Message object

Message is an object that refers to a single message published on a chat channel.

Properties

The Message object has the following properties:

class Message {
    timetoken: string,
    content: TextMessageContent,
    channelId: string,
    userId: string,
    actions?: MessageActions,
    meta?: {
        [key: string]: any
    }
}

Parameter	Type	Description
timetoken	string	Unique identifier for the message, possibly a timestamp or similar value that helps order messages in a conversation.
content	TextMessageContent	Original text content of the message.
channelId	string	Unique identifier for the channel or group in which the message was sent.
userId	string	Unique ID of the user who sent the message.
actions	MessageActions or undefined	Any actions associated with the message, such as reactions, replies, or other interactive elements.
meta	object or undefined	Extra information added to the message giving additional context. This object can be of any type and can consist of a list of key-value pairs. For example, {language: 'English', wordCount: 42}.

The message and message reaction types defined for the Message object take the following parameters:

• TextMessageContent

  type TextMessageContent = {
      type: MessageType.TEXT;
      text: string;
      files?: {
          name: string;
          id: string;
          url: string;
          type?: string
      }[]

• MessageActions

  type MessageActions = {
      [type: string]: {
          [value: string]: {
              uuid: string;
              actionTimetoken: string | number;
          }[];
      };
  }

A single text message has the text type.

export enum MessageType {
  TEXT = "text"
}

Depending on how a message was manipulated (what action was taken on it), it is assigned a different action type (for adding a message reaction to a message, editing, or deleting a message). For example, MessageActionType.EDITED.

export enum MessageActionType {
  REACTIONS = "reactions",
  DELETED = "deleted",
  EDITED = "edited",
}

Methods

You can call the following methods on the Message object.

Click on each method for more details.

• createThread()
• delete()
• (getter) deleted
• editText()
• forward()
• getMessageElements()
• getThread()
• hasUserReaction()
• toggleReaction()
• pin()
• (getter) quotedMessage
• (getter) reactions
• report()
• streamUpdates()
• (static) streamUpdatesOn()
• (getter) text
• (getter) textlinks

Use case

For example, you can use the Message object methods to:

• Let users send, update, and delete messages.
• Forward messages to others.
• Pin messages to channels.
• Quote messages.
• React to messages.
• Report messages to the admin if they are offensive.