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Lemmy Private Messages API

Direct messaging between users

Lemmy Private Messages API is one of 14 APIs that Lemmy publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Private Messages. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, a GitHub repository, rate-limit docs, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 3 operations across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 4.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://lemmy.world/api/v4, https://{instance}/api/v4.

3 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 DELETE1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
4.0.0
Base URL
https://lemmy.world/api/v4
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Lemmy Private Messages API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Private Messages 3

Direct messaging between users

POST
/private_message
Send a private message
createPrivateMessage body → 200
PUT
/private_message
Edit a private message
editPrivateMessage body → 200
DELETE
/private_message
Delete a private message
deletePrivateMessage body → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PersonId
integer
Unique identifier for a person/user

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

lemmy-private-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Lemmy Admin API
Lemmy Authentication API
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Lemmy Federation API
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Lemmy Notifications API
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