Vonage Messages API

Multi-channel messaging via SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, Viber, MMS, RCS

Operations 2

POST /v1/messages Send a Message #
PATCH /v1/messages/{message_uuid} Update a Message #

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OpenAPI Specification

vonage-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vonage Communications Applications Messages API
  description: Vonage provides cloud communications APIs for voice, SMS, messaging, video, and verification. The Vonage API platform enables businesses to build communication features into applications including voice calls, SMS, video conferencing, two-factor authentication, and number management.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Vonage Developer Support
    url: https://api.support.vonage.com/hc/en-us
  termsOfService: https://www.vonage.com/legal/
servers:
- url: https://api.nexmo.com
  description: Vonage API Main Server
- url: https://rest.nexmo.com
  description: Vonage REST API Server
security:
- basicAuth: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Messages
  description: Multi-channel messaging via SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, Viber, MMS, RCS
paths:
  /v1/messages:
    post:
      operationId: sendMessage
      summary: Send a Message
      description: Send a message to a given channel (SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, Viber, MMS, RCS).
      tags:
      - Messages
      servers:
      - url: https://api.nexmo.com
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageRequest'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Message accepted for delivery
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageResponse'
  /v1/messages/{message_uuid}:
    patch:
      operationId: updateMessage
      summary: Update a Message
      description: Update the status of a message (e.g., mark as read).
      tags:
      - Messages
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: message_uuid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The UUID of the message.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                status:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - read
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message updated successfully
components:
  schemas:
    MessageResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message_uuid:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the sent message.
    MessageRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - message_type
      - to
      - from
      - channel
      properties:
        message_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - text
          - image
          - audio
          - video
          - file
          - template
          - custom
        to:
          type: string
          description: Recipient phone number or ID.
        from:
          type: string
          description: Sender number or ID.
        channel:
          type: string
          enum:
          - sms
          - whatsapp
          - messenger
          - viber_service
          - mms
          - rcs
        text:
          type: string
          description: Message text (for text messages).
        image:
          type: object
          description: Image content (for image messages).
          properties:
            url:
              type: string
            caption:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Base64-encoded API key and secret joined by a colon.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: JWT token for application-level authentication.