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messagebird Conversations API

Operations for listing and managing conversations across channels.

messagebird Conversations API is one of 19 APIs that Messagebird publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Conversations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 9 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://conversations.messagebird.com/v1.

4 operations 3 paths 9 schemas 2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://rest.messagebird.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

messagebird Conversations API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (accessKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • accessKey — Access key authentication in the form of 'AccessKey {accessKey}'.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Conversations 4

Operations for listing and managing conversations across channels.

GET
/conversations
List conversations
listConversations 3 params → 200401
POST
/conversations/start
Start a conversation
startConversation body → 200400401
GET
/conversations/{conversationId}
View a conversation
viewConversation 1 param → 200401404
PATCH
/conversations/{conversationId}
Update a conversation
updateConversation 1 param body → 200400401404

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ConversationMessage (12 properties), Conversation (10 properties), Contact (9 properties), MessageContent (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Contact
object
9 properties
Conversation
object
10 properties
MessageContent
object
The content of the message. The structure depends on the message type.
7 properties
Channel
object
6 properties
ConversationMessage
object
12 properties
ConversationStart
object
5 properties 4 required
ConversationMessageList
object
5 properties
ConversationUpdate
object
1 property
ConversationList
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

messagebird-conversations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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