startMessaging2
Applies to: Skype for Business 2015
Starts a messagingInvitation that adds the messaging modality to a new conversation.
Web Link
For more on web links, see Web links.
Name | Description |
---|---|
rel | The resource that this link points to. In JSON, this is the outer container. |
href | The location of this resource on the server, and the target of an HTTP operation. |
Resource description
The startMessaging resource can be used to create a new peer-to-peer messaging conversation with a contact.
Properties
None
Links
None
Azure Active Directory scopes for online applications
The user must have at least one of these scopes for operations on the resource to be allowed.
Scope | Permission | Description |
---|---|---|
Conversations.Initiate | Initiate conversations and join meetings | Allows the app to initiate instant messages, audio, video, and desktop sharing conversations; and join meetings on-behalf of the signed-in user |
Conversations.Receive | Receive conversation invites | Allows the app to receive instant messages, audio, video, and desktop sharing invitations on-behalf of the signed-in user |
Operations
POST
Starts a messagingInvitation that adds the instant messaging modality to a new conversation.
Query parameters
Name | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|
to | The target of this invitation. | No |
Request body
Name | Description | Required? |
---|---|---|
customContent | Custom contentExternalResource | No |
importance | The importance of the Conversation.(Importance)Normal, Urgent, or Emergency | No |
message | The first message to send along with the instant messaging invitation.ExternalResource | No |
operationId | The operation ID that an application can use to correlate this operation with the corresponding invitation started in the event channel.The maximum length is 50 characters. String | Yes |
subject | The subject of the Conversation.The maximum length is 250 characters. String | No |
threadId | The thread ID of the conversation.The maximum length is 250 characters. String | No |
to | The destination of this invitation. The input type is a SIP URI.String | No |
Response body
None
Synchronous errors
The errors below (if any) are specific to this resource. Generic errors that can apply to any resource are covered in Generic synchronous errors.
Error | Code | Subcode | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Forbidden | 403 | None | The target URI does not match the target URI provisioned in anonymous token. |
ServiceFailure | 500 | CallbackChannelError | The remote event channel is not reachable |
Conflict | 409 | AlreadyExists | The already exists error. |
Conflict | 409 | TooManyGroups | The too many groups error. |
Conflict | 409 | None | Un-supported Service/Resource/API error. |
Gone | 410 | CannotRedirect | Cannot redirect since there is no back up pool configured. |
Examples
Only server-supplied query parameters, if any, are shown in the request sample.
JSON Request
Post https://fe1.contoso.com:443/ucwa/v1/applications/192/communication/startMessaging HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer cwt=PHNhbWw6QXNzZXJ0aW9uIHhtbG5...uZm8
Host: fe1.contoso.com
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 331
{
"importance" : "Normal",
"operationId" : "74cb7404e0a247d5a2d4eb0376a47dbf",
"subject" : "SkypeforBusiness",
"threadId" : "292e0aaef36c426a97757f43dda19d06",
"to" : "sip : john@contoso.com",
"_links" : {
"customContent" : {
"href" : "data : application/sdp;base64,
base64-encoded-sdp"
},
"message" : {
"href" : "data : text/plain;base64,
somebase64encodedmessage"
}
}
}
JSON Response
This sample is given only as an illustration of response syntax. The semantic content is not guaranteed to correspond to a valid scenario.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: /ucwa/v1/applications/192/communication/invitations/602
XML Request
Post https://fe1.contoso.com:443/ucwa/v1/applications/192/communication/startMessaging HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer cwt=PHNhbWw6QXNzZXJ0aW9uIHhtbG5...uZm8
Host: fe1.contoso.com
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: 398
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<input xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/rtc/2012/03/ucwa">
<property name="importance">Urgent</property>
<property name="operationId">74cb7404e0a247d5a2d4eb0376a47dbf</property>
<property name="subject">Skype for Business</property>
<property name="threadId">292e0aaef36c426a97757f43dda19d06</property>
<property name="to">sip:john@contoso.com</property>
</input>
XML Response
This sample is given only as an illustration of response syntax. The semantic content is not guaranteed to correspond to a valid scenario.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: /ucwa/v1/applications/192/communication/invitations/602