Update

A status update for a Jive user or place. In order to update the status of a Person you will have to first get the Person, update the status field and then update the person with the updated JSON.

Examples:
Example JSON

JSON including important fields and an Update's resources. See the tables below for a list of all fields and resources.

{
    "type" : "update",
    "status" : "published",
    "subject" : "My new status",
    "parent" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/people/1",
    "content" : {
      "type" : "text/html",
      "text" : "<span>My new status</span>"
    },
    "author" : {
      "name" : {
        "formatted" : "Administrator"
      },
      "type" : "person",
      "displayName" : "Administrator",
      "id" : "1"
    },
    "parentPlace" : {
      "name" : "Administrator",
      "id" : "1",
      "type" : "person",
      "uri" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/people/1",
      "html" : "https://example.jiveon.com/people/admin"
    },
    "visibleToExternalContributors" : false,
    "highlightBody" : "My new <em class=\"jive-hilite\">status</em>",
    "highlightSubject" : "My new <em class=\"jive-hilite\">status</em>",
    "viewCount" : 0,
    "replyCount" : 0,
    "followerCount" : 1,
    "likeCount" : 0,
    "published" : "2012-07-13T23:26:49.669+0000",
    "updated" : "2012-07-13T23:26:49.669+0000",
    "tags" : [ ],
    "id" : "1012",
    "resources" : {
      "likes" : {
        "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/contents/1251/likes",
        "allowed" : [ "GET" ]
      },
      "self" : {
        "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/contents/1251",
        "allowed" : [ "GET", "DELETE", "PUT" ]
      },
      "html" : {
        "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/people/admin/status/1012",
        "allowed" : [ "GET" ]
      },
      "followingIn" : {
        "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/contents/1251/followingIn",
        "allowed" : [ "GET" ]
      },
      "comments" : {
        "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/contents/1251/comments",
        "allowed" : [ "GET", "POST" ]
      }
    }
 }
Creating a Status Update in a Place

POST to /contents creates a new status update. The minimum set of fields you must include are:

 {
  "content":
      {
      "type": "text/html",
      "text": "<body><p>Some interesting text</p></body>"
      },
  "type": "update",
  "visibility": "place",
  "parent": "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/places/1234"
  }

Fields

FieldTypeMode Description
authorPersonread-only

Author of this content object.

contentContentBodyrequired

Content of this content object.

followerCountIntegerread-only

Number of people following this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support being followed.

highlightBodyStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in the body or description.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

highlightSubjectStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in the subject or name.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

highlightTagsStringread-only

Highlight snippet of a search match in tags.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

idStringread-only

Identifier (unique within an object type and Jive instance) of this object. This field is internal to Jive and should not be confused with contentID or placeID used in URIs.

latitudeNumberread-only

If available, the latitude of the location from which this update was made.

likeCountIntegerread-only

Number of people who have liked this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support being liked.

longitudeNumberread-only

If available, the longitude of the location from which this update was made.

parentStringread-only

URI of the person whose status is being updated.

parentContentSummaryread-only

Summary information about the content object that is the parent of this object.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

parentPlaceSummaryread-only

Summary information about the place that contains this object.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

publishedISO 8601 Dateread-only

Date and time when this content object was originally created.

replyCountIntegerread-only

Number of replies to this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support replies.

repostUpdateread-only

If this update is a repost, the repost field contains the original update. Otherwise, this field will not be present.

resourcesObjectread-only

Resource links (and related permissions for the requesting person) relevant to this object.

statusStringread-only

Published status of this content object.

  • incomplete - Content object is in draft mode
  • pending_approval - Content object is waiting for approval
  • rejected - Content object has been rejected for publication by an approver
  • published - Content object has been published
subjectStringread-only

Subject of this content object.

tagsString[]optional

Tags associated with this object.

Availability:

Will be present only for object types that support tags

typeStringrequired

The object type of this object ("update"). This field is required when creating new content.

updatedISO 8601 Dateread-only

Date and time this content object was most recently updated.

viewCountIntegerread-only

Number of times this content object has been viewed.

Availability:

Will be present only for objects that support view counts

visibleToExternalContributorsBooleanread-only

Flag indicating that this content object is potentially visible to external contributors.

→ Fields used by update and create operations
→ Fields used only by create operations
→ Fields not used by update or create operations

Resources

ResourceMethodDescription
commentsPOST

Add a comment about this content object.

The minimum JSON object needed to create a comment is:

     {
         "content": {"type": "text/html", "text": "

This is a new comment

"}, }
Takes:
Retrieves:
  • Comment representing the recorded comment
  • commentsGET

    Return a paginated list of the comments about this content object.

    Retrieves:
  • Comment[]
  • imagesGET

    Return metadata about the images attached to this status update.

    Retrieves:
  • Image[]
  • followersGET

    Return a paginated list of the people following this content.

    Retrieves:
  • Person[]
  • Since: 3.5
    followingInGET

    Return the list of custom streams in which the requesting person is following this update (if any).

    Retrieves:
  • Stream[]
  • htmlGET

    Return the HTML representation of this content object.

    likesPOST

    Register that the requesting person likes this update.

    Availability:

    Must be authenticated, must not be your own update, and must not have liked this update already

    likesGET

    Return a paginated list of people who like this update.

    Retrieves:
  • Person[]
  • readPOST

    Mark this update as having been read.

    Since: 3.2
    readDELETE

    Mark this update as having not been read.

    Since: 3.2
    selfGET

    Return an updated version of this content object.

    Retrieves:
  • Content describing this content object
  • selfPUT

    Update the information about this content object.

    Retrieves:
  • Content representing the updated content object
  • selfDELETE

    Delete this content object and any related comments and other related information.

    likesDELETE

    Delete the like of this update by the requesting person.

    Availability:

    Must be authenticated, and must have liked this update already