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Send batch messages

POST
/workspaces/{workspaceId}/channels/{channelId}/batch/messages
The send batch messages endpoint allows sending a batch up to 100 messages to a channel. The messages are accepted for validation and processed asynchronously. Messages that fail validation are rejected, and the failure is attached to the message. The response will return a batch ID which can be used to retrieve the messages that were in the batch.
Payload della richiesta
messageRequests
array of object
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messageRequests.sender
object
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messageRequests.sender.connector
object
obbligatorio
The sender of the message. For email messages, the sender is used to override the default sender username.
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messageRequests.sender.connector.identifierValue
string
obbligatorio
The identifier value of the sender.
messageRequests.sender.connector.annotations
object
Annotations are used to add additional information to a message. For email messages, it can be used to specify a custom sender name.
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messageRequests.sender.connector.annotations.name
string
messageRequests.receiver
object
obbligatorio
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messageRequests.receiver.contacts
array of object
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messageRequests.receiver.contacts.id
string
The ID of the receiver. This is a reference to a contact.
messageRequests.receiver.contacts.identifierKey
string
The identifier key for finding the contact. For WhatsApp channels with BSUID support, use whatsappbsuid to send to a contact by their Business-Scoped User ID without needing to know the channel's portfolio ID.
messageRequests.receiver.contacts.identifierValue
string
The identifier value for finding the contact.
messageRequests.receiver.contacts.type
string
The type of the receiver.
Possible values: cc, bcc, to
messageRequests.receiver.contacts.identifiers
array of object
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messageRequests.receiver.contacts.identifiers.identifierKey
string
obbligatorio
The identifier key for finding the contact.
messageRequests.receiver.contacts.identifiers.identifierValue
string
obbligatorio
The identifier value for finding the contact.
messageRequests.receiver.contacts.platformAddress
string
The value that is used to send the message to the platform.
messageRequests.receiver.contacts.platformAddressSelector
string
An expression that defines how we resolve the platform address (e.g. phone number or email address) from a contact. This is an optional override for the default resolution logic (i.e. sending to the first identifier key-value pair for the relevant platform).
messageRequests.reference
string
A reference to the message. This can be used to identify the message in the channel.
messageRequests.template
object
obbligatorio
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messageRequests.template.name
string
The platform name of the template.
messageRequests.template.projectId
string
the ID of the project from the project from Studio
messageRequests.template.version
string
The version of the template.
messageRequests.template.locale
string
messageRequests.template.attachments
array of object
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messageRequests.template.attachments.mediaUrl
string
obbligatorio
The URL of the attachment.
messageRequests.template.attachments.filename
string
obbligatorio
The filename of the attachment.
messageRequests.template.attachments.inline
boolean
messageRequests.template.shortLinks
object
SMS link shortening options.
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messageRequests.template.shortLinks.enabled
boolean
Enables link shortening for SMS messages.
messageRequests.template.shortLinks.domain
string
The domain to use when shortening links. When set to default, uses the default link shortening domain for the workspace.
messageRequests.template.variables
object
Deprecated: Use parameters instead (string parameter for variables). This property is maintained for backward compatibility but will be removed in a future version.
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messageRequests.template.variables.default
string
messageRequests.template.utmParameters
array of object
The list of UTM parameters.
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messageRequests.template.utmParameters.key
string
obbligatorio
The name of the parameter in the query string.
messageRequests.template.utmParameters.value
string
obbligatorio
The static value of the parameter. Mutually exclusive with Reference.
messageRequests.template.parameters
array of object
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messageRequests.template.parameters.type
string
obbligatorio
Possible values: string
messageRequests.template.parameters.key
string
obbligatorio
messageRequests.template.parameters.value
string
messageRequests.template.settings
object
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messageRequests.template.settings.disallowMmLite
boolean
This is specific for WhatsApp marketing templates and requires MM Lite to be disabled for the WABAID.
messageRequests.meta
object
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messageRequests.meta.extraInformation
object
Free-form metadata. The useCase key (marketing, otp, transactional, or conversation) classifies the message and affects handling such as routing, frequency capping, email deliverability, and the messaging type/tag used on Meta channels (Messenger, Instagram).
messageRequests.meta.referral
object
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messageRequests.meta.referral.source
string
messageRequests.meta.referral.title
string
messageRequests.meta.referral.text
string
messageRequests.meta.referral.group
string
messageRequests.meta.referral.metadata
object
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messageRequests.meta.referral.metadata.source_id
string
messageRequests.meta.referral.metadata.source_url
string
messageRequests.meta.referral.metadata.media_url
string
messageRequests.meta.referral.metadata.tracking_id
string
messageRequests.meta.order
object
The order object contains information about the purchase order.
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messageRequests.meta.order.products
array of object
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messageRequests.meta.order.products.externalCatalogId
string
The platform-specific catalog ID of the product.
messageRequests.meta.order.products.externalProductId
string
The platform-specific product ID.
messageRequests.meta.order.products.quantity
integer
The number of items purchased.
messageRequests.meta.order.products.price
object
The price of the product.
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messageRequests.meta.order.products.price.amount
integer
messageRequests.meta.order.products.price.exponent
integer
messageRequests.meta.order.products.price.currencyCode
string
messageRequests.meta.referredProduct
object
Referred product in an incoming message.
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messageRequests.meta.referredProduct.externalCatalogId
string
The platform-specific catalog ID of the product.
messageRequests.meta.referredProduct.externalProductId
string
The platform-specific product ID.
messageRequests.meta.email
object
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messageRequests.meta.email.subject
string
messageRequests.meta.email.headers
object
messageRequests.meta.email.from
object
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messageRequests.meta.email.from.username
string
messageRequests.meta.email.from.displayName
string
messageRequests.meta.sms
object
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messageRequests.meta.sms.smartEncoding
boolean
When enabled, attempts to transliterate Unicode characters to GSM-7 equivalents. If the resulting text is fully GSM-7 compatible, fewer message segments may be required. The original message body is preserved; transliteration is only applied when sending.
messageRequests.meta.pushNotifications
object
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messageRequests.meta.pushNotifications.gatewayTypeOverride
string
Possible values: apns, firebase, web
messageRequests.meta.navigatorId
string
messageRequests.meta.navigatorMessageId
string
messageRequests.meta.flow
object
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messageRequests.meta.flow.id
string
messageRequests.meta.flow.name
string
messageRequests.meta.flow.stepId
string
messageRequests.meta.flow.runId
string
messageRequests.meta.journey
object
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messageRequests.meta.journey.id
string
messageRequests.meta.journey.name
string
messageRequests.meta.journey.stepId
string
messageRequests.meta.journey.runId
string
messageRequests.meta.campaign
object
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messageRequests.meta.campaign.id
string
messageRequests.meta.campaign.name
string
messageRequests.replyTo
object
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messageRequests.replyTo.id
string
obbligatorio
The ID of the message that is being replied to.
messageRequests.replyTo.order
integer
The order of the message in the conversation.
messageRequests.replyTo.type
string
obbligatorio
Possible values: message, click, referrals
messageRequests.notification
object
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messageRequests.notification.url
string
A custom webhook url to send events to. Note: you should have a created webhook subscription. Refer to the Notifications API to learn how to create a webhook subscription.
messageRequests.capFrequency
boolean
If set to true, the frequency capping settings of the platform will be used to either allow or reject the message to a contact. Can only be set to true if the message is sent to a contact and .meta.extraInformation.useCase is marketing.
messageRequests.enableLinkTracking
boolean
If set to true, UTM parameters will be appended to the links in the message. For SMS channels, the shortLinks property must also be included in the request to enable link tracking.
messageRequests.ignoreQuietHours
boolean
If set to true, quiet hours settings will be ignored and the message will be sent as soon as possible.
messageRequests.ignoreGlobalHoldout
boolean
Do not check if the recipient is part of global holdout. To be used to send transactional messages.
messageRequests.tags
array of string
Tags to associate with the message. Tags are converted to lower case and tags that do not exist are automatically created. You can view your created tags in the UI. You can specify up to 10 tags per message.
messageRequests.shortLinks
object
SMS link shortening options. Must be included in the request for SMS channels when enableLinkTracking is set to true. When using templates, please refer to the template level shortLinks instead.
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messageRequests.shortLinks.domain
string
obbligatorio
The domain to use when shortening links. When set to default, uses the default link shortening domain for the workspace.
messageRequests.scheduledFor
string
Scheduled time to send message at. Must be formated as RFC3339 timestamp. When set, the message status will be scheduled until it's sent. Messages scheduled for a time in the past or within 10 minutes of the request may be sent immediately. Messages scheduled farther than 35 days will be rejected.
messageRequests.validity
integer
Validity determines for how many seconds a message is valid. If none is provided, the channel message type will be used to determine it. A promotional, conversational or transactional channel message is valid for 36 hours (129600 seconds). A message sent from a 2FA channel is valid for 10 minutes (600 seconds).
Payload della risposta
id
string
obbligatorio
The ID of the batch.
messages
array of object
obbligatorio
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messages.id
string
The ID of the message.
Esempio di codice
curl -X POST 'https://api.bird.com/workspaces/{workspaceId}/channels/{channelId}/batch/messages' \
  -H 'Authorization: AccessKey YOUR_ACCESS_KEY'

Examples

Let's establish some of our data that will be used in the following examples:
  • Workspace ID: a1405560-c8d3-4b1a-877d-3f449ad95352
  • AccessKey: abcd
  • Channel ID: a1405560-c8d3-4b1a-877d-3f449ad95352

Send batch of messages

In this example, we're sending multiple SMS messages to different receivers using variations of content.
Esempio di codice
curl -X POST "https://api.bird.com/workspaces/a1405560-c8d3-4b1a-877d-3f449ad95352/channels/a1405560-c8d3-4b1a-877d-3f449ad95352/batch/messages" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: AccessKey abcd" \
-d '{
    "messageRequests": [
        {
            "receiver": {
                "contacts": [
                    {
                        "identifierValue": "channels@messagebird.com"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "body": {
                "type": "text",
                "text": {
                    "text": "Hey, I am a simple text message"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "receiver": {
                "contacts": [
                    {
                        "identifierValue": "channels+1@messagebird.com"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "template": {
                "projectId": "4b7e08a9-5d0e-4e56-aaf1-cd0bfa29d431",
                "version": "fe72e43f-340e-4d41-9a9e-a136278ebb04",
                "locale": "en"
            }
        },
        {
            "receiver": {
                "contacts": [
                    {
                        "identifierValue": "channels+2@messagebird.com"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "body": {
                "type": "text",
                "text": {
                    "text": "Hey, I am a scheduled message"
                }
            },
            "scheduledFor": "2024-11-26T15:00:00.000Z"
        }
    ]
}'
Batch messages can be monitored using Retrieving messages endpoints by providing the batchID returned in the response. This allows you to check if any messages within the batch failed. Messages with a rejected status will emit events, containing detailed failure codes, enabling you to identify and address issues efficiently. For more details on how to subscribe to these events, refer to the Notifications API documentation.