Zulip

Zulip Messages API

The messages API from Zulip — 16 operation(s) for messages.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 20

POST /mark_all_as_read Mark all messages as read #
POST /mark_stream_as_read Mark messages in a channel as read #
POST /mark_topic_as_read Mark messages in a topic as read #
GET /messages Get messages #
POST /messages Send a message #
GET /messages/{message_id}/history Get a message's edit history #
POST /messages/flags Update personal message flags #
POST /messages/flags/narrow Update personal message flags for narrow #
POST /messages/render Render a message #
POST /messages/{message_id}/reactions Add an emoji reaction #
DELETE /messages/{message_id}/reactions Remove an emoji reaction #
GET /messages/{message_id}/read_receipts Get a message's read receipts #
GET /messages/matches_narrow Check if messages match a narrow #
GET /messages/{message_id} Fetch a single message #
PATCH /messages/{message_id} Edit a message #
DELETE /messages/{message_id} Delete a message #
POST /messages/{message_id}/report Report a message #
POST /user_uploads Upload a file #
GET /thumbnail/status/{realm_id_str}/{filename} Check thumbnail status #
GET /user_uploads/{realm_id_str}/{filename} Get public temporary URL for an uploaded file #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

zulip-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Zulip REST Messages API
  description: Powerful open source group chat
  contact:
    url: https://zulip.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
- url: https://{subdomain}.zulipchat.com/api/v1
  variables:
    subdomain:
      default: example
- url: '{server}/api/v1'
  variables:
    server:
      default: https://
- url: https://chat.zulip.org/api/v1
- url: http://localhost:9991/api/v1
- url: http://{subdomain}.testserver/json
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:


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