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METHOD_SendMessage

This method sends an instant message to a recipient.
The following table describes the parameters that you can include in this method.
Parameter
Type
Required
Description
contactId
String
√
This parameter specifies the ID of the recipient to send the message to. 
message
String
√
This parameter specifies the message to send. 
messageId
String
√
This parameter specifies the ID of the message created in the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app.
dependencies
String
—
This parameter specifies the other methods that this method is dependent on. It specifies the comma delimited dependent request IDs.

BEMS
 response and notification

The following table describes the parameters that 
BEMS
 returns and the notification to send to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app when the user sends an instant message.
Parameter
Type
Description
timestamp
Sate
This parameter specifies the date that the instant message was sent. The timestamp is in Epoch UTC Unix timestamp. 
method
String
This parameter specifies the invoked method (for example, SendMessage). 
state
String
This parameter specifies the state of the request to 
BEMS
 (for example, Processing or Complete). 
chatId
String
This parameter specifies the ID of the chat to send the message to.
For the first message, the 
BEMS
 generates a StartChat to invite the contact to accept or decline a chat.

Code sample

The following code example sends a request to 
BEMS
 to send a message to "user1".
{
  "method":"SendMessage",
  "params":
    {
     "contactId":"user1@example.com",
     "message": "Are you there?",
     "messageId":"125988FKKFJFHI2345"
    },
  "id":"c5",
  "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}
If the request is successful, 
BEMS
 sends the following response to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app and processes the request.
{
  "id":"c5",
  "error":null,
  "result":
   {
     "data":
      {
        "timestamp":"189238873498795",
        "method": "SendMessage",
        "state":"PROCESSING"
      }
   },
  "jsonrpc":"2.0",
  "background":false
}
If there are no errors, 
BEMS
 sends the following notification and sends the message to the recipient.
{
 "id":"c5",
 "sequence":1018532000000017,
 "result":
   {
    "data":
     {
      "timestamp":"189238873498795",
      "chatId":"78bb705f-230a-45ad-9654-651f906621e1",
      "method":"SendMessage",
      "state":"COMPLETE"
     }
   },
  "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}
If the message times out or recipient declines the invitation, 
BEMS
 sends a MessageUpdate notification to the 
BlackBerry Connect
 app.
  • Sample notification if the invitation times out. 
    {
  "id":"s50",
  "error":
    {
      "data":
       {
        "type":"ack",
        "status":"timeout",
        "contactIds":[sip:user1@example.com],
        "messageId":"125988FKKFJFHI2345",
        "method":"MessageUpdate"
       }
    },
  "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}
  • Sample notification if the recipient declines the invitation. 
    {
  "id":"s50",
  "error":
    {
      "data":
       {
         "type":"declined",
         "status":"terminated",
         "contactIds":[sip:user1@example.com],
         "messageId":"125988FKKFJFHI2345",
         "method":"MessageUpdate"
       }
    },
 "jsonrpc":"2.0"
}