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Novu Messages API

A message in Novu represents a notification delivered to a recipient on a particular channel. Messages contain information about the request that triggered its delivery, a view of the data sent to the recipient, and a timeline of its lifecycle events. Learn more about messages.

Novu Messages API is one of 19 APIs that Novu publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 26 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Messages. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, rate-limit docs, a getting-started guide, and 26 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 41 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.15.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.novu.co, https://eu.api.novu.co.

3 operations 3 paths 41 schemas 2 DELETE1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3.15.0
Base URL
https://api.novu.co
Authentication
API Key
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

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

  • secretKey — API key authentication. Allowed headers-- "Authorization: ApiKey ".

Paths & Operations 3

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

Messages 3

A message in Novu represents a notification delivered to a recipient on a particular channel. Messages contain information about the request that triggered its delivery, a view of…

GET
/v1/messages
Novu List All Messages
MessagesController_getMessages 6 params → 200400401403404405409413
DELETE
/v1/messages/{messageId}
Novu Delete a Message
MessagesController_deleteMessage 1 param → 200400401403404405409413
DELETE
/v1/messages/transaction/{transactionId}
Novu Delete Messages by TransactionId
MessagesController_deleteMessagesByTransactionId 2 params → 204400401403404405409413

Schemas 41

The contract defines 41 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are MessageResponseDto (35 properties), WorkflowResponse (21 properties), SubscriberResponseDto (20 properties), NotificationStepDto (12 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MessageActionResult
object
2 properties
NotificationTriggerVariable
object
1 property 1 required
MessageAction
object
3 properties
EmailBlockTypeEnum
string
Type of the email block
DelayScheduledMetadata
object
2 properties 2 required
ChannelSettingsDto
object
4 properties 3 required
MessageCTA
object
3 properties
SubscriberResponseDto
object
20 properties 6 required
DeleteMessageResponseDto
object
2 properties 2 required
ReplyCallback
object
2 properties
EmailBlock
object
4 properties 2 required
ButtonTypeEnum
string
Type of button for the action result
MessagesResponseDto
object
5 properties 4 required
MessageActionStatusEnum
string
Status of the message action
MessageStatusEnum
string
Status of the message
MessageButton
object
3 properties 2 required
ConstraintValidation
object
2 properties 1 required
WorkflowResponse
object
21 properties 16 required
FieldFilterPartDto
object
4 properties 4 required
NotificationStepDto
object
12 properties
ValidationErrorDto
object
7 properties 4 required
ErrorDto
object
6 properties 3 required
DigestRegularMetadata
object
8 properties 1 required
SubscriberPreferenceChannels
object
5 properties
MessageCTAData
object
1 property
ChannelCTATypeEnum
string
Type of call to action
MessageResponseDto
object
35 properties 11 required
TimedConfig
object
6 properties
NotificationStepData
object
11 properties
DelayRegularMetadata
object
3 properties 1 required
StepFilterDto
object
4 properties 4 required
ChannelTypeEnum
string
Channel type through which the message is sent
BuilderFieldTypeEnum
string
NotificationGroup
object
5 properties 3 required
ChatOrPushProviderEnum
string
The provider identifier for the credentials
TextAlignEnum
string
Text alignment for the email block
EmailBlockStyles
object
1 property 1 required
NotificationTrigger
object
4 properties 3 required
DigestTimedMetadata
object
5 properties 1 required
MessageTemplate
object
ChannelCredentials
object
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

novu-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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