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 /dms service.

Examples:
Example JSON

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

{
  "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"
    },
    "type" : "person",
    "displayName" : "Vicky Employee",
    "id" : "2001"
  },
  "participants" : [ {
    "name" : {
      "formatted" : "Bob Goodwin"
    },
    "type" : "person",
    "displayName" : "Bob Goodwin",
    "id" : "1"
  } ],
  "id" : "1004",
  "resources" : {
    "self" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/dms/1004",
      "allowed" : [ "DELETE", "GET" ]
    },
    "html" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/inbox/dm/1004",
      "allowed" : [ "GET" ]
    },
    "comments" : {
      "ref" : "https://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/dms/1004/comments",
      "allowed" : [ "POST", "GET" ]
    }
  }
}
Direct Message Creation

POST to /dms creates a new direct message. The minimum set of fields you must include are:

 {
  "content":
      {
      "type": "text/html",
      "text": "<body><p>Some interesting text to discuss</p></body>"
      },
  "participants": ["http://example.jiveon.com/api/core/v3/people/2012"]
  }

Fields

FieldTypeMode Description
abuseCountIntegerread-only

Number of abuse reports associated with this content object.

authorPersonread-only

Author of this content object.

contentContentBodyrequired

Content of this content object.

contentIDStringread-only

Internal Jive ID associated with the content.

contentImagesImage[]read-only

A list of Image objects providing metadata about images embedded within this content.

contentVideosContentVideo[]read-only

A list of ContentVideo objects providing metadata about videos embedded within this content.

favoriteCountIntegerread-only

Number of people who have bookmarked this object.

Availability:

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

Since: 3.11
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.

iconCssStringread-only

CSS Style to locate icon within sprite.

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.

lastActivityDateISO 8601 Dateread-only

Date and time when this had its last activity.

Since: 3.12
likeCountIntegerread-only

Number of people who have liked this object.

Availability:

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

parentStringread-only

URI of the person who sent the direct message.

parentContentSummaryread-only

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

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

parentContentVisibleBooleanread-only

Flag indicating that the content parent's contents are visible to the viewer.

parentPlaceSummaryread-only

Summary information about the place that contains this object.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

parentVisibleBooleanread-only

Flag indicating that the content parent is visible to the viewer.

participantsPerson[]required

The people to whom this direct message was sent.

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.

resourcesObjectread-only

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

searchRankingsObjectread-only

A map of search result scores including social signals.

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

statusStringread-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
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

typeStringread-only

The object type of this object ("dm").

typeActualStringread-only

The object type of this object ("dm").

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.

followedBooleanread-only

Whether the current user is following this object.

Availability:

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

promotedResultBooleanread-only

A boolean determining whether this search result is a promoted result

Availability:

Will be present in search results only.

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

Resources

ResourceMethodDescription
childOutcomeTypesGET

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

Retrieves:
  • OutcomeType[]
  • imagesGET

    Return metadata about the images attached to this direct message.

    Retrieves:
  • Image[]
  • extpropsDELETE

    Deletes all extended properties for content.

    Availability:

    Content should be editable to caller.

    extpropsGET

    Returns extended properties for content.

    Availability:

    Content should be visible to caller.

    Retrieves:
  • ExtProps[]
  • extpropsPOST

    Creates extended properties for content.

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

    Content should be editable to caller.

    Retrieves:
  • ExtProps[]
  • htmlGET

    Return the HTML representation of this direct message.

    readPOST

    Mark this direct message as having been read.

    Since: 3.2
    readDELETE

    Mark this direct message as having not been read.

    Since: 3.2
    outcomesPOST

    Register that the requesting person created the outcome.

    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:
    Retrieves:
  • Outcome Representation of the newly created outcome
  • outcomesGET

    Return a paginated list of outcomes on the content.

    Retrieves:
  • Outcome[]
  • outcomeTypesGET

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

    Retrieves:
  • OutcomeType[]
  • messagesGET

    Return a paginated list of replies to this direct message.

    Retrieves:
  • Comment[]
  • commentsPOST

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

    Takes:
    • Comment fields describing the new reply
    Retrieves:
  • Comment describing the newly created reply
  • selfGET

    Return an updated version of this direct message.

    Retrieves:
  • DirectMessage representing the updated direct message
  • selfDELETE

    Delete this direct message and all replies associated with it.

    subjectPOST

    Sets the subject (text) of this direct message.

    Takes:
    • DirectMessage fields (or just the subject field) with the modified subject (text)
    Retrieves:
  • DirectMessage representing the updated direct message