Messages - Ably Realtime

Send, update, delete, and receive messages in a chat room with any number of participants. Users subscribe to messages by registering a listener, and send messages to all users that are subscribed to receive them.

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Message Structure

The following is the structure of a message: The following are the properties of a message:

Property	Description	Type
`serial`	An Ably-generated ID used to uniquely identify the message.	`String`
`clientId`	The client identifier of the user that created the message.	`String`
`text`	The message contents.	`String`
`headers`	Optional headers for adding additional information to a message.	`Object`
`metadata`	Optional additional metadata about the message.	`Object`
`timestamp`	The time the message was created.	`Date`
`action`	The latest action performed on this message.	`String`

Send a Message

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Update a Message

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Delete a Message

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