Groups

Groups are where communities live in Protocol — they are a collection of contacts you're talking to all at once. On this page, we'll dive into the different group endpoints you can use to manage groups programmatically. We'll look at how to query, create, update, and delete groups.

The group model

The group model contains all the information about your groups, including what contacts are in the group and the group's name, description, and avatar.

Properties

Name
id
Type
string?
Description
Unique identifier for the group.
Name
name
Type
string?
Description
The name for the group.
Name
description
Type
string?
Description
The description for the group.
Name
avatar_url
Type
string?
Description
The avatar image URL for the group.
Name
conversation_id
Type
string?
Description
Unique identifier for the conversation that belongs to the group.
Name
contacts
Type
array?
Description
An array of contact objects that are members of the group.
Name
created_at
Type
timestamp?
Description
Timestamp of when the group was created.
Name
archived_at
Type
timestamp?
Description
Timestamp of when the group was archived.

GET/v1/groups

List all groups

This endpoint allows you to retrieve a paginated list of all your groups. By default, a maximum of ten groups are shown per page.

Optional attributes

Name
limit
Type
integer?
Description
Limit the number of groups returned.
Name
archived
Type
boolean?
Description
Only show groups that are archived when set to true.

Request

GET

/v1/groups

curl -G https://api.protocol.chat/v1/groups \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
  -d limit=10

Response

{
  "has_more": false,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "l7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF",
      "name": "Plaza Hotel",
      "description": "World-renowned.",
      "avatar_url": "https://assets.protocol.chat/avatars/plazahotel.jpg",
      "conversation_id": "ZYjVAbCE9g5XRlra",
      "contacts": [
        {
          "username": "Hector"
          // ...
        },
        {
          "username": "Cedric"
          // ...
        },
        {
          "username": "Hester"
          // ...
        },
        {
          "username": "Cliff"
          // ...
        }
      ],
      "created_at": 692233200,
      "archived_at": null
    },
    {
      "id": "hSIhXBhNe8X1d8Et"
      // ...
    }
  ]
}

POST/v1/groups

Create a group

This endpoint allows you to create a new group conversation between you and a group of your Protocol contacts.

Required attributes

Name
name
Type
string?
Description
The name for the group.

Optional attributes

Name
description
Type
string?
Description
The description for the group.
Name
avatar_url
Type
string?
Description
The avatar image URL for the group.
Name
contacts
Type
array?
Description
An array of contact objects that are members of the group.

Request

POST

/v1/groups

curl https://api.protocol.chat/v1/groups \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
  -d name="Plaza Hotel"

Response

{
  "id": "l7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF",
  "name": "Plaza Hotel",
  "description": null,
  "avatar_url": null,
  "conversation_id": "ZYjVAbCE9g5XRlra",
  "contacts": [],
  "created_at": 692233200,
  "archived_at": null
}

GET/v1/groups/:id

Retrieve a group

This endpoint allows you to retrieve a group by providing the group id. Refer to the list at the top of this page to see which properties are included with group objects.

Request

GET

/v1/groups/L7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF

curl https://api.protocol.chat/v1/groups/L7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}"

Response

{
  "id": "l7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF",
  "name": "Plaza Hotel",
  "description": "World-renowned.",
  "avatar_url": "https://assets.protocol.chat/avatars/plazahotel.jpg",
  "conversation_id": "ZYjVAbCE9g5XRlra",
  "contacts": [
    {
      "username": "Hector"
      // ...
    },
    {
      "username": "Cedric"
      // ...
    },
    {
      "username": "Hester"
      // ...
    },
    {
      "username": "Cliff"
      // ...
    }
  ],
  "created_at": 692233200,
  "archived_at": null
}

PUT/v1/groups/:id

Update a group

This endpoint allows you to perform an update on a group. Examples of updates are changing the name, description, and avatar or adding and removing contacts from the group.

Optional attributes

Name
name
Type
string?
Description
The new name for the group.
Name
description
Type
string?
Description
The new description for the group.
Name
avatar_url
Type
string?
Description
The new avatar image URL for the group.
Name
contacts
Type
array?
Description
An array of contact objects that are members of the group.
Name
archived_at
Type
timestamp?
Description
Timestamp of when the group was archived.

Request

PUT

/v1/groups/L7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF

curl -X PUT https://api.protocol.chat/v1/groups/L7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
  -d description="The finest in New York."

Response

{
  "id": "l7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF",
  "name": "Plaza Hotel",
  "description": "The finest in New York.",
  "avatar_url": "https://assets.protocol.chat/avatars/plazahotel.jpg",
  "conversation_id": "ZYjVAbCE9g5XRlra",
  "contacts": [
    {
      "username": "Hector"
      // ...
    },
    {
      "username": "Cedric"
      // ...
    },
    {
      "username": "Hester"
      // ...
    },
    {
      "username": "Cliff"
      // ...
    }
  ],
  "created_at": 692233200,
  "archived_at": null
},

DELETE/v1/groups/:id

Delete a group

This endpoint allows you to delete groups. Note: This will permanently delete the group, including the messages — archive it instead if you want to be able to restore it later.

Request

DELETE

/v1/groups/L7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF

curl -X DELETE https://api.protocol.chat/v1/groups/L7cGNIBKZiNJ6wqF \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}"