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Clio Communications API

Users can view all logged phone calls and emails under the Communications tab in Clio. This is also where they can use [Clio internal messages](https://help.clio.com/hc/en-us/articles/9125264015259-Internal-Messages).Communications can be filtered to show those attached to certain Matters or dates, or to show those with or without time entries.[Support Link](https://help.clio.com/hc/en-us/sections/9036030931739-Communication)

Clio Communications API is one of 85 APIs that Clio publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Communications. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 16 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v4.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: https://app.clio.com/api/v4, https://eu.app.clio.com/api/v4, https://ca.app.clio.com/api/v4, https://au.app.clio.com/api/v4.

5 operations 2 paths 16 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v4
Base URL
https://app.clio.com/api/v4
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Communications 5

Users can view all logged phone calls and emails under the Communications tab in Clio. This is also where they can use [Clio internal messages](https://help.clio.com/hc/en-us/arti…

GET
/communications.json
Return the data for all Communications
Communication#index 20 params → 200400401403429
POST
/communications.json
Create a new Communication
Communication#create 2 params body → 201400403404422401429
GET
/communications/{id}.json
Return the data for a single Communication
Communication#show 5 params → 200400403404401429304
PATCH
/communications/{id}.json
Update a single Communication
Communication#update 4 params body → 200400403404422401429412
DELETE
/communications/{id}.json
Delete a single Communication
Communication#destroy 2 params → 204403

Schemas 16

The contract defines 16 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Activity_base (25 properties), Matter_base (23 properties), User_base (19 properties), Document_base (12 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Communication_List
object
1 property 1 required
Document_base
object
12 properties
Communication_Show
object
1 property 1 required
Participant
NotificationEventSubscriber_base
object
6 properties
ExternalProperty_base
object
6 properties
Participant_base
object
11 properties
Communication
User_base
object
19 properties
CommunicationEmlFile_base
object
1 property
ErrorDetail
object
2 properties 2 required
Communication_base
object
10 properties
Error
object
1 property 1 required
Matter_base
object
23 properties
Avatar_base
object
6 properties
Activity_base
object
25 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

clio-communications-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Clio publishes across the network.

Clio Webhooks
Clio App Directory
Clio Activities API
Clio Activity Descriptions API
Clio Activity Rates API
Clio Allocations API
Clio Bank Accounts API
Clio Bank Transactions API
Clio Bank Transfers API
Clio Bill Themes API
Clio Billable Clients API
Clio Billable Matters API
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