Manage chat rooms | Agora Docs

This page shows how to manage chat rooms by calling Chat RESTful APIs, including adding, deleting, modifying, and retrieving chat rooms.

Before calling the following methods, ensure that you understand the frequency limit of calling Chat RESTful API calls described in Limitations.

Common parameters

The following table lists common request and response parameters of the Chat RESTful APIs:

Request parameters

Parameter Type Description Required

host String The domain name assigned by the Chat service to access RESTful APIs. For how to get the domain name, see Get the information of your project. Yes

app_id String The unique identifier automatically assigned to each project by Agora Yes

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`host`	String	The domain name assigned by the Chat service to access RESTful APIs. For how to get the domain name, see Get the information of your project.	Yes
`app_id`	String	The unique identifier automatically assigned to each project by Agora	Yes
`username`	String	The unique login account of the user. The user ID must be 64 characters or less and cannot be empty. The following character sets are supported: 26 lowercase English letters (a-z) 10 numbers (0-9) "_", "-", "." Do not use any of the 26 uppercase English letters (A-Z). Ensure that each `username` under the same App ID is unique.	Yes

username

String

The unique login account of the user. The user ID must be 64 characters or less and cannot be empty. The following character sets are supported:

26 lowercase English letters (a-z)
10 numbers (0-9)
"_", "-", "."

Do not use any of the 26 uppercase English letters (A-Z). Ensure that each username under the same App ID is unique.

Yes

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`action`	String	The request method.
`organization`	String	The unique identifier assigned to each company (organization) by the Chat service.
`application`	String	A unique internal ID assigned to each app by the Chat service. You can safely ignore this parameter.
`applicationName`	String	The unique identifier assigned to each app by the Chat service .
`uri`	String	The request URI.
`path`	String	The request path, which is part of the request URL. You can safely ignore this parameter.
`entities`	JSON	The response entity.
`timestamp`	Number	The Unix timestamp (ms) of the HTTP response.
`duration`	Number	The duration (ms) from when the HTTP request is sent to the time the response is received.

Authorization

Chat RESTful APIs require Bearer HTTP authentication. Every time an HTTP request is sent, the following Authorization field must be filled in the request header:

Authorization: Bearer ${YourAppToken}

In order to improve the security of the project, Agora uses a token (dynamic key) to authenticate users before they log in to the chat system. Chat RESTful APIs only support authenticating users using app tokens. For details, see Authentication using App Token.

Creating a chat room

Creates a chat room.

HTTP request

POST https://{host}/app-id/{app_id}/chatrooms

Path parameter

For the parameters and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

Request header

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`Accept`	String	`application/json`	Yes
`Content-Type`	String	`application/json`	Yes
`Authorization`	String	The authentication token of the user or administrator, in the format of `Bearer ${token}`, where `Bearer` is a fixed character, followed by an English space, and then the obtained token value.	Yes

Request body

The request body is a JSON object, which contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description	Required
`name`	String	The chat room name which can contain a maximum of 128 characters.	Yes
`description`	String	The chat room description which can contain a maximum of 512 characters.	Yes
`maxusers`	Int	The maximum number of members (including the chat room owner) that can join a chat room. The value range is [1,10,000], with `1000` as the default. To increase the upper limit, contact support@agora.io.	No
`owner`	String	The username of the chat room creator.	Yes
`members`	JSONArray	The array of user IDs of regular chat room members and administrators, excluding the chat room owner. If you specify this parameter, remember to pass in at least one user ID. The number of user IDs in the array cannot exceed the value of `maxusers`.	No

HTTP response

Response body

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request succeeds, and the response body contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String	The chat room ID. This is the unique identifier assigned to each chat room by the Chat service.

For other fields and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request fails. You can refer to Status codes for possible reasons.

Example

Request example

# Replace  with the app token you generated on the server
curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' -d '{
   "name": "testchatroom1",
   "description": "test",
   "maxusers": 300,
   "owner": "user1",
   "members": [
     "user2"
   ]
 }' 'http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms'

Response example

{
    "data": {
        "id": "66213271109633"
    }
}

Retrieving basic information of all chat rooms

Retrieves the basic information of all chat rooms under the app by page.

HTTP request

GET https://{host}/app-id/{app_id}/chatrooms?limit={N}&cursor={cursor}

Path parameter

For the parameters and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters .

Query parameters

parameter	type	describe	Is it required?
`limit`	Number	The number of chat rooms expected to be fetched each time. The value range is [1,100], the default is `10`, This parameter is only required when fetching pages.	No
`cursor`	String	The starting position for data query. This parameter is required only for paginated queries. For the first query, you do not need to set `cursor` and the server returns chat rooms of the number specified with `limit` in the descending order of their creation time. You can get the cursor from the response body and pass it in the URL of the next query request. If there is no longer a `cursor` field in the response body, all chat rooms in the app are retrieved.	No

If neither limit nor cursor is set, the server returns the first page of the chat room list with 10 chat rooms.

Request header

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`Accept`	String	`application/json`	Yes
`Authorization`	String	The authentication token of the user or administrator, in the format of `Bearer ${token}`, where `Bearer` is a fixed character, followed by an English space, and then the obtained token value.	Yes

HTTP response

Response body

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request succeeds. The response body contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String	The chat room ID. This is the unique identifier assigned to the chat room by the Chat.
`name`	String	The chat room name.
`owner`	String	The username of the chat room creator.
`affiliations_count`	Number	The number of members (including the chat room creator) in the chat room.

For other fields and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request fails. You can refer to Status codes for possible reasons.

Example

Request example

# Replace  with the app token you generated on the server
curl --location --request GET 'http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms?limit=10' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer '

Retrieving chat rooms that a user joins

Retrieves all the chat rooms that a user joins.

HTTP request

GET https://{host}/app-id/{app_id}/users/{username}/joined_chatrooms?pagenum={N}&pagesize={N}

Path parameter

For the parameters and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters .

Query parameter

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`pagenum`	Number	The page number on which chat rooms are to be retrieved.	No
`pagesize`	Number	The number of chat rooms to be retrieved each time. The value range is [1,1000], with `1000` as the default.	No

If neither query parameter is specified, the server returns the 500 chat rooms that the user joined most recently.

Request header

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`Accept`	String	`application/json`	Yes
`Authorization`	String	The authentication token of the user or administrator, in the format of `Bearer ${token}`, where `Bearer` is a fixed character, followed by an English space, and then the obtained token value.	Yes

HTTP response

Response body

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request succeeds. The response body contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Descriptions
`id`	String	The ID of the chat room that the user joins. This is the unique identifier assigned to each chat room by the Chat.
`name`	String	The name of the chat room that the user joins.

For other fields and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request fails. You can refer to Status codes for possible reasons.

Example

Request example

# Replace  with the app token generated in your server.
curl -X GET -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' 'http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/users/XXXX/joined_chatrooms'

Response example

{
    "data": {
        "id": "66211860774913",
        "name": "test"
    }
}

Retrieving detailed information of the specified chat rooms

Retrieves the detailed information of one or more specified chat rooms.

HTTP request

GET https://{host}/app-id/{app_id}/chatrooms/{chatroom_id}

Path parameter

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`chatroom_id`	String	The chat room ID. The unique identifier assigned to each chat room by the Chat service. You can get the chat room ID from the response body of Retrieve basic information of all chat rooms.When retrieving multiple chat rooms, type multiple chatroom IDs (`chatroom_id`) separated with the comma (,). A maximum of 100 chat rooms can be retrieved at one go.In the URL, "," needs to be escaped as "%2C".	Yes

For other parameters and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

Request header

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`Accept`	String	`application/json`	Yes
`Authorization`	String	The authentication token of the user or administrator, in the format of `Bearer ${token}`, where `Bearer` is a fixed character, followed by an English space, and then the obtained token value.	Yes

HTTP response

Response body

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request succeeds. The response body contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String	The chat room ID.
`name`	String	The chat room name.
`description`	String	The chat room description.
`membersonly`	Bool	Whether a user requesting to join the chat room requires approval from the chat room administrator. `true`: Yes. `false`: No
`allowinvites`	Bool	Whether to allow a chat room member to invite others to join the chat room. `true`: A chat room member can invite others to join the chat room. `false`: Only the chat room administrator can invite others to join the chat room.
`maxusers`	Int	The maximum number of members that can join the chat room.
`owner`	String	The username of the chat room creator.
`created`	Number	The Unix timestamp (ms) when the chat room is created.
`custom`	String	Custom information added during creation of the chat room.
`affiliations_count`	Number	The number of members (including the chat room creator) in the chat room.
`affiliations`	JSONArray	The chat room member array, which contains the following fields: `owner`: The username of the chat room creator. `member`: The username of each chat room member.
`public`	Bool	It is a reserved parameter. You can safely ignore this parameter.

For other fields and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request fails. You can refer to Status codes for possible reasons.

Example

Request example

# Replace  with the app token generated in your server.
curl -X GET -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' 'http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/XXXX%2CXXXX'

Response example

{
    "action": "get",
    "application": "22bcffa0-XXXX-XXXX-9df8-516f6df68c6d",
    "applicationName": "XXXX",
    "count": 2
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "XXXX",
            "name": "testchatroom1",
            "description": "test",
            "membersonly": false,
            "allowinvites": false,
            "maxusers": 1000,
            "created": 1641365888209,
            "custom": "",
            "affiliations_count": 2,
            "affiliations": [
                {
                    "member": "user1"
                },
                {
                    "owner": "user2"
                }
            ],
            "public": true
        },
        {
            "id": "XXXX",
            "name": "testchatroom2",
            "description": "test",
            "membersonly": false,
            "allowinvites": false,
            "invite_need_confirm": true,
            "maxusers": 10000,
            "created": 1641289021898,
            "custom": "",
            "mute": false,
            "affiliations_count": 1,
            "affiliations": [
                {
                    "owner": "user3"
                }
            ],
            "public": true
        }
    ],
    "duration": 0,
    "entities": [],
    "organization": "XXXX",
    "timestamp": 1642064417048,
    "uri": "http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/XXXX%2CXXXX"
}

Modifying chat room information

Modifies the information of the specified chat room. You can only modify the name, description, and maxusers of a chat room.

HTTP request

PUT https://{host}/app-id/{app_id}/chatrooms/{chatroom_id}

Path parameter

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`chatroom_id`	String	The chat room ID. The unique identifier assigned to each chat room by the Chat service. You can get the chat room ID from the response body of Retrieve basic information of all chat rooms.	Yes

For other parameters and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

Request header

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`Content-Type`	String	`application/json`	Yes
`Accept`	String	`application/json`	Yes
`Authorization`	String	The authentication token of the user or administrator, in the format of `Bearer ${token}`, where `Bearer` is a fixed character, followed by an English space, and then the obtained token value.	Yes

Request body

The request body is a JSON object which only contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description	Required
`name`	String	The chat room name.	No
`description`	String	The chat room description.	No
`maxusers`	Number	The maximum number of chat room members (including the chat room creator).	No

HTTP response

Response body

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request succeeds and the response body contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`groupname`	Bool	Whether the chat room name is successfully changed. `true`: Success. `false`: Failure.
`description`	Bool	Whether the chat room description is successfully modified. `true`: Success. `false`: Failure.
`maxusers`	Bool	Whether the maximum number of members that can join the chat room is successfully changed. `true`: Success. `false`: Failure.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request failed. You can refer to Status codes for possible reasons.

If other fields than name, description, and maxusers are passed in the request body, the request fails and the error code 400 is returned.

Example

Request example

curl -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' -d '{
   "name": "testchatroom",
   "description": "test",
   "maxusers": 300,
 }' 'http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/XXXX'

Response example

{
    "data": {
        "description": true,
        "maxusers": true,
        "groupname": true
    }
}

Deleting the specified chat room

Deletes the specified chat room. If the specified chat room does not exist, an error returns.

HTTP request

DELETE https://{host}/app-id/{app_id}/chatrooms/{chatroom_id}

Path parameter

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`chatroom_id`	String	The chat room ID. The unique identifier assigned to each chat room by the Chat service. You can get the chat room ID from the response body of Retrieve basic information of all chat rooms.	Yes

For other parameters and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

Request header

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`Accept`	String	`application/json`	Yes
`Authorization`	String	The authentication token of the user or administrator, in the format of `Bearer ${token}`, where `Bearer` is a fixed character, followed by an English space, and then the obtained token value.	Yes

HTTP response

Response body

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request succeeds and the response body contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`success`	Bool	Whether the chat room is successfully deleted. `true`: Success. `false`: Failure.
`id`	String	The ID of the chat room that is deleted.

For other fields and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request fails. You can refer to Status codes for possible reasons.

Example

Request example

# Replace  with the app token generated in your server.
curl -X DELETE -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' 'http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/XXXX'

Response example

{
    "action": "delete",
    "application": "8be024f0-XXXX-XXXX-b697-5d598d5f8402",
    "uri": "http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/XXXX",
    "entities": [],
    "data": {
        "success": true,
        "id": "66211860774913"
    },
    "timestamp": 1542545100474,
    "duration": 0,
    "organization": "XXXX",
    "applicationName": "XXXX"
}

Retrieving a chat room announcement

Retrieves the announcement text for the specified chat room.

HTTP request

GET https://{host}/app-id/{app_id}/chatrooms/{chatroom_id}/announcement

Path parameter

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`chatroom_id`	String	Yes	The chat room ID. The unique identifier assigned to each chat room by the Chat service. You can get the chat room ID from the response body of Retrieve basic information of all chat rooms.

For other parameters and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

Request header

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`Content-Type`	String	Yes	Set to `application/json`.
`Accept`	String	Yes	`application/json`
`Authorization`	String	Yes	The authentication token of the user or administrator, in the format of `Bearer ${token}`, where `Bearer` is a fixed character, followed by an English space, and then the obtained token value.

HTTP response

The response body contains the following fields:

Parameter	Type	Description
data.announcement	String	The announcement text of the specified chat room.

Example

Request example

curl -X GET -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer  ' 'http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/XXXX/announcement'

Response example

{
  "action": "get",
  "application": "52XXXXf0",
  "uri": "http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/12XXXX11/announcement",
  "entities": [],
  "data": {
    "announcement" : " announcement text"
  },
  "timestamp": 1542363546590,
  "duration": 0,
  "organization": "XXXX",
  "applicationName": "testapp"
}

Modifying the announcement of a chat room

Modifies the announcement text of the specified chat room. The length cannot exceed 512 characters.

HTTP request

POST https://{host}/app-id/{app_id}/chatrooms/{chatroom_id}/announcement

Path parameter

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`chatroom_id`	String	The chat room ID. The unique identifier assigned to each chat room by the Chat service. You can get the chat room ID from the response body of Retrieve basic information of all chat rooms.	Yes

For other parameters and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

Request header

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`Content-Type`	String	Yes	Set to `application/json`.
`Authorization`	String	Yes	The authentication token of the user or administrator, in the format of `Bearer ${token}`, where `Bearer` is a fixed character, followed by an English space, and then the obtained token value.

Request body

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`announcement`	String	Yes	The modified announcement text.

HTTP response

Response body

If the returned HTTP status code is 200, the request succeeds and the response body contains the following fields:

Parameter	Type	Description
data.id	String	The chat room ID.
data.result	Boolean	Whether the chat room announcement is successfully modified: - `true`: Success - `false`: Failure.

For other fields and detailed descriptions, see Common parameters.

If the returned HTTP status code is not 200, the request fails. You can refer to Status codes for possible reasons.

Example

Request example

curl -X GET -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer  ' 'http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/12XXXX11/announcement' -d '{"announcement" : "chat room announcement"}'

Response example

{
  "action": "post",
  "application": "52XXXXf0",
  "uri": "http://XXXX/app-id/XXXX/chatrooms/12XXXX11/announcement",
  "entities": [],
  "data": {
    "id": "12XXXX11",
    "result": true
  },
  "timestamp": 1594808604236,
  "duration": 0,
  "organization": "XXXX",
  "applicationName": "testapp"
}

Status codes

For details, see HTTP Status Codes.

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