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The Message resource of Programmable Chat represents a single message within a Channel in a Service instance. Creating a new Message resource sends a message to the Channel. Fetching and Reading Message resources provide information about previously sent messages.
Each Message resource contains these properties.
The unique string that we created to identify the Message resource.
^IM[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The SID of the Account that created the Message resource.
^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The JSON string that stores application-specific data. If attributes have not been set, {} is returned.
The SID of the Service the Message resource is associated with.
^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The SID of the Channel that the message was sent to.
^CH[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The SID of the Channel the Message resource belongs to.
^CH[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in ISO 8601 format.
The date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated specified in ISO 8601 format.
The Identity of the User who last updated the Message, if applicable.
The Identity of the message's author. The default value is system.
The index of the message within the Channel. Indices may skip numbers, but will always be in order of when the message was received.
0An object that describes the Message's media, if the message contains media. The object contains these fields: content_type with the MIME type of the media, filename with the name of the media, sid with the SID of the Media resource, and size with the media object's file size in bytes. If the Message has no media, this value is null.
The absolute URL of the Message resource.
POST https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Channels/{ChannelSid}/Messages
The {ChannelSid} value can be the Channel resource's sid or unique_name.
Creating a new Message resource in a Channel sends a message to the Channel.
The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header
truefalseThe SID of the Service to create the Message resource under.
^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34application/x-www-form-urlencodedThe Identity of the new message's author. The default value is system.
A valid JSON string that contains application-specific data.
The date, specified in ISO 8601 format, to assign to the resource as the date it was created. The default value is the current time set by the Chat service. This parameter should only be used when a Chat's history is being recreated from a backup/separate source.
The date, specified in ISO 8601 format, to assign to the resource as the date it was last updated.
The Identity of the User who last updated the Message, if applicable.
The message to send to the channel. Can be an empty string or null, which sets the value as an empty string. You can send structured data in the body by serializing it as a string.
1// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install2const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";34// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console5// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure6const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;7const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;8const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);910async function createMessage() {11const message = await client.chat.v212.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")13.channels("ChannelSid")14.messages.create({ body: "Hello, world!" });1516console.log(message.sid);17}1819createMessage();
1{2"sid": "IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",3"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",4"service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",5"to": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",6"channel_sid": "ChannelSid",7"attributes": null,8"date_created": "2016-03-24T20:37:57Z",9"date_updated": "2016-03-24T20:37:57Z",10"last_updated_by": "system",11"was_edited": false,12"from": "system",13"body": "Hello, world!",14"index": 0,15"type": "text",16"media": null,17"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Channels/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"18}
GET https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Channels/{ChannelSid}/Messages/{Sid}
The {ChannelSid} value can be the Channel resource's sid or unique_name.
The SID of the Service to fetch the Message resource from.
^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The SID of the Channel the Message resource to fetch belongs to. This value can be the Channel resource's sid or unique_name.
The SID of the Message resource to fetch.
^IM[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 341// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install2const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";34// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console5// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure6const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;7const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;8const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);910async function fetchMessage() {11const message = await client.chat.v212.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")13.channels("ChannelSid")14.messages("IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")15.fetch();1617console.log(message.sid);18}1920fetchMessage();
1{2"sid": "IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",3"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",4"service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",5"to": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",6"channel_sid": "ChannelSid",7"date_created": "2016-03-24T20:37:57Z",8"date_updated": "2016-03-24T20:37:57Z",9"last_updated_by": null,10"was_edited": false,11"from": "system",12"attributes": "{}",13"body": "Hello",14"index": 0,15"type": "text",16"media": null,17"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Channels/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"18}
GET https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Channels/{ChannelSid}/Messages
The {ChannelSid} value can be the Channel resource's sid or unique_name.
The SID of the Service to read the Message resources from.
^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The sort order of the returned messages. Can be: asc (ascending) or desc (descending) with asc as the default.
ascdescHow many resources to return in each list page. The default is 50, and the maximum is 1000.
1Maximum: 1000The page token. This is provided by the API.
1// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install2const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";34// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console5// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure6const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;7const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;8const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);910async function listMessage() {11const messages = await client.chat.v212.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")13.channels("ChannelSid")14.messages.list({ limit: 20 });1516messages.forEach((m) => console.log(m.sid));17}1819listMessage();
1{2"meta": {3"page": 0,4"page_size": 50,5"first_page_url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Channels/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages?PageSize=50&Page=0",6"previous_page_url": null,7"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Channels/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages?PageSize=50&Page=0",8"next_page_url": null,9"key": "messages"10},11"messages": [12{13"sid": "IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",14"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",15"service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",16"to": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",17"channel_sid": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",18"date_created": "2016-03-24T20:37:57Z",19"date_updated": "2016-03-24T20:37:57Z",20"last_updated_by": null,21"was_edited": false,22"from": "system",23"attributes": "{}",24"body": "Hello",25"index": 0,26"type": "text",27"media": null,28"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Channels/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"29},30{31"sid": "IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",32"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",33"service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",34"to": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",35"channel_sid": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",36"date_created": "2016-03-24T20:37:57Z",37"date_updated": "2016-03-24T20:37:57Z",38"last_updated_by": null,39"was_edited": false,40"from": "system",41"attributes": "{}",42"body": "Hello",43"index": 0,44"type": "media",45"media": {46"sid": "MEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",47"size": 99999999999999,48"content_type": "application/pdf",49"filename": "hello.pdf"50},51"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Channels/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"52}53]54}
POST https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Channels/{ChannelSid}/Messages/{Sid}
The {ChannelSid} value can be the Channel resource's sid or unique_name.
The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header
truefalseThe SID of the Service to update the Message resource in.
^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The SID of the Channel the Message resource to update belongs to. This value can be the Channel resource's sid or unique_name.
The SID of the Message resource to update.
^IM[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34application/x-www-form-urlencodedThe message to send to the channel. Can be an empty string or null, which sets the value as an empty string. You can send structured data in the body by serializing it as a string.
A valid JSON string that contains application-specific data.
The date, specified in ISO 8601 format, to assign to the resource as the date it was created. The default value is the current time set by the Chat service. This parameter should only be used when a Chat's history is being recreated from a backup/separate source.
The date, specified in ISO 8601 format, to assign to the resource as the date it was last updated.
The Identity of the User who last updated the Message, if applicable.
The Identity of the message's author.
1// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install2const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";34// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console5// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure6const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;7const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;8const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);910async function updateMessage() {11const message = await client.chat.v212.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")13.channels("ChannelSid")14.messages("IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")15.update({ body: "This will be the body of the new message!" });1617console.log(message.sid);18}1920updateMessage();
1{2"sid": "IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",3"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",4"service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",5"to": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",6"channel_sid": "ChannelSid",7"attributes": "{ \"foo\": \"bar\" }",8"date_created": "2015-12-16T22:18:37Z",9"date_updated": "2015-12-16T22:18:38Z",10"last_updated_by": "username",11"was_edited": true,12"from": "fromUser",13"body": "This will be the body of the new message!",14"index": 0,15"type": "text",16"media": null,17"url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Channels/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages/IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"18}
DELETE https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Channels/{ChannelSid}/Messages/{Sid}
The {ChannelSid} value can be the Channel resource's sid or unique_name.
The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header
truefalseThe SID of the Service to delete the Message resource from.
^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34The SID of the Channel the Message resource to delete belongs to. This value can be the Channel resource's sid or unique_name.
The SID of the Message resource to delete.
^IM[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 341// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install2const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";34// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console5// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure6const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;7const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;8const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);910async function deleteMessage() {11await client.chat.v212.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")13.channels("ChannelSid")14.messages("IMaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")15.remove();16}1718deleteMessage();