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Message

Messages represent messages synced from connected chat providers in Lightfield. Read responses are visibility-aware and may be redacted based on the caller.

Retrieve a message
client.message.retrieve(stringid, RequestOptionsoptions?): MessageRetrieveResponse { id, accessLevel, createdAt, 6 more }
GET/v1/messages/{id}
List messages
client.message.list(MessageListParams { limit, offset } query?, RequestOptionsoptions?): MessageListResponse { data, object, totalCount }
GET/v1/messages
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MessageListResponse { data, object, totalCount }
data: Array<Data>

Array of message objects for the current page.

id: string

Unique identifier for the entity.

accessLevel: "FULL" | "METADATA"

The caller’s resolved access level for this message.

One of the following:
"FULL"
"METADATA"
createdAt: string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.

fields: Record<string, Fields>

Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with $ (e.g. $name, $email); custom attributes use their bare slug.

value: string | number | boolean | 3 more | null

The field value, or null if unset.

One of the following:
string
number
boolean
Array<string>
Address { city, country, latitude, 5 more }
city?: string | null

City name.

country?: string | null

2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

latitude?: number | null

Latitude coordinate.

longitude?: number | null

Longitude coordinate.

postalCode?: string | null

Postal or ZIP code.

state?: string | null

State or province.

street?: string | null

Street address line 1.

street2?: string | null

Street address line 2.

FullName { firstName, lastName }
firstName?: string | null

The contact’s first name.

lastName?: string | null

The contact’s last name.

valueType: "ADDRESS" | "CHECKBOX" | "CURRENCY" | 12 more

The data type of the field.

One of the following:
"ADDRESS"
"CHECKBOX"
"CURRENCY"
"DATETIME"
"EMAIL"
"FULL_NAME"
"MARKDOWN"
"MULTI_SELECT"
"NUMBER"
"SINGLE_SELECT"
"SOCIAL_HANDLE"
"TELEPHONE"
"TEXT"
"URL"
"HTML"
objectType: "message"

Always message.

relationships: Record<string, Relationships>

Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with $ (e.g. $owner, $contact). A self-referential relationship keeps its merged values and includes optional directional values. List filters select the current record’s role with :asSource or :asDestination, for example ?parent:asSource[contains]=account_id.

cardinality: string

Whether the relationship is has_one or has_many.

objectType: string

The type of the related object (e.g. account, contact).

values: Array<string>

IDs of the related entities.

directions?: Directions { asDestination, asSource }

Directional values for a self-referential relationship. List filters use the relationship key with :asSource or :asDestination; writes continue to use the bare key.

asDestination: AsDestination { cardinality, values }

The current record is the destination (incoming) endpoint.

cardinality: "HAS_ONE" | "HAS_MANY"

Whether this endpoint direction is HAS_ONE or HAS_MANY.

One of the following:
"HAS_ONE"
"HAS_MANY"
values: Array<string>

IDs of the related entities in this direction.

asSource: AsSource { cardinality, values }

The current record is the source (outgoing) endpoint.

cardinality: "HAS_ONE" | "HAS_MANY"

Whether this endpoint direction is HAS_ONE or HAS_MANY.

One of the following:
"HAS_ONE"
"HAS_MANY"
values: Array<string>

IDs of the related entities in this direction.

updatedAt: string | null

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.

externalId?: string | null

External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.

object: string

The object type, always "list".

totalCount: number

Total number of entities matching the query.

minimum0
maximum9007199254740991
MessageRetrieveResponse { id, accessLevel, createdAt, 6 more }
id: string

Unique identifier for the entity.

accessLevel: "FULL" | "METADATA"

The caller’s resolved access level for this message.

One of the following:
"FULL"
"METADATA"
createdAt: string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.

fields: Record<string, Fields>

Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with $ (e.g. $name, $email); custom attributes use their bare slug.

value: string | number | boolean | 3 more | null

The field value, or null if unset.

One of the following:
string
number
boolean
Array<string>
Address { city, country, latitude, 5 more }
city?: string | null

City name.

country?: string | null

2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

latitude?: number | null

Latitude coordinate.

longitude?: number | null

Longitude coordinate.

postalCode?: string | null

Postal or ZIP code.

state?: string | null

State or province.

street?: string | null

Street address line 1.

street2?: string | null

Street address line 2.

FullName { firstName, lastName }
firstName?: string | null

The contact’s first name.

lastName?: string | null

The contact’s last name.

valueType: "ADDRESS" | "CHECKBOX" | "CURRENCY" | 12 more

The data type of the field.

One of the following:
"ADDRESS"
"CHECKBOX"
"CURRENCY"
"DATETIME"
"EMAIL"
"FULL_NAME"
"MARKDOWN"
"MULTI_SELECT"
"NUMBER"
"SINGLE_SELECT"
"SOCIAL_HANDLE"
"TELEPHONE"
"TEXT"
"URL"
"HTML"
objectType: "message"

Always message.

relationships: Record<string, Relationships>

Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with $ (e.g. $owner, $contact). A self-referential relationship keeps its merged values and includes optional directional values. List filters select the current record’s role with :asSource or :asDestination, for example ?parent:asSource[contains]=account_id.

cardinality: string

Whether the relationship is has_one or has_many.

objectType: string

The type of the related object (e.g. account, contact).

values: Array<string>

IDs of the related entities.

directions?: Directions { asDestination, asSource }

Directional values for a self-referential relationship. List filters use the relationship key with :asSource or :asDestination; writes continue to use the bare key.

asDestination: AsDestination { cardinality, values }

The current record is the destination (incoming) endpoint.

cardinality: "HAS_ONE" | "HAS_MANY"

Whether this endpoint direction is HAS_ONE or HAS_MANY.

One of the following:
"HAS_ONE"
"HAS_MANY"
values: Array<string>

IDs of the related entities in this direction.

asSource: AsSource { cardinality, values }

The current record is the source (outgoing) endpoint.

cardinality: "HAS_ONE" | "HAS_MANY"

Whether this endpoint direction is HAS_ONE or HAS_MANY.

One of the following:
"HAS_ONE"
"HAS_MANY"
values: Array<string>

IDs of the related entities in this direction.

updatedAt: string | null

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.

externalId?: string | null

External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.