# Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd # Copyright 2023 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Matrix Client-Server message event send API version: 1.0.0 paths: "/rooms/{roomId}/send/{eventType}/{txnId}": put: summary: Send a message event to the given room. description: |- This endpoint is used to send a message event to a room. Message events allow access to historical events and pagination, making them suited for "once-off" activity in a room. The body of the request should be the content object of the event; the fields in this object will vary depending on the type of event. See [Room Events](/client-server-api/#room-events) for the m. event specification. operationId: sendMessage security: - accessToken: [] parameters: - in: path name: roomId description: The room to send the event to. required: true example: "!636q39766251:example.com" schema: type: string - in: path name: eventType description: The type of event to send. required: true example: m.room.message schema: type: string - in: path name: txnId description: |- The [transaction ID](/client-server-api/#transaction-identifiers) for this event. Clients should generate an ID unique across requests with the same access token; it will be used by the server to ensure idempotency of requests. required: true example: "35" schema: type: string requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object example: { "msgtype": "m.text", "body": "hello" } required: true responses: "200": description: An ID for the sent event. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: event_id: type: string description: A unique identifier for the event. required: - event_id examples: response: value: { "event_id": "$YUwRidLecu:example.com" } "400": description: |- The request is invalid. A [standard error response](/client-server-api/#standard-error-response) will be returned. As well as the normal common error codes, other reasons for rejection include: - `M_DUPLICATE_ANNOTATION`: The request is an attempt to send a [duplicate annotation](/client-server-api/#avoiding-duplicate-annotations). content: application/json: schema: $ref: definitions/errors/error.yaml tags: - Room participation servers: - url: "{protocol}://{hostname}{basePath}" variables: protocol: enum: - http - https default: https hostname: default: localhost:8008 basePath: default: /_matrix/client/v3 components: securitySchemes: $ref: definitions/security.yaml