Conversations

Conversations are an essential part of Protocol — they are the containers for the messages between you, your contacts, and groups. On this page, we’ll dive into the different conversation endpoints you can use to manage conversations programmatically. We'll look at how to query, create, update, and delete conversations.

The conversation model

The conversation model contains all the information about the conversations between you and your contacts. In addition, conversations can also be group-based with more than one contact, they can have a pinned message, and they can be muted.

Properties

  • Name
    id
    Type
    string
    Description

    Unique identifier for the conversation.

  • Name
    contact_id
    Type
    string
    Description

    Unique identifier for the other contact in the conversation.

  • Name
    group_id
    Type
    string
    Description

    Unique identifier for the group that the conversation belongs to.

  • Name
    pinned_message_id
    Type
    string
    Description

    Unique identifier for the pinned message.

  • Name
    is_pinned
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Whether or not the conversation has been pinned.

  • Name
    is_muted
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Whether or not the conversation has been muted.

  • Name
    last_active_at
    Type
    timestamp
    Description

    Timestamp of when the conversation was last active.

  • Name
    last_opened_at
    Type
    timestamp
    Description

    Timestamp of when the conversation was last opened by the authenticated user.

  • Name
    created_at
    Type
    timestamp
    Description

    Timestamp of when the conversation was created.

  • Name
    archived_at
    Type
    timestamp
    Description

    Timestamp of when the conversation was archived.

List all conversations

This endpoint allows you to retrieve a paginated list of all your conversations. By default, a maximum of ten conversations are shown per page.

Optional attributes

  • Name
    limit
    Type
    integer
    Description

    Limit the number of conversations returned.

  • Name
    muted
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Only show conversations that are muted when set to true.

  • Name
    archived
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Only show conversations that are archived when set to true.

  • Name
    pinned
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Only show conversations that are pinned when set to true.

  • Name
    group_id
    Type
    string
    Description

    Only show conversations for the specified group.

Request

GET
/v1/conversations
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">curl -G https://api.protocol.chat/v1/conversations \</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  -H </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;Authorization: Bearer {token}&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> \</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  -d limit=10</span></span>
<span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">{</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;has_more&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">false</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;data&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> [</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">    {</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;contact_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;WAz8eIbvDR60rouK&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;group_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;pinned_message_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;is_pinned&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">false</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;is_muted&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">false</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;last_active_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">705103200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;last_opened_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">705103200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;created_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">692233200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;archived_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">    }</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">    {</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;hSIhXBhNe8X1d8Et&quot;</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">      </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-comment)">// ...</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">    }</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  ]</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">}</span></span>
<span></span>

Create a conversation

This endpoint allows you to add a new conversation between you and a contact or group. A contact or group id is required to create a conversation.

Required attributes

  • Name
    contact_id
    Type
    string
    Description

    Unique identifier for the other contact in the conversation.

  • Name
    group_id
    Type
    string
    Description

    Unique identifier for the group that the conversation belongs to.

Request

POST
/v1/conversations
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">curl https://api.protocol.chat/v1/conversations \</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  -H </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;Authorization: Bearer {token}&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> \</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  -d </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&#39;contact_id&#39;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">=</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;WAz8eIbvDR60rouK&quot;</span></span>
<span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">{</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;contact_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;WAz8eIbvDR60rouK&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;group_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;pinned_message_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;is_pinned&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">false</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;is_muted&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">false</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;last_active_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;last_opened_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;created_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">692233200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;archived_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">}</span></span>
<span></span>

Retrieve a conversation

This endpoint allows you to retrieve a conversation by providing the conversation id. Refer to the list at the top of this page to see which properties are included with conversation objects.

Request

GET
/v1/conversations/xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">curl https://api.protocol.chat/v1/conversations/xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ \</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  -H </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;Authorization: Bearer {token}&quot;</span></span>
<span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">{</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;contact_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;WAz8eIbvDR60rouK&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;group_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;pinned_message_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;is_pinned&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">false</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;is_muted&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">false</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;last_active_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">705103200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;last_opened_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">705103200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;created_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">692233200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;archived_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">}</span></span>
<span></span>

Update a conversation

This endpoint allows you to perform an update on a conversation. Examples of updates are pinning a message, muting or archiving the conversation, or pinning the conversation itself.

Optional attributes

  • Name
    pinned_message_id
    Type
    string
    Description

    Unique identifier for the pinned message.

  • Name
    is_pinned
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Whether or not the conversation has been pinned.

  • Name
    is_muted
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Whether or not the conversation has been muted.

  • Name
    archived_at
    Type
    timestamp
    Description

    Timestamp of when the conversation was archived.

Request

PUT
/v1/conversations/xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">curl -X PUT https://api.protocol.chat/v1/conversations/xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ \</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  -H </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;Authorization: Bearer {token}&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> \</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  -d </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&#39;is_muted&#39;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">=true</span></span>
<span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">{</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;contact_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;WAz8eIbvDR60rouK&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;group_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;pinned_message_id&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;is_pinned&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">false</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;is_muted&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">true</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;last_active_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">705103200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;last_opened_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">705103200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;created_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">692233200</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">,</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-keyword)">&quot;archived_at&quot;</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-punctuation)">:</span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)"> </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-constant)">null</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">}</span></span>
<span></span>

Delete a conversation

This endpoint allows you to delete your conversations in Protocol. Note: This will permanently delete the conversation and all its messages — archive it instead if you want to be able to restore it later.

Request

DELETE
/v1/conversations/xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">curl -X DELETE https://api.protocol.chat/v1/conversations/xgQQXg3hrtjh7AvZ \</span></span>
<span><span style="color: var(--shiki-color-text)">  -H </span><span style="color: var(--shiki-token-string-expression)">&quot;Authorization: Bearer {token}&quot;</span></span>
<span></span>