Overview

Send a message

Sends a text or file message to a channel.

Send a critical alert message to iOS device users

Sends a critical alert notification to iOS devices even when Mute or Do Not Disturb feature is on.

Send an admin message

Sends a message from an admin to a channel on the Sendbird Dashboard or using the Chat Platform API.

Track file upload progress using a handler

Tracks the progress of a file upload.

Cancel an in-progress file upload

Cancels a file upload that hasn't been completed yet.

Share an encrypted file

Encrypts files and thumbnail images for secure access to users in a channel.

Spam flood protection

Customizes the number of messages a user can send to a channel per second.

Smart throttling

Customizes the number of messages displayed in a channel per second.

Receive messages in a channel

Receives messages sent by other users in a channel through the channel event handler.

Create a message thread

Sends a reply to a specific message in a channel. This can create a message thread.

List replies in a message thread

Retrieves replies to a parent message.

Retrieve a message

Retrieves a specific message in a channel.

Retrieve the last message of a channel

Retrieves the last message in a channel.

Search messages by a keyword

Retrieves a list of messages that contain a search query or a specified keyword.

Copy a message

Copies a message in a channel and sends it to the same channel or another channel.

Update a message

Updates a text or file message in a channel. Users can only update their own messages. Operators can update any messages in the channel.

Delete a message

Deletes a text or file message in a channel. Users can only delete their own messages. Operators can delete any messages in the channel.

React to a message

Adds an emoji to a message.

Clear the chat history in a channel

Clears the chat history from the channel view of the current user. Messages aren't deleted from the Sendbird system's database and other users in the channel can still view all the messages in their own channel view.

Send typing indicators to other users

Indicates to other users in the channel that a user is typing up a message to the channel.

Display Open Graph tags in a message

Displays a URL link preview when a message contains a web page URL.

Generate thumbnails of a file message

Creates a thunmbnail of an image file.

Load previous messages

Retrieves a set number of previous messages in a channel.

Load messages by timestamp or message ID

Retrieves a set number of messages sent to the channel before or after a specified timestamp or message ID.

List changelogs of messages

Retrieves message changelogs by timestamp or token.

Mark messages as read

Marks messages in a channel as read when a user enters the channel or brings the opened channel view to the foreground.

Mark messages as delivered

Marks messages as delivered when a user who is online receives messages from the Sendbird server.

Mention other users in a message

Includes other users in the channel in a message.

Create a poll

Creates a poll with at least one poll option and sends as a user message.

Retrieve a poll

Retrieves a specific poll in a channel.

Update a poll

Updates a poll in a channel.

Delete a poll

Deletes a poll in a channel.

Close a poll

Closes a poll in a channel.

Add a poll option

Adds a voting option for a poll in a channel.

Retrieve a poll option

Retrieves a specific poll option in a channel.

Update a poll option

Updates a poll option in a channel.

Delete a poll option

Deletes a poll option in a channel.

Cast or cancel a vote

Adds or removes a vote from a poll option.

Retrieve a list of polls

Retrieves a list of polls in a channel.

Retrieve a list of voters

Retrieves a list of voters of a poll in a channel.

List changelogs of polls

List changelogs of polls by specifying a timestamp or a token.

Retrieve number of unread messages in a channel

Retrieves the number of messages in a channel a user hasn't read.

Retrieve number of unread messages in all channels

Retrieves the number of messages a user hasn't read in all channels they are in.

Retrieve number of channels with unread messages

Retrieves the number of channels where a user hasn't read one or more messages.

Retrieve number of members who haven’t received a message

Retrieves the number of users in a channel who have yet to receive a specific message.

Retrieve number of members who haven’t read a message

Retrieves the number of users in a channel who haven't read a specific message.

Retrieve number of unread items

Retrieves the number of messages a user hasn't read, unread messages a user is mentioned in, and invitations to group and Supergroup channels a user has received.

Categorize messages by custom type

Specifies a custom message type to search or filter messages by.

Add extra data to a message

Adds one or more key-value items to a message to add extra information.

Auto-translate messages

Translates messages into specified languages and sends to channel.

Translate messages on-demand

Translates messages according to user needs.

Translation engine

Sendbird’s message auto-translation and on-demand features are powered by Google Cloud Translation API's recognition engine. The recognition engine supports a wide variety of languages for the Neural Machine Translation (NMT) model.