The SEND method allows you to send a JSON payload to Conversational Cloud. This method is used mainly to send a message from the consumer to the agent or to close a conversation. The connector can use this method for one action at a time as it is not a batch endpoint like the CONVERSATION endpoint. Use this method to send a text message, close a conversation, send metadata, set user profile (send SDEs) and send chat-state events (e.g. consumer is typing).

Getting Started

  1. Retrieve your domain. Use the LivePerson Domain API to retrieve this information by providing the following service name:

    • asyncMessagingEnt

  2. Note the API terms of use.

Request URI

Method URL
POST https://{domain}/api/account/{accountid}/messaging/consumer/conversation/send?v=3

Path Parameters

Name Description Type/Value
accountid LivePerson site ID string

Query Parameter

Name Description Type/Value
v The API version numeric

Request Headers

Header Description
Authorization The AppJWT token (see details here)
X-LP-ON-BEHALF The ConsumerJWS token (see details here)

Body

Description Content-Type
The JSON Payload application/json

Note: For the JSON payload, please have a look at the Messaging Window API with its integrated Request Builder to get an example of the accepted payloads. This payload would normally have the ms.PublishEvent type or the cm.UpdateConversationField type.

Example Request Body — Send A Message — JSON Payload

{
   "kind":"req",
   "id":"1",
   "type":"ms.PublishEvent",
   "body":{
      "dialogId":"{conversationId}",
      "event":{
         "type":"ContentEvent",
         "contentType":"text/plain",
         "message":"Hi from Send Message only - Send a line"
      }
   }
}

ms.PublishEvent Properties

Property Description Value/Example Type Mandatory Notes
dialogId The conversationId created by CONVERSATION request "8602832d-dce1-446b-8445-0d51f5926a42" string true Can be found in the response of CONVERSATION endpoint
type The messaging event type ContentEvent string true ContentEvent will be used for sending a text message or a file
contentType Which content is sent "text/plain" for text message string true For sending a file use "hosted/file" value. Refer here for more details.
message Text message "Hello, I need your support" string true In case of sending a file the message would be an Array of properties (caption, relative path, file type and preview data) describing the file — Refer here for more details.

Example Request Body — Consumer is Typing — JSON Payload

{
   "kind":"req",
   "id":"1",
   "type":"ms.PublishEvent",
   "body":{
      "dialogId":"{conversationId}",
      "event":{
         "type":"ChatStateEvent",
         "chatState":"COMPOSING"
      }
   }
}

ms.PublishEvent Properties

Property Description Value/Example Type Mandatory Notes
dialogId The conversationId created by CONVERSATION request "8602832d-dce1-446b-8445-0d51f5926a42" string true Can be found in the response of CONVERSATION endpoint
type The messaging event type ChatStateEvent string true  
ChatState Chat Status of the consumer "COMPOSING" - Consumer is typing String true Possible values: "ACTIVE" (user is in the chat), "INACTIVE" (e.g. Consumer navigated away but application is still open), "GONE" (e.g. Consumer closed the chat application), "COMPOSING" (Consumer is typing), "PAUSE" (Consumer has stopped typing)

Note: After sending "chatState":"COMPOSING", In order to send an indication that the consumer has stopped typing, an additional message has to be sent with a different "chatState" value than "COMPOSING". Otherwise it will keep indicating on the Agent side that the consumer is typing.

Example Request Body — Consumer has accepted the message

{
  "kind":"req",
	"id": "0",
	"type": "ms.PublishEvent",
	"body": {
		"dialogId": "{conversationId}",
		"event": {
			"type": "AcceptStatusEvent",
			"status": "ACCEPT",
			"sequenceList": [1,2]
		}
	}
}

ms.PublishEvent Properties

Property Description Value/Example Type Mandatory Notes
dialogId The conversationId created by CONVERSATION request "8602832d-dce1-446b-8445-0d51f5926a42" string true Can be found in the response of CONVERSATION endpoint
type The messaging event type "AcceptStatusEvent" string true  
status Acceptance status of the message sent by the Agent to the Consumer "ACCEPT" string true Possible values: "ACCEPT" (message was accepted by the consumer), "READ" (message was read by the consumer), "ACCESS" (Consumer has accessed the file), "NACK" (message not received), "ACTION" (used in conjunction with metadata to reply on structured content sent by the Agent)
sequenceList List of sequence values [2,3] Array of integers true See example. You can mention more than one sequence number hence the sequence list

Note: Conversational Cloud assigns a number to every message. That number controls where that message appears in the sequence. In order to refer to a specific message or group of messages, you need to pass their sequence IDs. For example, if you want to "ACCEPT" the first and second message, you will pass the sequenceList as above.

Response

Response Codes

Code Description
200 OK

Entity Example

HTTP Status Code 200

{
    "reqId": "1",
    "code": "OK",
    "body": {
        "sequence": 0
    }
}