  example:
                  - 78d335fa-323d-0114-9c3d-d6f0d48968cf
                  minItems: 0
                  maxItems: 1
                  description: Contains a list of application IDs which are linked to the account. <ul> <li>There is just one application allowed per an account.</li> <li>The application type must be type "messages".</li> </ul> For more information see [Application API spec](https://developer.nexmo.com/api/application.v2)
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessengerAccountResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    example: https://www.nexmo.com/messages/Errors#InvalidParams
                  title:
                    type: string
                    example: Your request parameters didn't validate.
                  detail:
                    type: string
                    example: Found errors validating 1 of your submitted parameters.
                  instance:
                    type: string
                    example: null
                  invalid_params:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        name:
                          type: string
                          example: external_id
                        reason:
                          type: string
                          example: Missing `external_id` field
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/401Response'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/403Response'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.nexmo.com/beta/chatapp-accounts
  /messenger/{external_id}:
    get:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - basicAuth: []
      summary: Retrieve a Messenger account
      operationId: GetMessengerAccount
      tags:
      - Facebook Messenger
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: external_id
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: External id of the account you want to retrieve. In this case it is the Facebook Page ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessengerAccountResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/401Response'
        '404':
          description: Not Found.
    patch:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - basicAuth: []
      summary: Update a Messenger account
      operationId: UpdateMessengerAccount
      tags:
      - Facebook Messenger
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: external_id
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: External id of the account you want to update. In this case it is the Facebook Page ID.
      requestBody:
        description: Request body can contain any of the following
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  example: newName
                  description: The new account name
                applications:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  example:
                  - 78d335fa-323d-0114-9c3d-d6f0d48968cf
                access_token:
                  type: string
                  example: updatedAccessToken
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - external_id
                - api_key
                - provider
                - access_token
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                    example: newName
                    description: The account name
                  applications:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                    example:
                    - 78d335fa-323d-0114-9c3d-d6f0d48968cf
                    description: The array of associated application ids
                  external_id:
                    type: string
                    example: '12345678'
                    description: The external identifier for this account. In this case it is the Facebook Page ID.
                  api_key:
                    type: string
                    example: abcd1234
                    description: The external api key for this account
                  provider:
                    type: string
                    example: messenger
                    description: The provider (will be `messenger`).
                  access_token:
                    type: string
                    example: updatedAccessToken
                    description: The provider access token
        '400':
          description: Bad Request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    example: https://www.nexmo.com/messages/Errors#InvalidParams
                  title:
                    type: string
                    example: Your request parameters didn't validate.
                  detail:
                    type: string
                    example: Found errors validating 1 of your submitted parameters.
                  instance:
                    type: string
                    example: null
                  invalid_params:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        name:
                          type: string
                          example: external_id
                        reason:
                          type: string
                          example: '''external_id'' parameter cannot be changed'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/401Response'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/403Response'
        '404':
          description: Not Found.
    delete:
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - basicAuth: []
      summary: Delete a Messenger account
      operationId: DeleteMessengerAccount
      tags:
      - Facebook Messenger
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: external_id
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
        description: External id of the account you want to delete. In this case it is the Facebook Page ID.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No Content.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/401Response'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/403Response'
        '404':
          description: Not Found.
    servers:
    - url: https://api.nexmo.com/beta/chatapp-accounts
components:
  schemas:
    403Response:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          example: Wrong authentication - You are not authorised to access this resource
    MessengerAccountResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - external_id
      - api_key
      - provider
      - access_token
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: optionalName
          description: The account name
        applications:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - 78d335fa-323d-0114-9c3d-d6f0d48968cf
          description: The array of associated application ids
        external_id:
          type: string
          example: '12345678'
          description: The external identifier for this account
        api_key:
          type: string
          example: abcd1234
          description: The external api key for this account
        provider:
          type: string
          example: messenger
          description: The provider (will be `messenger`).
        access_token:
          type: string
          example: myAccessToken
          description: The provider access token
    401Response:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          example: Unauthorised
        detail:
          type: string
          example: Request header 'Authorization' missing / Invalid Token
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
x-refined-from:
- vonage-external-accounts-openapi.json
- vonage-external-accounts-openapi.yml
x-errors:
  validation:
    description: The provided payload is invalid
    resolution: 'Modify your request to provide a valid payload.

      * Minimum 8 characters

      * Maximum 25 characters

      * Minimum 1 lower case character

      * Minimum 1 upper case character

      * Minimum 1 digit

      '
    link:
      text: View API reference
      url: /api/account#createAPISecret
  delete-last-secret:
    description: You can not delete your only API secret
    resolution: Add another API secret before deleting this one