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use chilkat();

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("<access_token>");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpNoBody("POST","message&recipients=<USER1_ID>,<USER2_ID>",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);

$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "body": {
#     "isRichText": null,
#     "messageSegments": [
#     ],
#     "text": "This is a private message"
#   },
#   "conversationId": "03M...",
#   "conversationUrl": "/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/me/conversations/03M...",
#   "id": "03J...",
#   "recipients": [
#     {
#       "additionalLabel": null,
#       "communityNickname": "automatedprocess",
#       "companyName": "Salesforce",
#       "displayName": "Automated Process",
#       "firstName": "Automated",
#       "id": "005...",
#       "isActive": true,
#       "isInThisCommunity": true,
#       "lastName": "Process",
#       "motif": {
#         "color": "1B96FF",
#         "largeIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile64.png",
#         "mediumIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile32.png",
#         "smallIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile16.png",
#         "svgIconUrl": null
#       },
#       "mySubscription": null,
#       "name": "Automated Process",
#       "outOfOffice": {
#         "message": ""
#       },
#       "photo": {
#         "fullEmailPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/img/userprofile/default_profile_200_v2.png?fromEmail=1",
#         "largePhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/005/F",
#         "mediumPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/005/M",
#         "photoVersionId": null,
#         "smallPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/005/T",
#         "standardEmailPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/img/userprofile/default_profile_45_v2.png?fromEmail=1",
#         "url": "/services/data/v58.0/connect/user-profiles/005.../photo"
#       },
#       "reputation": null,
#       "title": null,
#       "type": "User",
#       "url": "/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/005...",
#       "userType": "System"
#     },
#     {
#       "additionalLabel": null,
#       "communityNickname": "User1696423780773910041",
#       "companyName": "Salesforce",
#       "displayName": "Name",
#       "firstName": "FirstName",
#       "id": "005...",
#       "isActive": true,
#       "isInThisCommunity": true,
#       "lastName": "Name",
#       "motif": {
#         "color": "1B96FF",
#         "largeIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile64.png",
#         "mediumIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile32.png",
#         "smallIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile16.png",
#         "svgIconUrl": null
#       },
#       "mySubscription": null,
#       "name": "Name",
#       "outOfOffice": {
#         "message": ""
#       },
#       "photo": {
#         "fullEmailPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/ncsphoto/1wsMlOd3tVC7boygqBO8wMT9KzA0D6tqzpbs-Uw0IogXzXAXaYKJnuWCNQmXymRq?fromEmail=1",
#         "largePhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../F",
#         "mediumPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../M",
#         "photoVersionId": "729...",
#         "smallPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../T",
#         "standardEmailPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/ncsphoto/1wsMlOd3tVC7boygqBO8wMT9KzA0D6tqzpbs-Uw0Ioi-dtynkoFWsl46as__TDFU?fromEmail=1",
#         "url": "/services/data/v58.0/connect/user-profiles/005.../photo"
#       },
#       "reputation": null,
#       "title": null,
#       "type": "User",
#       "url": "/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/005...",
#       "userType": "Internal"
#     }
#   ],
#   "sender": {
#     "additionalLabel": null,
#     "communityNickname": "User1696423780773910041",
#     "companyName": "Salesforce",
#     "displayName": "Name",
#     "firstName": "Firstname",
#     "id": "005...",
#     "isActive": true,
#     "isInThisCommunity": true,
#     "lastName": "Name",
#     "motif": {
#       "color": "1B96FF",
#       "largeIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile64.png",
#       "mediumIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile32.png",
#       "smallIconUrl": "/img/icon/profile16.png",
#       "svgIconUrl": null
#     },
#     "mySubscription": null,
#     "name": "Name",
#     "outOfOffice": {
#       "message": ""
#     },
#     "photo": {
#       "fullEmailPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/ncsphoto/1wsMlOd3tVC7boygqBO8wMT9KzA0D6tqzpbs-Uw0IogXzXAXaYKJnuWCNQmXymRq?fromEmail=1",
#       "largePhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../F",
#       "mediumPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../M",
#       "photoVersionId": "729...",
#       "smallPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../T",
#       "standardEmailPhotoUrl": "https://<my_domain>/ncsphoto/1wsMlOd3tVC7boygqBO8wMT9KzA0D6tqzpbs-Uw0Ioi-dtynkoFWsl46as__TDFU?fromEmail=1",
#       "url": "/services/data/v58.0/connect/user-profiles/005.../photo"
#     },
#     "reputation": null,
#     "title": null,
#     "type": "User",
#     "url": "/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/005...",
#     "userType": "Internal"
#   },
#   "sendingCommunity": null,
#   "sentDate": "<datetime>",
#   "url": "/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/me/messages/03J..."
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

$IsRichText = $jResp->stringOf("body.isRichText");
$Text = $jResp->stringOf("body.text");
$conversationId = $jResp->stringOf("conversationId");
$conversationUrl = $jResp->stringOf("conversationUrl");
$id = $jResp->stringOf("id");
$AdditionalLabel = $jResp->stringOf("sender.additionalLabel");
$CommunityNickname = $jResp->stringOf("sender.communityNickname");
$CompanyName = $jResp->stringOf("sender.companyName");
$DisplayName = $jResp->stringOf("sender.displayName");
$FirstName = $jResp->stringOf("sender.firstName");
$Id = $jResp->stringOf("sender.id");
$IsActive = $jResp->BoolOf("sender.isActive");
$IsInThisCommunity = $jResp->BoolOf("sender.isInThisCommunity");
$LastName = $jResp->stringOf("sender.lastName");
$Color = $jResp->stringOf("sender.motif.color");
$LargeIconUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.motif.largeIconUrl");
$MediumIconUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.motif.mediumIconUrl");
$SmallIconUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.motif.smallIconUrl");
$SvgIconUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.motif.svgIconUrl");
$MySubscription = $jResp->stringOf("sender.mySubscription");
$Name = $jResp->stringOf("sender.name");
$Message = $jResp->stringOf("sender.outOfOffice.message");
$FullEmailPhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.photo.fullEmailPhotoUrl");
$LargePhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.photo.largePhotoUrl");
$MediumPhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.photo.mediumPhotoUrl");
$PhotoVersionId = $jResp->stringOf("sender.photo.photoVersionId");
$SmallPhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.photo.smallPhotoUrl");
$StandardEmailPhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.photo.standardEmailPhotoUrl");
$v_Url = $jResp->stringOf("sender.photo.url");
$Reputation = $jResp->stringOf("sender.reputation");
$Title = $jResp->stringOf("sender.title");
$v_Type = $jResp->stringOf("sender.type");
$senderUrl = $jResp->stringOf("sender.url");
$UserType = $jResp->stringOf("sender.userType");
$sendingCommunity = $jResp->stringOf("sendingCommunity");
$sentDate = $jResp->stringOf("sentDate");
$url = $jResp->stringOf("url");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("body.messageSegments");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("recipients");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $additionalLabel = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].additionalLabel");
    $communityNickname = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].communityNickname");
    $companyName = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].companyName");
    $displayName = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].displayName");
    $firstName = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].firstName");
    $id = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].id");
    $isActive = $jResp->BoolOf("recipients[i].isActive");
    $isInThisCommunity = $jResp->BoolOf("recipients[i].isInThisCommunity");
    $lastName = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].lastName");
    $motifColor = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].motif.color");
    $motifLargeIconUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].motif.largeIconUrl");
    $motifMediumIconUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].motif.mediumIconUrl");
    $motifSmallIconUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].motif.smallIconUrl");
    $motifSvgIconUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].motif.svgIconUrl");
    $mySubscription = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].mySubscription");
    $name = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].name");
    $outOfOfficeMessage = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].outOfOffice.message");
    $photoFullEmailPhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].photo.fullEmailPhotoUrl");
    $photoLargePhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].photo.largePhotoUrl");
    $photoMediumPhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].photo.mediumPhotoUrl");
    $photoPhotoVersionId = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].photo.photoVersionId");
    $photoSmallPhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].photo.smallPhotoUrl");
    $photoStandardEmailPhotoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].photo.standardEmailPhotoUrl");
    $photoUrl = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].photo.url");
    $reputation = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].reputation");
    $title = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].title");
    $v_type = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].type");
    $url = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].url");
    $userType = $jResp->stringOf("recipients[i].userType");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://domain.com/services/data/v{{version}}/chatter/users/me/messages?text=This is a private message&recipients=<USER1_ID>,<USER2_ID>

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "User Messages, General",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "prerequest",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    },
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          ""
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/chatter/users/me/messages?text=This is a private message&recipients=<USER1_ID>,<USER2_ID>",
      "host": [
        "{{_endpoint}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "services",
        "data",
        "v{{version}}",
        "chatter",
        "users",
        "me",
        "messages"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "text",
          "value": "This is a private message"
        },
        {
          "key": "inReplyTo",
          "value": "<MESSAGE_ID>",
          "description": "ID of an existing message that identifies which conversation this message is part of. Specify either recipients or inReplyTo. Specify one or the other, not both.",
          "disabled": true
        },
        {
          "key": "recipients",
          "value": "<USER1_ID>,<USER2_ID>",
          "description": "Comma-separated list of User IDs"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Returns all the messages for all the private conversations for the context user. Also used to search across all messages and post a message.\nTo return all private conversations for the context user, see User Conversations, General.\n\nhttps://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.chatterapi.meta/chatterapi/connect_resources_users_messages_general.htm"
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Successful User Messages, General",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": ""
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{_endpoint}}/services/data/v{{version}}/chatter/users/me/messages?text=This is a private message&recipients=0052o00000DKQasAAH",
          "host": [
            "{{_endpoint}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "services",
            "data",
            "v{{version}}",
            "chatter",
            "users",
            "me",
            "messages"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "text",
              "value": "This is a private message"
            },
            {
              "key": "inReplyTo",
              "value": "<MESSAGE_ID>",
              "description": "ID of an existing message that identifies which conversation this message is part of. Specify either recipients or inReplyTo. Specify one or the other, not both.",
              "disabled": true
            },
            {
              "key": "recipients",
              "value": "0052o00000DKQasAAH",
              "description": "Comma-separated list of User IDs"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:22:22 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-XSS-Protection",
          "value": "1; mode=block"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Robots-Tag",
          "value": "none"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache,must-revalidate,max-age=0,no-store,private"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"body\": {\n        \"isRichText\": null,\n        \"messageSegments\": [],\n        \"text\": \"This is a private message\"\n    },\n    \"conversationId\": \"03M...\",\n    \"conversationUrl\": \"/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/me/conversations/03M...\",\n    \"id\": \"03J...\",\n    \"recipients\": [\n        {\n            \"additionalLabel\": null,\n            \"communityNickname\": \"automatedprocess\",\n            \"companyName\": \"Salesforce\",\n            \"displayName\": \"Automated Process\",\n            \"firstName\": \"Automated\",\n            \"id\": \"005...\",\n            \"isActive\": true,\n            \"isInThisCommunity\": true,\n            \"lastName\": \"Process\",\n            \"motif\": {\n                \"color\": \"1B96FF\",\n                \"largeIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile64.png\",\n                \"mediumIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile32.png\",\n                \"smallIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile16.png\",\n                \"svgIconUrl\": null\n            },\n            \"mySubscription\": null,\n            \"name\": \"Automated Process\",\n            \"outOfOffice\": {\n                \"message\": \"\"\n            },\n            \"photo\": {\n                \"fullEmailPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/img/userprofile/default_profile_200_v2.png?fromEmail=1\",\n                \"largePhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/005/F\",\n                \"mediumPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/005/M\",\n                \"photoVersionId\": null,\n                \"smallPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/005/T\",\n                \"standardEmailPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/img/userprofile/default_profile_45_v2.png?fromEmail=1\",\n                \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/connect/user-profiles/005.../photo\"\n            },\n            \"reputation\": null,\n            \"title\": null,\n            \"type\": \"User\",\n            \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/005...\",\n            \"userType\": \"System\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"additionalLabel\": null,\n            \"communityNickname\": \"User1696423780773910041\",\n            \"companyName\": \"Salesforce\",\n            \"displayName\": \"Name\",\n            \"firstName\": \"FirstName\",\n            \"id\": \"005...\",\n            \"isActive\": true,\n            \"isInThisCommunity\": true,\n            \"lastName\": \"Name\",\n            \"motif\": {\n                \"color\": \"1B96FF\",\n                \"largeIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile64.png\",\n                \"mediumIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile32.png\",\n                \"smallIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile16.png\",\n                \"svgIconUrl\": null\n            },\n            \"mySubscription\": null,\n            \"name\": \"Name\",\n            \"outOfOffice\": {\n                \"message\": \"\"\n            },\n            \"photo\": {\n                \"fullEmailPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/ncsphoto/1wsMlOd3tVC7boygqBO8wMT9KzA0D6tqzpbs-Uw0IogXzXAXaYKJnuWCNQmXymRq?fromEmail=1\",\n                \"largePhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../F\",\n                \"mediumPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../M\",\n                \"photoVersionId\": \"729...\",\n                \"smallPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../T\",\n                \"standardEmailPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/ncsphoto/1wsMlOd3tVC7boygqBO8wMT9KzA0D6tqzpbs-Uw0Ioi-dtynkoFWsl46as__TDFU?fromEmail=1\",\n                \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/connect/user-profiles/005.../photo\"\n            },\n            \"reputation\": null,\n            \"title\": null,\n            \"type\": \"User\",\n            \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/005...\",\n            \"userType\": \"Internal\"\n        }\n    ],\n    \"sender\": {\n        \"additionalLabel\": null,\n        \"communityNickname\": \"User1696423780773910041\",\n        \"companyName\": \"Salesforce\",\n        \"displayName\": \"Name\",\n        \"firstName\": \"Firstname\",\n        \"id\": \"005...\",\n        \"isActive\": true,\n        \"isInThisCommunity\": true,\n        \"lastName\": \"Name\",\n        \"motif\": {\n            \"color\": \"1B96FF\",\n            \"largeIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile64.png\",\n            \"mediumIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile32.png\",\n            \"smallIconUrl\": \"/img/icon/profile16.png\",\n            \"svgIconUrl\": null\n        },\n        \"mySubscription\": null,\n        \"name\": \"Name\",\n        \"outOfOffice\": {\n            \"message\": \"\"\n        },\n        \"photo\": {\n            \"fullEmailPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/ncsphoto/1wsMlOd3tVC7boygqBO8wMT9KzA0D6tqzpbs-Uw0IogXzXAXaYKJnuWCNQmXymRq?fromEmail=1\",\n            \"largePhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../F\",\n            \"mediumPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../M\",\n            \"photoVersionId\": \"729...\",\n            \"smallPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/profilephoto/729.../T\",\n            \"standardEmailPhotoUrl\": \"https://<my_domain>/ncsphoto/1wsMlOd3tVC7boygqBO8wMT9KzA0D6tqzpbs-Uw0Ioi-dtynkoFWsl46as__TDFU?fromEmail=1\",\n            \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/connect/user-profiles/005.../photo\"\n        },\n        \"reputation\": null,\n        \"title\": null,\n        \"type\": \"User\",\n        \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/005...\",\n        \"userType\": \"Internal\"\n    },\n    \"sendingCommunity\": null,\n    \"sentDate\": \"<datetime>\",\n    \"url\": \"/services/data/v58.0/chatter/users/me/messages/03J...\"\n}"
    }
  ]
}