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Messagebird

messagebird Messages API

Operations for sending and retrieving messages within conversations.

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messagebird Messages 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 Message. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 operations across 5 paths, and defines 10 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://conversations.messagebird.com/v1, https://rest.messagebird.com.

8 operations 5 paths 10 schemas 1 DELETE4 GET3 POST

Metadata

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

Authentication & Security 1

messagebird Messages 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 8

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 DELETE, 4 GET, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Messages 8

Operations for sending and retrieving messages within conversations.

GET
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages
List messages in a conversation
listConversationMessages 3 params → 200401404
POST
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages
Send a message in a conversation
sendConversationMessage 1 param body → 200400401404
POST
/send
Send a message
sendMessage body → 200400401
GET
/messages/{messageId}
View a message
viewMessage 1 param → 200401404
GET
/messages
List messages
listMessages 2 params → 200401
POST
/messages
Send a new message
createMessage body → 201400401422
GET
/messages/{id}
View a message
viewMessage 1 param → 200401404
DELETE
/messages/{id}
Delete a message
deleteMessage 1 param → 204401404

Schemas 10

The contract defines 10 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Message (15 properties), ConversationMessage (12 properties), MessageCreate (12 properties), MessageContent (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MessageContent
object
The content of the message. The structure depends on the message type.
7 properties
ConversationMessage
object
12 properties
ConversationMessageList
object
5 properties
MessageSend
object
5 properties 4 required
ConversationMessageSend
object
4 properties 2 required
MessageCreate
object
12 properties 3 required
Message
object
15 properties
MessageList
object
6 properties
Recipients
object
5 properties
Recipient
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

messagebird-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
messagebird:messagebird-messages-api
Base URL
https://rest.messagebird.com
Docs
https://developers.messagebird.com/api/sms-messaging/
Provider
Messagebird
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