API Method DirectMessageSend

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An outbound direct message method which sends a direct message (with optional attachments) from the authenticated user to one or more recipients.

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Fields

Please refer to the Interactive API for a list of the fields for this method.

Code Samples

Language Source Code Examples
C#
Java 


   public void TalkToUpdox() throws Exception {
       String uri = "https://updoxqa.com/io/DirectMessageSend";
       ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
       Map<String,Object> messageData = BuildMessage();
       String jsonData = mapper.writeValueAsString(messageData);
       HttpResponse httpResponse = SendReceiveJSON(jsonData, uri);
       HttpEntity responseEntity = httpResponse.getEntity();
       String response = EntityUtils.toString(responseEntity);
       JsonNode actualObj = mapper.readTree(response);
 
       System.out.println(actualObj.get("responseCode"));
       System.out.println(actualObj.get("responseMessage"));
   }
 
   private Map<String,Object> BuildMessage() throws Exception
   {
       Map<String,Object> messageData = new HashMap();
       List<String> to = new ArrayList<String>();
       to.add("dublin@direct.updoxqa.com");
       messageData.put("to",to);
       messageData.put("subject","Test Subject");
       messageData.put("textMessage","Test message body");
       List<Map<String,String>> attachments = new ArrayList<Map<String,String>>();
       Map<String,String> attachment = new HashMap();
       attachment.put("content", "CgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg
VEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRF
U1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lT
QVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJ
U0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg
VEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRF
U1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lT
QVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJ
U0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg
VEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRF
U1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lT
QVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJ
U0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg
VEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg");
       attachment.put("mimeType", "text/plain");
       attachment.put("fileName", "test.txt");
       attachments.add(attachment);
       Map<String,String>[] attachmentMap = attachments.toArray(new HashMap[attachments.size()]);
       messageData.put("attachments", attachmentMap);
       Map<String,String> authData = new HashMap();
       authData.put("applicationId", "updox");
       authData.put("applicationPassword", "password");
       authData.put("accountId", "605");
       authData.put("userId", "605");
       messageData.put("auth", authData);
       return messageData;
   }
 
   private HttpResponse SendReceiveJSON(String jsonData, String uri) throws Exception {
       HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
       HttpResponse response = null;
       StringEntity params = new StringEntity(jsonData);
       try {
           HttpPost request = new HttpPost(uri);
           request.addHeader("content-type", "application/json");
           request.setEntity(params);
           response = httpClient.execute(request);
       } catch (Exception ex) {
           // handle exception here
       } finally {
           httpClient.getConnectionManager().shutdown();
       }
       return response;
   }

Sample Request and Response

Request 

{
   "to": [
       "dublin@direct.updoxqa.com"
   ],
   "subject": "Test subject",
   "textMessage": "Test message body",
   "attachments": [
       {
           "content": "CgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg
VEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRF
U1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lT
QVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJ
U0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg
VEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRF
U1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lT
QVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJ
U0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg
VEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRF
U1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lT
QVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJ
U0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg
VEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1QgVEhJU0lTQVRFU1Qg",
           "mimeType": "text/plain",
           "fileName": "test.txt"
       }
   ],
   "auth": {
       "applicationId": "updox",
       "applicationPassword": "password",
       "accountId": "605",
       "userId": "605"
   }

}

Response 

{
   "successful": true,
   "responseMessage": "OK",
   "responseCode": 2000,
   "recipient": "contact:227683",
   "name": "dublin@direct.updoxqa.com",
   "directAddress": "dublin@direct.updoxqa.com",
   "reason": null,
   "messageId": 251802

}

Error Codes

In addition to the General Error Set, this method may return:

4640: direct address error: invalid direct address
4641: direct address error: no direct address found for this user
4650: direct error: send failed
4651: direct error: send failed and/or invalid direct address
Note that when a 4650 error code is returned, the "reason" field will contain a text description of the reason the message failed to send.