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POST Moderate chat

Purge User Messages

command : The command to execute.

POST /api/v3/{appid}/chat/rooms/{roomid}/commands/purge
  • command: The command to execute. In this case, "*purge "

POST ARGUMENTS

  • userid: (required) The userid of the user owning the messages to be purged

  • byuserid: (optional) The userid of the user executing the purge command. If provided, this validates that the user executing the command has the rights to do it

Request

Parameters

Values in the path and query string.

appid path
string TalkLabs ID required

The TalkLabs application ID assigned to your account.

Example: your-app-id
roomid path
string TalkLabs ID required

The TalkLabs assigned room ID returned when the room was created.

Example: room-id
Request

JSON body

Send as application/json.

userid
string customer-defined required

The customer defined user ID from your application or identity system.

byuserid
string customer-defined
Request example
{
  "userid": "u-8842",
  "byuserid": "admin"
}
Response

Status codes

Every JSON response uses the API result envelope.

200 OK ApiResult
400 Bad Request ApiResult
403 Forbidden ApiResult
404 Not Found ApiResult
500 Internal Server Error ApiResult
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