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Create custom user status

Creates custom user status
URL
Requires Auth
HTTP Method
api/v1/custom-user-status.create
YES
POST

Headers

Argument
Example
Required
Description
X-User-Id
myuser-name
Required
Your username hash (returned after you log in through the API)
X-Auth-Token
myauth-token
Required
Your token (returned after you log in through the API)

Example Call

curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:3000/api/v1/custom-user-status.create\
--header 'X-Auth-Token: myauth-token' \
--header 'X-User-Id: myuser-name'
-d "name=In a meeting$statusType:"

Result

Success

{
"customUserStatus": {
"_id": "EscbQinc8jmeXbpt7",
"name": "In a meeting",
"statusType": "Busy",
"_updatedAt": "2021-09-26T14:03:43.057Z"
},
"success": true
}

Errors

Any of the following errors can occur upon the endpoint.
  • Authorization: Requires an authentication token for the request to be made.
  • Name pram empty: Requires a custom user status Name.
  • The Status name already in use: Requires a unique custom user status Name.
  • Invalid status type: Requires a valid StatusType e.g. Online Busy Away Offline
Authorization
Name pram
Status name already in use
Invalid status type
{
"success": false,
"error": "unauthorized"
}
{
"success": false,
"error": "The field Name is required [error-the-field-is-required]",
"errorType": "error-the-field-is-required",
"details": {
"method": "insertOrUpdateUserStatus",
"field": "Name"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": "The custom user status name is already in use [Custom_User_Status_Error_Name_Already_In_Use]",
"errorType": "Custom_User_Status_Error_Name_Already_In_Use",
"details": {
"method": "insertOrUpdateUserStatus"
}
}
{
"success": false,
"error": "Offline is not a valid status type [error-input-is-not-a-valid-field]",
"errorType": "error-input-is-not-a-valid-field",
"details": {
"method": "insertOrUpdateUserStatus",
"input": "Offline",
"field": "StatusType"
}
}
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