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Resource: Message

A message in a Google Chat space.

JSON representation
{ "name": string, "sender": { object (User) }, "createTime": string, "lastUpdateTime": string, "deleteTime": string, "text": string, "formattedText": string, "cards": [ { object (Card) } ], "cardsV2": [ { object (CardWithId) } ], "annotations": [ { object (Annotation) } ], "thread": { object (Thread) }, "space": { object (Space) }, "fallbackText": string, "actionResponse": { object (ActionResponse) }, "argumentText": string, "slashCommand": { object (SlashCommand) }, "attachment": [ { object (Attachment) } ], "matchedUrl": { object (MatchedUrl) }, "threadReply": boolean, "clientAssignedMessageId": string, "emojiReactionSummaries": [ { object (EmojiReactionSummary) } ], "privateMessageViewer": { object (User) }, "deletionMetadata": { object (DeletionMetadata) }, "quotedMessageMetadata": { object (QuotedMessageMetadata) }, "attachedGifs": [ { object (AttachedGif) } ], "accessoryWidgets": [ { object (AccessoryWidget) } ] }
Fields
name string Identifier. Resource name of the message.Format: spaces/{space}/messages/{message}Where {space} is the ID of the space where the message is posted and {message} is a system-assigned ID for the message. For example, spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/messages/BBBBBBBBBBB.BBBBBBBBBBB.If you set a custom ID when you create a message, you can use this ID to specify the message in a request by replacing {message} with the value from the clientAssignedMessageId field. For example, spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/messages/client-custom-name. For details, see Name a message.
sender object (User) Output only. The user who created the message. If your Chat app authenticates as a user, the output populates the user name and type.
createTime string (Timestamp format) Optional. Immutable. For spaces created in Chat, the time at which the message was created. This field is output only, except when used in import mode spaces.For import mode spaces, set this field to the historical timestamp at which the message was created in the source in order to preserve the original creation time.
lastUpdateTime string (Timestamp format) Output only. The time at which the message was last edited by a user. If the message has never been edited, this field is empty.
deleteTime string (Timestamp format) Output only. The time at which the message was deleted in Google Chat. If the message is never deleted, this field is empty.
text string Optional. Plain-text body of the message. The first link to an image, video, or web page generates a preview chip. You can also @mention a Google Chat user, or everyone in the space.To learn about creating text messages, see Send a message.
formattedText string Output only. Contains the message text with markups added to communicate formatting. This field might not capture all formatting visible in the UI, but includes the following: Markup syntax for bold, italic, strikethrough, monospace, monospace block, and bulleted list. User mentions using the format <users/{user}>. Custom hyperlinks using the format <{url}|{rendered_text}> where the first string is the URL and the second is the rendered text—for example, <http://example.com
cards[](deprecated) object (Card) Deprecated: Use cardsV2 instead.Rich, formatted, and interactive cards that you can use to display UI elements such as: formatted texts, buttons, and clickable images. Cards are normally displayed below the plain-text body of the message. cards and cardsV2 can have a maximum size of 32 KB.
cardsV2[] object (CardWithId) Optional. An array of cards.Only Chat apps can create cards. If your Chat app authenticates as a user, the messages can't contain cards.To learn how to create a message that contains cards, see Send a message.Design and preview cards with the Card Builder.Open the Card Builder
annotations[] object (Annotation) Output only. Annotations can be associated with the plain-text body of the message or with chips that link to Google Workspace resources like Google Docs or Sheets with startIndex and length of 0.
thread object (Thread) The thread the message belongs to. For example usage, see Start or reply to a message thread.
space object (Space) Output only. If your Chat app authenticates as a user, the output only populates the space name.
fallbackText string Optional. A plain-text description of the message's cards, used when the actual cards can't be displayed—for example, mobile notifications.
actionResponse object (ActionResponse) Input only. Parameters that a Chat app can use to configure how its response is posted.
argumentText string Output only. Plain-text body of the message with all Chat app mentions stripped out.
slashCommand object (SlashCommand) Output only. Slash command information, if applicable.
attachment[] object (Attachment) Optional. User-uploaded attachment.
matchedUrl object (MatchedUrl) Output only. A URL in spaces.messages.text that matches a link preview pattern. For more information, see Preview links.
threadReply boolean Output only. When true, the message is a response in a reply thread. When false, the message is visible in the space's top-level conversation as either the first message of a thread or a message with no threaded replies.If the space doesn't support reply in threads, this field is always false.
clientAssignedMessageId string Optional. A custom ID for the message. You can use field to identify a message, or to get, delete, or update a message. To set a custom ID, specify the messageId field when you create the message. For details, see Name a message.
emojiReactionSummaries[] object (EmojiReactionSummary) Output only. The list of emoji reaction summaries on the message.
privateMessageViewer object (User) Optional. Immutable. Input for creating a message, otherwise output only. The user that can view the message. When set, the message is private and only visible to the specified user and the Chat app. To include this field in your request, you must call the Chat API using app authentication and omit the following: Attachments Accessory widgets For details, see Send a message privately.
deletionMetadata object (DeletionMetadata) Output only. Information about a deleted message. A message is deleted when deleteTime is set.
quotedMessageMetadata object (QuotedMessageMetadata) Optional. Information about a message that another message quotes.When you create a message, you can quote messages within the same thread, or quote a root message to create a new root message. However, you can't quote a message reply from a different thread.When you update a message, you can't add or replace the quotedMessageMetadata field, but you can remove it.For example usage, see Quote another message.
attachedGifs[] object (AttachedGif) Output only. GIF images that are attached to the message.
accessoryWidgets[] object (AccessoryWidget) Optional. One or more interactive widgets that appear at the bottom of a message. You can add accessory widgets to messages that contain text, cards, or both text and cards. Not supported for messages that contain dialogs. For details, see Add interactive widgets at the bottom of a message.Creating a message with accessory widgets requires app authentication.

CardWithId

A card in a Google Chat message.

Only Chat apps can create cards. If your Chat app authenticates as a user, the message can't contain cards.

Design and preview cards with the Card Builder.

Open the Card Builder

JSON representation
{ "cardId": string, "card": { object (Card) } }
Fields
cardId string Required if the message contains multiple cards. A unique identifier for a card in a message.
card object (Card) A card. Maximum size is 32 KB.

Annotation

Output only. Annotations can be associated with the plain-text body of the message or with chips that link to Google Workspace resources like Google Docs or Sheets with startIndex and length of 0. To add basic formatting to a text message, see Format text messages.

Example plain-text message body:

Hello @FooBot how are you!"

The corresponding annotations metadata:

"annotations":[{
  "type":"USER_MENTION",
  "startIndex":6,
  "length":7,
  "userMention": {
    "user": {
      "name":"users/{user}",
      "displayName":"FooBot",
      "avatarUrl":"https://goo.gl/aeDtrS",
      "type":"BOT"
    },
    "type":"MENTION"
   }
}]
JSON representation
{ "type": enum (AnnotationType), "length": integer, "startIndex": integer, // Union field metadata can be only one of the following: "userMention": { object (UserMentionMetadata) }, "slashCommand": { object (SlashCommandMetadata) }, "richLinkMetadata": { object (RichLinkMetadata) }, "customEmojiMetadata": { object (CustomEmojiMetadata) } // End of list of possible types for union field metadata. }
Fields
type enum (AnnotationType) The type of this annotation.
length integer Length of the substring in the plain-text message body this annotation corresponds to. If not present, indicates a length of 0.
startIndex integer Start index (0-based, inclusive) in the plain-text message body this annotation corresponds to.
Union field metadata. Additional metadata about the annotation. metadata can be only one of the following:
userMention object (UserMentionMetadata) The metadata of user mention.
slashCommand object (SlashCommandMetadata) The metadata for a slash command.
richLinkMetadata object (RichLinkMetadata) The metadata for a rich link.
customEmojiMetadata object (CustomEmojiMetadata) The metadata for a custom emoji.

AnnotationType

Type of the annotation.

Enums
ANNOTATION_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED Default value for the enum. Don't use.
USER_MENTION A user is mentioned.
SLASH_COMMAND A slash command is invoked.
RICH_LINK A rich link annotation.
CUSTOM_EMOJI A custom emoji annotation.

UserMentionMetadata

Annotation metadata for user mentions (@).

JSON representation
{ "user": { object (User) }, "type": enum (Type) }
Fields
user object (User) The user mentioned.
type enum (Type) The type of user mention.

Type

Enums
TYPE_UNSPECIFIED Default value for the enum. Don't use.
ADD Add user to space.
MENTION Mention user in space.

SlashCommandMetadata

Annotation metadata for slash commands (/).

JSON representation
{ "bot": { object (User) }, "type": enum (Type), "commandName": string, "commandId": string, "triggersDialog": boolean }
Fields
bot object (User) The Chat app whose command was invoked.
type enum (Type) The type of slash command.
commandName string The name of the invoked slash command.
commandId string (int64 format) The command ID of the invoked slash command.
triggersDialog boolean Indicates whether the slash command is for a dialog.

Type

Enums
TYPE_UNSPECIFIED Default value for the enum. Don't use.
ADD Add Chat app to space.
INVOKE Invoke slash command in space.

RichLinkMetadata

A rich link to a resource. Rich links can be associated with the plain-text body of the message or represent chips that link to Google Workspace resources like Google Docs or Sheets with startIndex and length of 0.

JSON representation
{ "uri": string, "richLinkType": enum (RichLinkType), // Union field data can be only one of the following: "driveLinkData": { object (DriveLinkData) }, "chatSpaceLinkData": { object (ChatSpaceLinkData) }, "meetSpaceLinkData": { object (MeetSpaceLinkData) }, "calendarEventLinkData": { object (CalendarEventLinkData) } // End of list of possible types for union field data. }
Fields
uri string The URI of this link.
richLinkType enum (RichLinkType) The rich link type.
Union field data. Data for the linked resource. data can be only one of the following:
driveLinkData object (DriveLinkData) Data for a drive link.
chatSpaceLinkData object (ChatSpaceLinkData) Data for a chat space link.
meetSpaceLinkData object (MeetSpaceLinkData) Data for a Meet space link.
calendarEventLinkData object (CalendarEventLinkData) Data for a Calendar event link.

RichLinkType

The rich link type. More types might be added in the future.

Enums
RICH_LINK_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED Default value for the enum. Don't use.
DRIVE_FILE A Google Drive rich link type.
CHAT_SPACE A Chat space rich link type. For example, a space smart chip.
GMAIL_MESSAGE A Gmail message rich link type. Specifically, a Gmail chip from Share to Chat. The API only supports reading messages with GMAIL_MESSAGE rich links.
MEET_SPACE A Meet message rich link type. For example, a Meet chip.
CALENDAR_EVENT A Calendar message rich link type. For example, a Calendar chip.

DriveLinkData

Data for Google Drive links.

JSON representation
{ "driveDataRef": { object (DriveDataRef) }, "mimeType": string }
Fields
driveDataRef object (DriveDataRef) A DriveDataRef which references a Google Drive file.
mimeType string The mime type of the linked Google Drive resource.

ChatSpaceLinkData

Data for Chat space links.

JSON representation
{ "space": string, "thread": string, "message": string }
Fields
space string The space of the linked Chat space resource.Format: spaces/{space}
thread string The thread of the linked Chat space resource.Format: spaces/{space}/threads/{thread}
message string The message of the linked Chat space resource.Format: spaces/{space}/messages/{message}

MeetSpaceLinkData

Data for Meet space links.

JSON representation
{ "meetingCode": string, "type": enum (Type), "huddleStatus": enum (HuddleStatus) }
Fields
meetingCode string Meeting code of the linked Meet space.
type enum (Type) Indicates the type of the Meet space.
huddleStatus enum (HuddleStatus) Optional. Output only. If the Meet is a Huddle, indicates the status of the huddle. Otherwise, this is unset.

Type

The type of the Meet space.

Enums
TYPE_UNSPECIFIED Default value for the enum. Don't use.
MEETING The Meet space is a meeting.
HUDDLE The Meet space is a huddle.

HuddleStatus

The status of the huddle

Enums
HUDDLE_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED Default value for the enum. Don't use.
STARTED The huddle has started.
ENDED The huddle has ended. In this case the Meet space URI and identifiers will no longer be valid.
MISSED The huddle has been missed. In this case the Meet space URI and identifiers will no longer be valid.

CalendarEventLinkData

Data for Calendar event links.

JSON representation
{ "calendarId": string, "eventId": string }
Fields
calendarId string The Calendar identifier of the linked Calendar.
eventId string The Event identifier of the linked Calendar event.

CustomEmojiMetadata

Annotation metadata for custom emoji.

JSON representation
{ "customEmoji": { object (CustomEmoji) } }
Fields
customEmoji object (CustomEmoji) The custom emoji.

Thread

A thread in a Google Chat space. For example usage, see Start or reply to a message thread.

If you specify a thread when creating a message, you can set the messageReplyOption field to determine what happens if no matching thread is found.

JSON representation
{ "name": string, "threadKey": string }
Fields
name string Identifier. Resource name of the thread.Example: spaces/{space}/threads/{thread}
threadKey string Optional. Input for creating or updating a thread. Otherwise, output only. ID for the thread. Supports up to 4000 characters.This ID is unique to the Chat app that sets it. For example, if multiple Chat apps create a message using the same thread key, the messages are posted in different threads. To reply in a thread created by a person or another Chat app, specify the thread name field instead.

ActionResponse

Parameters that a Chat app can use to configure how its response is posted.

JSON representation
{ "type": enum (ResponseType), "url": string, "dialogAction": { object (DialogAction) }, "updatedWidget": { object (UpdatedWidget) } }
Fields
type enum (ResponseType) Input only. The type of Chat app response.
url string Input only. URL for users to authenticate or configure. (Only for REQUEST_CONFIG response types.)
dialogAction object (DialogAction) Input only. A response to an interaction event related to a dialog. Must be accompanied by ResponseType.Dialog.
updatedWidget object (UpdatedWidget) Input only. The response of the updated widget.

ResponseType

The type of Chat app response.

Enums
TYPE_UNSPECIFIED Default type that's handled as NEW_MESSAGE.
NEW_MESSAGE Post as a new message in the topic.
UPDATE_MESSAGE Update the Chat app's message. This is only permitted on a CARD_CLICKED event where the message sender type is BOT.
UPDATE_USER_MESSAGE_CARDS Update the cards on a user's message. This is only permitted as a response to a MESSAGE event with a matched url, or a CARD_CLICKED event where the message sender type is HUMAN. Text is ignored.
REQUEST_CONFIG Privately ask the user for additional authentication or configuration.
DIALOG Presents a dialog.
UPDATE_WIDGET Widget text autocomplete options query.

DialogAction

Contains a dialog and request status code.

JSON representation
{ "actionStatus": { object (ActionStatus) }, // Union field action can be only one of the following: "dialog": { object (Dialog) } // End of list of possible types for union field action. }
Fields
actionStatus object (ActionStatus) Input only. Status for a request to either invoke or submit a dialog. Displays a status and message to users, if necessary. For example, in case of an error or success.
Union field action. Action to perform. action can be only one of the following:
dialog object (Dialog) Input only. Dialog for the request.

Dialog

Wrapper around the card body of the dialog.

JSON representation
{ "body": { object (Card) } }
Fields
body object (Card) Input only. Body of the dialog, which is rendered in a modal. Google Chat apps don't support the following card entities: DateTimePicker, OnChangeAction.

ActionStatus

Represents the status for a request to either invoke or submit a dialog.

JSON representation
{ "statusCode": enum (Code), "userFacingMessage": string }
Fields
statusCode enum (Code) The status code.
userFacingMessage string The message to send users about the status of their request. If unset, a generic message based on the statusCode is sent.

Code

The canonical error codes for gRPC APIs.

Sometimes multiple error codes may apply. Services should return the most specific error code that applies. For example, prefer OUT_OF_RANGE over FAILED_PRECONDITION if both codes apply. Similarly prefer NOT_FOUND or ALREADY_EXISTS over FAILED_PRECONDITION.

Enums
OK Not an error; returned on success.HTTP Mapping: 200 OK
CANCELLED The operation was cancelled, typically by the caller.HTTP Mapping: 499 Client Closed Request
UNKNOWN Unknown error. For example, this error may be returned when a Status value received from another address space belongs to an error space that is not known in this address space. Also errors raised by APIs that do not return enough error information may be converted to this error.HTTP Mapping: 500 Internal Server Error
INVALID_ARGUMENT The client specified an invalid argument. Note that this differs from FAILED_PRECONDITION. INVALID_ARGUMENT indicates arguments that are problematic regardless of the state of the system (e.g., a malformed file name).HTTP Mapping: 400 Bad Request
DEADLINE_EXCEEDED The deadline expired before the operation could complete. For operations that change the state of the system, this error may be returned even if the operation has completed successfully. For example, a successful response from a server could have been delayed long enough for the deadline to expire.HTTP Mapping: 504 Gateway Timeout
NOT_FOUND Some requested entity (e.g., file or directory) was not found.Note to server developers: if a request is denied for an entire class of users, such as gradual feature rollout or undocumented allowlist, NOT_FOUND may be used. If a request is denied for some users within a class of users, such as user-based access control, PERMISSION_DENIED must be used.HTTP Mapping: 404 Not Found
ALREADY_EXISTS The entity that a client attempted to create (e.g., file or directory) already exists.HTTP Mapping: 409 Conflict
PERMISSION_DENIED The caller does not have permission to execute the specified operation. PERMISSION_DENIED must not be used for rejections caused by exhausting some resource (use RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED instead for those errors). PERMISSION_DENIED must not be used if the caller can not be identified (use UNAUTHENTICATED instead for those errors). This error code does not imply the request is valid or the requested entity exists or satisfies other pre-conditions.HTTP Mapping: 403 Forbidden
UNAUTHENTICATED The request does not have valid authentication credentials for the operation.HTTP Mapping: 401 Unauthorized
RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED Some resource has been exhausted, perhaps a per-user quota, or perhaps the entire file system is out of space.HTTP Mapping: 429 Too Many Requests
FAILED_PRECONDITION The operation was rejected because the system is not in a state required for the operation's execution. For example, the directory to be deleted is non-empty, an rmdir operation is applied to a non-directory, etc.Service implementors can use the following guidelines to decide between FAILED_PRECONDITION, ABORTED, and UNAVAILABLE: (a) Use UNAVAILABLE if the client can retry just the failing call. (b) Use ABORTED if the client should retry at a higher level. For example, when a client-specified test-and-set fails, indicating the client should restart a read-modify-write sequence. (c) Use FAILED_PRECONDITION if the client should not retry until the system state has been explicitly fixed. For example, if an "rmdir" fails because the directory is non-empty, FAILED_PRECONDITION should be returned since the client should not retry unless the files are deleted from the directory.HTTP Mapping: 400 Bad Request
ABORTED The operation was aborted, typically due to a concurrency issue such as a sequencer check failure or transaction abort.See the guidelines above for deciding between FAILED_PRECONDITION, ABORTED, and UNAVAILABLE.HTTP Mapping: 409 Conflict
OUT_OF_RANGE The operation was attempted past the valid range. E.g., seeking or reading past end-of-file.Unlike INVALID_ARGUMENT, this error indicates a problem that may be fixed if the system state changes. For example, a 32-bit file system will generate INVALID_ARGUMENT if asked to read at an offset that is not in the range [0,2^32-1], but it will generate OUT_OF_RANGE if asked to read from an offset past the current file size.There is a fair bit of overlap between FAILED_PRECONDITION and OUT_OF_RANGE. We recommend using OUT_OF_RANGE (the more specific error) when it applies so that callers who are iterating through a space can easily look for an OUT_OF_RANGE error to detect when they are done.HTTP Mapping: 400 Bad Request
UNIMPLEMENTED The operation is not implemented or is not supported/enabled in this service.HTTP Mapping: 501 Not Implemented
INTERNAL Internal errors. This means that some invariants expected by the underlying system have been broken. This error code is reserved for serious errors.HTTP Mapping: 500 Internal Server Error
UNAVAILABLE The service is currently unavailable. This is most likely a transient condition, which can be corrected by retrying with a backoff. Note that it is not always safe to retry non-idempotent operations.See the guidelines above for deciding between FAILED_PRECONDITION, ABORTED, and UNAVAILABLE.HTTP Mapping: 503 Service Unavailable
DATA_LOSS Unrecoverable data loss or corruption.HTTP Mapping: 500 Internal Server Error

UpdatedWidget

For selectionInput widgets, returns autocomplete suggestions for a multiselect menu.

JSON representation
{ "widget": string, // Union field updated_widget can be only one of the following: "suggestions": { object (SelectionItems) } // End of list of possible types for union field updated_widget. }
Fields
widget string The ID of the updated widget. The ID must match the one for the widget that triggered the update request.
Union field updated_widget. The widget updated in response to a user action. updated_widget can be only one of the following:
suggestions object (SelectionItems) List of widget autocomplete results

SelectionItems

List of widget autocomplete results.

JSON representation
{ "items": [ { object (SelectionItem) } ] }
Fields
items[] object (SelectionItem) An array of the SelectionItem objects.

SlashCommand

Metadata about a slash command in Google Chat.

JSON representation
{ "commandId": string }
Fields
commandId string (int64 format) The ID of the slash command.

MatchedUrl

A matched URL in a Chat message. Chat apps can preview matched URLs. For more information, see Preview links.

JSON representation
{ "url": string }
Fields
url string Output only. The URL that was matched.

EmojiReactionSummary

The number of people who reacted to a message with a specific emoji.

JSON representation
{ "emoji": { object (Emoji) }, "reactionCount": integer }
Fields
emoji object (Emoji) Output only. Emoji associated with the reactions.
reactionCount integer Output only. The total number of reactions using the associated emoji.

DeletionMetadata

Information about a deleted message. A message is deleted when deleteTime is set.

JSON representation
{ "deletionType": enum (DeletionType) }
Fields
deletionType enum (DeletionType) Indicates who deleted the message.

DeletionType

Who deleted the message and how it was deleted. More values may be added in the future. See Edit or delete a message in Google Chat for details on when messages can be deleted.

Enums
DELETION_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED This value is unused.
CREATOR User deleted their own message.
SPACE_OWNER An owner or manager deleted the message.
ADMIN A Google Workspace administrator deleted the message. Administrators can delete any message in the space, including messages sent by any space member or Chat app.
APP_MESSAGE_EXPIRY A Chat app deleted its own message when it expired.
CREATOR_VIA_APP A Chat app deleted the message on behalf of the creator (using user authentication).
SPACE_OWNER_VIA_APP A Chat app deleted the message on behalf of a space manager (using user authentication).
SPACE_MEMBER A member of the space deleted the message. Users can delete messages sent by apps.

QuotedMessageMetadata

Information about a message that another message quotes.

When you create a message, you can quote messages within the same thread, or quote a root message to create a new root message. However, you can't quote a message reply from a different thread.

When you update a message, you can't add or replace the quotedMessageMetadata field, but you can remove it.

For example usage, see Quote another message.

JSON representation
{ "name": string, "lastUpdateTime": string }
Fields
name string Required. Resource name of the message that is quoted.Format: spaces/{space}/messages/{message}
lastUpdateTime string (Timestamp format) Required. The timestamp when the quoted message was created or when the quoted message was last updated.If the message was edited, use this field, lastUpdateTime. If the message was never edited, use createTime.If lastUpdateTime doesn't match the latest version of the quoted message, the request fails.

AttachedGif

A GIF image that's specified by a URL.

JSON representation
{ "uri": string }
Fields
uri string Output only. The URL that hosts the GIF image.

AccessoryWidget

One or more interactive widgets that appear at the bottom of a message. For details, see Add interactive widgets at the bottom of a message.

JSON representation
{ // Union field action can be only one of the following: "buttonList": { object (ButtonList) } // End of list of possible types for union field action. }
Fields
Union field action. The type of action. action can be only one of the following:
buttonList object (ButtonList) A list of buttons.