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TalkJS Messages API

Send, list, fetch, edit, delete messages, and manage reactions.

TalkJS Messages API is one of 6 APIs that TalkJS publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 7 operations across 3 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.talkjs.com/v1/{appId}.

7 operations 3 paths 5 schemas 2 DELETE2 GET1 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.talkjs.com/v1/{appId}
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

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

  • bearerAuth — A TalkJS secret key or a short-lived JWT with admin claims, sent as "Authorization: Bearer ".

Paths & Operations 7

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 2 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Messages 7

Send, list, fetch, edit, delete messages, and manage reactions.

GET
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages
List messages in a conversation
listMessages 3 params → 200401
POST
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages
Send messages
sendMessages 1 param body → 200401429
GET
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages/{messageId}
Retrieve a message
getMessage 2 params → 200401404
PUT
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages/{messageId}
Edit a message
editMessage 2 params body → 200401
DELETE
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages/{messageId}
Delete a message
deleteMessage 2 params → 200401
PUT
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages/{messageId}/reactions/{emoji}/{userId}
Add an emoji reaction
addReaction 4 params → 200401
DELETE
/conversations/{conversationId}/messages/{messageId}/reactions/{emoji}/{userId}
Remove an emoji reaction
removeReaction 4 params → 200401

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Message (14 properties), SendMessageInput (7 properties), Error (2 properties), MessageList (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MessageList
object
1 property
Error
object
2 properties
Custom
object
Custom key-value metadata (string values).
Message
object
14 properties
SendMessageInput
object
7 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

talkjs-messages-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs TalkJS publishes across the network.

TalkJS Webhooks API
TalkJS Conversations API
TalkJS Import API
TalkJS Participants API
TalkJS Users API