Add Users to Channel

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/api/v1/channels.invite

Add a user or bulk users to a channel.

For a user to invite other users, they must match at least one of the following premises:

  • The user is part of a room of any type and has the add-user-to-joined-room permission.
  • The user is part of a public room (t: 'c') and has the add-user-to-any-c-room permission.
  • The user is part of a private room (t: 'p') and has the add-user-to-any-p-room permission.

Changelog

Version Description
0.48.0 Added
Header parameters
X-Auth-Token
stringRequired

The authToken of the authenticated user.

ExampleRScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f
X-User-Id
stringRequired

The userId of the authenticated user.

ExamplerbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ
Body parameters
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object
OneOf
object
object
roomId
string Required

The channel's ID.

ExamplenSYqWzZ4GsKTX4dyK
userId
string Required

The user id to be invited.

ExampleByehQjC44FwMeiLbX
object
object
roomId
string Required

The channel's id

ExamplenSYqWzZ4GsKTX4dyK
userIds
Array of object Required

An array of the userId of users to be invited

object
type
string
value
string

You can enter the user ID of one user or add multiple users. Use any one of the objects above as the body parameters.

Responses
200

OK

Add bulk users
{
  "channel": {
    "_id": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
    "ts": "2016-11-30T21:23:04.737Z",
    "t": "c",
    "name": "testing",
    "usernames": [
      "testing",
      "testing1"
    ],
    "msgs": 1,
    "_updatedAt": "2016-12-09T12:50:51.575Z",
    "lm": "2016-12-09T12:50:51.555Z"
  },
  "success": true
}
Add a user
{
  "channel": {
    "_id": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
    "ts": "2016-11-30T21:23:04.737Z",
    "t": "c",
    "name": "testing",
    "usernames": "testing",
    "msgs": 1,
    "_updatedAt": "2016-12-09T12:50:51.575Z",
    "lm": "2016-12-09T12:50:51.555Z"
  },
  "success": true
}
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object
channel
object
_id
string
fname
string
customFields
object
description
string
broadcast
boolean
encrypted
boolean
federated
boolean
name
string
t
string
msgs
integer
usersCount
integer
u
object
_id
string
username
string
ts
string
ro
boolean
default
boolean
sysMes
boolean
_updatedAt
string
lm
string
lastMessage
object
_id
string
t
string
msg
string
groupable
boolean
blocks
Array of object
object
type
string
blockId
string
callId
string
appId
string
ts
string
u
object
_id
string
username
string
name
string
rid
string
_updatedAt
string
urls
Array of object
object
mentions
Array of object
object
channels
Array of object
object
success
boolean
401

Unauthorized

Authorization Error
{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "You must be logged in to do this."
}
object
status
string
message
string