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User Binding Resource

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The User Binding resource provides access to Binding resources that is scoped to a single User.

Binding Properties

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Each User Binding resource contains these properties.

Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
sidSID<BS>

Optional

Not PII

The unique string that we created to identify the User Binding resource.

Pattern: ^BS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
accountSidSID<AC>

Optional

Not PII

The SID of the Account that created the User Binding resource.

Pattern: ^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
serviceSidSID<IS>

Optional

Not PII

The SID of the Service the User Binding resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
dateCreatedstring<date-time>

Optional

Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was created specified in ISO 8601(link takes you to an external page) format.

dateUpdatedstring<date-time>

Optional

Not PII

The date and time in GMT when the resource was last updated specified in ISO 8601(link takes you to an external page) format.

endpointstring

Optional

PII MTL: 30 days

The unique endpoint identifier for the User Binding. The format of the value depends on the binding_type.

identitystring

Optional

PII MTL: 30 days

The application-defined string that uniquely identifies the resource's User within the Service. See access tokens for more info.

userSidSID<US>

Optional

Not PII

The SID of the User with the User Binding resource. See push notification configuration for more info.

Pattern: ^US[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
credentialSidSID<CR>

Optional

Not PII

The SID of the Credential for the binding. See push notification configuration for more info.

Pattern: ^CR[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
bindingTypeenum<string>

Optional

Not PII

The push technology to use for the User Binding. Can be: apn, gcm, or fcm. See push notification configuration for more info.

Possible values:
gcmapnfcm
messageTypesarray[string]

Optional

Not PII

The Programmable Chat message types the binding is subscribed to.

urlstring<uri>

Optional

Not PII

The absolute URL of the User Binding resource.

Fetch a User Binding resource

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GET https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Users/{UserSid}/Bindings/{Sid}

The {UserSid} value can be either the sid or the identity of the User resource to fetch the User Binding resource from.

Path parameters

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
serviceSidSID<IS>
required
Not PII

The SID of the Service to fetch the User Binding resource from.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
userSidstring
required
Not PII

The SID of the User with the User Binding resource to fetch. See push notification configuration for more info.

sidSID<BS>
required
Not PII

The SID of the User Binding resource to fetch.

Pattern: ^BS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
Fetch a User Binding resourceLink to code sample: Fetch a User Binding resource
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install

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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";

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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console

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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure

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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;

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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;

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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);

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async function fetchUserBinding() {

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  const userBinding = await client.chat.v2

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    .services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")

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    .users("UserSid")

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    .userBindings("BSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")

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    .fetch();

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  console.log(userBinding.sid);

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}

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fetchUserBinding();

Response

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{

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  "sid": "BSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "date_created": "2016-10-21T11:37:03Z",

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  "date_updated": "2016-10-21T11:37:03Z",

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  "endpoint": "TestUser-endpoint",

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  "identity": "TestUser",

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  "user_sid": "UserSid",

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  "binding_type": "gcm",

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  "credential_sid": "CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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  "message_types": [

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    "removed_from_channel",

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    "new_message",

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    "added_to_channel",

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    "invited_to_channel"

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  ],

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  "url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Users/USaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Bindings/BSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

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}

Read multiple UserBinding resources

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GET https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Users/{UserSid}/Bindings

The {UserSid} value can be either the sid or the identity of the User resource to read User Binding resources from.

Path parameters

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
serviceSidSID<IS>
required
Not PII

The SID of the Service to read the User Binding resources from.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
userSidstring
required
Not PII

The SID of the User with the User Binding resources to read. See push notification configuration for more info.

Query parameters

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
bindingTypearray[enum<string>]

Optional

Not PII

The push technology used by the User Binding resources to read. Can be: apn, gcm, or fcm. See push notification configuration for more info.

Possible values:
gcmapnfcm
pageSizeinteger<int64>

Optional

Not PII

How many resources to return in each list page. The default is 50, and the maximum is 1000.

Minimum: 1Maximum: 1000
pageinteger

Optional

Not PII

The page index. This value is simply for client state.

Minimum: 0
pageTokenstring

Optional

Not PII

The page token. This is provided by the API.

Read multiple User Binding resourcesLink to code sample: Read multiple User Binding resources
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install

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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";

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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console

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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure

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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;

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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;

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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);

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async function listUserBinding() {

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  const userBindings = await client.chat.v2

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    .services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")

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    .users("UserSid")

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    .userBindings.list({ limit: 20 });

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  userBindings.forEach((u) => console.log(u.sid));

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}

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listUserBinding();

Response

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{

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  "meta": {

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    "page": 0,

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    "page_size": 50,

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    "first_page_url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Users/USaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Bindings?PageSize=50&Page=0",

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    "previous_page_url": null,

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    "url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Users/USaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Bindings?PageSize=50&Page=0",

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    "next_page_url": null,

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    "key": "bindings"

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  },

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  "bindings": [

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    {

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      "sid": "BSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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      "account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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      "service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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      "date_created": "2016-10-21T11:37:03Z",

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      "date_updated": "2016-10-21T11:37:03Z",

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      "endpoint": "TestUser-endpoint",

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      "identity": "TestUser",

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      "user_sid": "USaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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      "binding_type": "gcm",

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      "credential_sid": "CRaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",

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      "message_types": [

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        "removed_from_channel",

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        "new_message",

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        "added_to_channel",

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        "invited_to_channel"

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      ],

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      "url": "https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Users/USaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Bindings/BSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

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    }

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  ]

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}

Delete a User Binding resource

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DELETE https://chat.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Users/{UserSid}/Bindings/{Sid}

The {UserSid} value can be either the sid or the identity of the User resource to delete the User Channel resource from.

Path parameters

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
serviceSidSID<IS>
required
Not PII

The SID of the Service to delete the User Binding resource from.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
userSidstring
required
Not PII

The SID of the User with the User Binding resources to delete. See push notification configuration for more info.

sidSID<BS>
required
Not PII

The SID of the User Binding resource to delete.

Pattern: ^BS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
Delete a User Binding resourceLink to code sample: Delete a User Binding resource
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install

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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";

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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console

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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure

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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;

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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;

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const client = twilio(accountSid, authToken);

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async function deleteUserBinding() {

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  await client.chat.v2

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    .services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")

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    .users("UserSid")

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    .userBindings("BSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")

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    .remove();

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}

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deleteUserBinding();