Create Message

CUSTOM-IMPORTANT

Apps are only allowed to create a special kind of update with type app_update.

CUSTOM-ENDPOINT

POST https://api.speakap.io/networks/:eid/messages/

Use Cases

• Create updates directed at a group
• Create updates directed at a single user

CUSTOM-AUTHORIZATION

Permissions: post_updates, post_to_any_group

CUSTOM-REQUEST

• URI: /networks/{networkEID}/messages/
• Method: POST
• Content-Type: application/json
• Authentication: OAuth 2.0

Parameters

Request body

Supply a complete message resource in the request body possibly supplemented with a recipient or parent object. You should omit created date as it will be set server-side. The author relation will be automatically set to the logged in user.

Examples

Sending an update as an Application client:

{
    "messageType": "app_update",
    "localizableBody": {
        "en-US" : "I would like to buy a hamburger.",
        "fr-FR" : "Je voudrais acheter un hamburger.",
        "nl-NL" : "Ik wil graag een hamburger kopen."
    },
    "recipient": {
        "EID": "1234567890ABCDEF",
        "type": "network"
    }
}

Response