osapi.jive.corev3.communications.DirectMessage

A direct message from one person to a defined set of participants, which are enumerated in the participants field. Corresponds to creating a "Message" from the Create menu in Jive. See the service.

Example:

Example JSON

JSON with the most important data for a Direct Message. See the table below for a list of all fields.

{
  "type" : "dm",
  "status" : "published",
  "subject" : "Message for you",
  "parent" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/people/2001",
  "content" : {
    "type" : "text/html",
    "text" : "Let's meet at 4"
  },
  "author" : {
    "name" : {
      "givenName" : "Vicky",
      "familyName" : "Employee",
      "formatted" : "Vicky Employee"
    }
  },
  "participants" : [ {
    "name" : {
      "formatted" : "Bob Goodwin"
    },
    "type" : "person",
    "displayName" : "Bob Goodwin"
  } ]
}

Properties

Property	Type	Mode †	Description
`abuseCount`	`Integer`	read-only	↑ Number of abuse reports associated with this content object.
`author`	`Person`	read-only	↑ Author of this content object.
`content`	`ContentBody`	required	↑ Content of this content object.
`contentID`	`String`	read-only	↑ Internal Jive ID associated with the content.
`contentImages`	`Image[]`	read-only	↑ A list of Image objects providing metadata about images embedded within this content.
`contentVideos`	`ContentVideo[]`	read-only	↑ A list of ContentVideo objects providing metadata about videos embedded within this content.
`favoriteCount`	`Integer`	read-only	↑ Number of people who have bookmarked this object. Availability: Will be present only for object types that support being bookmarked. Since: 3.11
`followerCount`	`Integer`	read-only	↑ Number of people following this object. Availability: Will be present only for object types that support being followed.
`highlightBody`	`String`	read-only	↑ Highlight snippet of a search match in the body or description. Availability: Will be present in search results only.
`highlightSubject`	`String`	read-only	↑ Highlight snippet of a search match in the subject or name. Availability: Will be present in search results only.
`highlightTags`	`String`	read-only	↑ Highlight snippet of a search match in tags. Availability: Will be present in search results only.
`iconCss`	`String`	read-only	↑ CSS Style to locate icon within sprite.
`id`	`String`	read-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.
`isFollowed`	`Boolean`	read-only	↑ Whether the current user is following this object. Availability: Will be present only for object types that support being followed.
`isPromotedResult`	`Boolean`	read-only	↑ A boolean determining whether this search result is a promoted result Availability: Will be present in search results only.
`lastActivityDate`	`ISO 8601 Date`	read-only	↑ Date and time when this had its last activity. Since: 3.12
`likeCount`	`Integer`	read-only	↑ Number of people who have liked this object. Availability: Will be present only for object types that support being liked.
`parent`	`String`	read-only	↑ URI of the person who sent the direct message.
`parentContent`	`Summary`	read-only	↑ Summary information about the content object that is the parent of this object. Availability: Will be present in search results only.
`parentContentVisible`	`Boolean`	read-only	↑ Flag indicating that the content parent's contents are visible to the viewer.
`parentPlace`	`Summary`	read-only	↑ Summary information about the place that contains this object. Availability: Will be present in search results only.
`parentVisible`	`Boolean`	read-only	↑ Flag indicating that the content parent is visible to the viewer.
`participants`	`Person[]`	required	↑ The people to whom this direct message was sent.
`published`	`ISO 8601 Date`	read-only	↑ Date and time when this content object was originally created.
`replyCount`	`Integer`	read-only	↑ Number of replies to this object. Availability: Will be present only for object types that support replies.
`resources`	`Object`	read-only	↑ Resource links (and related permissions for the requesting person) relevant to this object.
`searchRankings`	`Object`	read-only	↑ A map of search result scores including social signals. Availability: Will be present in search results only.
`status`	`String`	read-only	↑ Published status of this content object. `incomplete` - Content object is in draft mode `awaiting moderation` - Content object is waiting for moderation by an approver `rejected` - Content object has been rejected for publication by an approver `published` - Content object has been published
`subject`	`String`	read-only	↑ Subject of this content object.
`tags`	`String[]`	optional	↑ Tags associated with this object. Availability: Will be present only for object types that support tags
`type`	`String`	read-only	↑ The object type of this object ("dm").
`typeActual`	`String`	read-only	↑ The object type of this object ("dm").
`typeCode`	`Integer`	read-only	↑
`updated`	`ISO 8601 Date`	read-only	↑ Date and time this content object was most recently updated.
`viewCount`	`Integer`	read-only	↑ Number of times this content object has been viewed. Availability: Will be present only for objects that support view counts
`visibleToExternalContributors`	`Boolean`	read-only	↑ Flag indicating that this content object is potentially visible to external contributors.

Methods

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createExtProps(uriinfo,options)
POST /contents/1234/extprops

Retrieves

ExtProps[]

Description

Creates extended properties for content.

 {
  "any prop name": "any val",
  "any prop2 name": "any val"
 }

Availability:

Content should be editable to caller.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
fields	String	false	Names of the fields to be returned

Retrieves:

ExtProps[]

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createOutcome(outcome,options)
POST /contents/1234/outcomes

Retrieves

Outcome

Description

Here is an example of a JSON with the minimum set of fields you must include:

{
  "outcomeType":
      {
          "id": 1
      }
}

Availability:

Must be authenticated, must not be able to read the content, and must not have the same outcome type on this comment already

Takes:

Outcome the outcome to be created.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
fields	String	false	Names of the fields to be returned.

Retrieves:

Outcome Representation of the newly created outcome

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createReply(comment,options)
POST /dms/1234/comments

Retrieves

Comment

Description

Create a new reply to this message, and return a Comment representing the new object.

Takes:

Comment fields describing the new reply

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
fields	String	false	The names of the fields to be returned

Retrieves:

Comment describing the newly created reply

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deleteExtProps()
DELETE /contents/1234/extprops

Retrieves

--

Description

Deletes all extended properties for content.

Availability:

Content should be editable to caller.

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destroy()
DELETE /dms/1234

Retrieves

--

Description

Delete this direct message and all replies associated with it.

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get(options)
GET /dms/1234

Retrieves

DirectMessage

Description

Return an updated version of this direct message.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
fields	String	false	The names of the fields to be returned

Retrieves:

DirectMessage representing the updated direct message

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getChildOutcomeTypes(options)
GET /contents/1234/childOutcomeTypes

Retrieves

OutcomeType[]

Description

Return a paginated list of possible outcomes types on the content object's children.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
count	Integer	false	The maximum number of outcome types to return (default is 25)
fields	String	false	The names of the fields to be returned
startIndex	Integer	false	Zero-relative index of the first person to return (default is 0)

Retrieves:

OutcomeType[]

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getContentImages(options)
GET /dms/1234/images

Retrieves

Image[]

Description

Return metadata about the images attached to this direct message.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
fields	String	false	The names of the fields to be returned

Retrieves:

Image[]

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getExtProps(options)
GET /contents/1234/extprops

Retrieves

ExtProps

Description

Returns extended properties for content.

Availability:

Content should be visible to caller.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
fields	String	false	Names of the fields to be returned

Retrieves:

ExtProps[]

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getOutcomes(options)
GET /contents/1234/outcomes

Retrieves

Outcome[]

Description

Return a paginated list of outcomes on the content.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
count	Integer	false	The maximum number of outcomes to return (default is 25)
fields	String	false	The names of the fields to be returned
startIndex	Integer	false	Zero-relative index of the first person to return (default is 0)

Retrieves:

Outcome[]

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getOutcomeTypes(options)
GET /contents/1234/outcomeTypes

Retrieves

OutcomeType[]

Description

Return a paginated list of possible outcomes types on the content.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
count	Integer	false	The maximum number of outcome types to return (default is 25)
fields	String	false	The names of the fields to be returned
startIndex	Integer	false	Zero-relative index of the first person to return (default is 0)

Retrieves:

OutcomeType[]

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getReplies(options)
GET /dms/1234/comments

Retrieves

Comment[]

Description

Return a paginated list of replies to this direct message.

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
count	Integer	false	The maximum number of replies to return (default is 25)
anchor	String	false	optional URI for a comment to anchor at. Specifying a anchor will try to return the page containing the anchor. If the anchor could not be found then the first page of comments will be returned.
excludeReplies	Boolean	false	Flag indicating that direct replies only are requested (true), or the entire tree of replies are requested (false)
hierarchical	Boolean	false	Flag indicating that comments should be returned in hierarchical order instead of chronological order
fields	String	false	The names of the fields to be returned
startIndex	Integer	false	Zero-relative index of the first reply to return (default is 0)

Retrieves:

Comment[]

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markRead()
POST /contents/1234/read

Retrieves

--

Description

Mark this direct message as having been read.

Since: 3.2

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markUnread()
DELETE /contents/1234/read

Retrieves

--

Description

Mark this direct message as having not been read.

Since: 3.2

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setSubject(dm,options)
POST /dms/1234/subject

Retrieves

DirectMessage

Description

Sets the subject (text) of this direct message.

Takes:

DirectMessage fields (or just the subject field) with the modified subject (text)

Options:

Name	Type	Required	Description
fields	String	false	The names of the fields to be returned

Retrieves:

DirectMessage representing the updated direct message

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toURI()

Retrieves

String

Description

Retrieves:

A URI representing this entity, or undefined if no such URI exists.

Resources

Resource	Method	Returns	Description
`html`	`GET`	`Object`	↑ Return the HTML representation of this direct message.

osapi.jive.corev3.communications.DirectMessage

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