SysPostChatMessage

Send a message on behalf of the system to the specified users.

Service	Operation
chat	SYS_POST_CHAT_MESSAGE

Method Parameters

Parameter	Description
channelId	The id of the channel to post to.
content	The content to post.
recordInHistory	Should the message be recorded in history? Using 'false' is useful for sending non-conversational messages, like when users join a room, etc.
from	Details of the user posting the message.

Usage

http://localhost:3000

C#

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C++

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Objective-C

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Java

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JavaScript

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Dart

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Cloud Code

var channelId = "55555:gl:bcDev";
var content = {
  "text": "Hello world",
  "custom": {
    "somethingCustom": "wow"
  }
};
var recordInHistory = true;
var from = {
  "name": "Homer",
  "pic": "http://www.simpsons.test/homer.jpg"
};
var chatProxy = bridge.getChatServiceProxy();

var postResult = chatProxy.sysPostChatMessage(channelId, content, recordInHistory, from);
if (postResult.status == 200) {
    // Success!
}

Raw

{
    "service": "chat",
    "operation": "SYS_POST_CHAT_MESSAGE",
    "data": {
        "channelId": "55555:gl:bcDev",
        "content": {
            "text": "Hello world",
            "custom": {
                "somethingCustom": "wow"
            }
        },
        "recordInHistory": true,
        "from": {
            "name": "Homer",
            "pic": "http://www.simpsons.test/homer.jpg"
        }
    }
}

JSON Response

{
    "status": 200,
    "data": {
        "msgId": "783347769003570"
    }
}

Common Error Code

Status Codes

Code	Name	Description
40601	RTT_NOT_ENABLED	RTT must be enabled for this feature
40603	CHAT_UNRECOGNIZED_CHANNEL	The specified channel is invalid
40616	CLOUD_CODE_ONLY	Method only available via cloud code