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Service-Scoped Conversation Resource


A Service-scoped Conversation is a unique thread of a conversation that is scoped or limited to a specific, non-default Conversation Service.

Please see the Conversation Resource for Conversations within the default Conversation Service instance.


API Base URL

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All URLs in the reference documentation use the following base URL:


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https://conversations.twilio.com/v1

For Conversations applications that build on more than one Conversation Service instance, you will need to specify the Conversation Service SID in the REST API call:


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GET /v1/Services/ISxx/Conversations/CHxx/Messages


Service-Scoped Conversation Properties

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Resource properties
account_sidtype: SID<AC>Not PII

chat_service_sidtype: SID<IS>Not PII

The unique ID of the Conversation Service(link takes you to an external page) this conversation belongs to.


messaging_service_sidtype: SID<MG>Not PII

The unique ID of the Messaging Service(link takes you to an external page) this conversation belongs to.


sidtype: SID<CH>Not PII

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this resource.


friendly_nametype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

The human-readable name of this conversation, limited to 256 characters. Optional.


unique_nametype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

An application-defined string that uniquely identifies the resource. It can be used to address the resource in place of the resource's sid in the URL.


attributestype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

An optional string metadata field you can use to store any data you wish. The string value must contain structurally valid JSON if specified. Note that if the attributes are not set "{}" will be returned.


statetype: enum<STRING>Not PII

Current state of this conversation. Can be either active, inactive or closed and defaults to active

Possible values:
inactiveactiveclosed

date_createdtype: string<DATE TIME>Not PII

The date that this resource was created.


date_updatedtype: string<DATE TIME>Not PII

The date that this resource was last updated.


timerstype: objectNot PII

Timer date values representing state update for this conversation.


urltype: string<URI>Not PII

An absolute API resource URL for this conversation.


bindingstype: objectNot PII

Create a Service-Scoped Conversation

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POST https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ChatServiceSid}/Conversations

Parameters

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Request headers
X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabledtype: enum<STRING>Not PII

The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header

Possible values:
truefalse

URI parameters
ChatServiceSidtype: SID<IS>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Conversation Service(link takes you to an external page) the Conversation resource is associated with.


Request body parameters
FriendlyNametype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

The human-readable name of this conversation, limited to 256 characters. Optional.


UniqueNametype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

An application-defined string that uniquely identifies the resource. It can be used to address the resource in place of the resource's sid in the URL.


Attributestype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

An optional string metadata field you can use to store any data you wish. The string value must contain structurally valid JSON if specified. Note that if the attributes are not set "{}" will be returned.


MessagingServiceSidtype: SID<MG>Not PII

The unique ID of the Messaging Service(link takes you to an external page) this conversation belongs to.


DateCreatedtype: string<DATE TIME>Not PII

The date that this resource was created.


DateUpdatedtype: string<DATE TIME>Not PII

The date that this resource was last updated.


Statetype: enum<STRING>Not PII

Current state of this conversation. Can be either active, inactive or closed and defaults to active

Possible values:
inactiveactiveclosed

Timers.Inactivetype: stringNot PII

ISO8601 duration when conversation will be switched to inactive state. Minimum value for this timer is 1 minute.


Timers.Closedtype: stringNot PII

ISO8601 duration when conversation will be switched to closed state. Minimum value for this timer is 10 minutes.


Bindings.Email.Addresstype: stringNot PII

The default email address that will be used when sending outbound emails in this conversation.


Bindings.Email.Nametype: stringNot PII

The default name that will be used when sending outbound emails in this conversation.

Create a ServiceConversation

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twilio-cli
curl

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conversations.v1.services('ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.conversations
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.create()
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.then(conversation => console.log(conversation.sid));

Output

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{
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"sid": "CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"chat_service_sid": "ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"friendly_name": "friendly_name",
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"unique_name": "unique_name",
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"attributes": {
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"topic": "feedback"
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},
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"date_created": "2015-12-16T22:18:37Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-12-16T22:18:38Z",
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"state": "inactive",
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"timers": {
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"date_inactive": "2015-12-16T22:19:38Z",
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"date_closed": "2015-12-16T22:28:38Z"
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},
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"bindings": {},
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"url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"links": {
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"participants": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants",
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"messages": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages",
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"webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Webhooks"
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}
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}


Fetch a Service-Scoped Conversation

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GET https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ChatServiceSid}/Conversations/{Sid}

URI parameters
ChatServiceSidtype: SID<IS>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Conversation Service(link takes you to an external page) the Conversation resource is associated with.


Sidtype: stringNot PII
Path Parameter

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this resource. Can also be the unique_name of the Conversation.

Fetch a ServiceConversation

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curl

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conversations.v1.services('ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.fetch()
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.then(conversation => console.log(conversation.friendlyName));

Output

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{
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"sid": "CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"chat_service_sid": "ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"friendly_name": "My First Conversation",
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"unique_name": "first_conversation",
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"attributes": {
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"topic": "feedback"
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},
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"date_created": "2015-12-16T22:18:37Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-12-16T22:18:38Z",
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"state": "active",
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"timers": {
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"date_inactive": "2015-12-16T22:19:38Z",
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"date_closed": "2015-12-16T22:28:38Z"
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},
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"bindings": {},
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"url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"links": {
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"participants": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants",
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"messages": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages",
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"webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Webhooks"
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}
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}


Read multiple Service-Scoped Conversation resources

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GET https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ChatServiceSid}/Conversations

URI parameters
ChatServiceSidtype: SID<IS>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Conversation Service(link takes you to an external page) the Conversation resource is associated with.


StartDatetype: stringNot PII
Query Parameter

Start date or time in ISO8601 format for filtering list of Conversations. If a date is provided, the start time of the date is used (YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z). Can be combined with other filters.


EndDatetype: stringNot PII
Query Parameter

End date or time in ISO8601 format for filtering list of Conversations. If a date is provided, the end time of the date is used (YYYY-MM-DDT23:59:59Z). Can be combined with other filters.


Statetype: enum<STRING>Not PII
Query Parameter

State for sorting and filtering list of Conversations. Can be active, inactive or closed

Possible values:
inactiveactiveclosed

PageSizetype: integerNot PII
Query Parameter

How many resources to return in each list page. The default is 50, and the maximum is 1000.


Pagetype: integerNot PII
Query Parameter

The page index. This value is simply for client state.


PageTokentype: stringNot PII
Query Parameter

The page token. This is provided by the API.

List multiple ServiceConversations

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curl

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conversations.v1.services('ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.conversations
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.list({limit: 20})
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.then(conversations => conversations.forEach(c => console.log(c.sid)));

Output

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{
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"conversations": [
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{
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"sid": "CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"chat_service_sid": "ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"friendly_name": "Home Repair Visit",
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"unique_name": null,
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"attributes": {
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"topic": "feedback"
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},
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"date_created": "2015-12-16T22:18:37Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-12-16T22:18:38Z",
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"state": "active",
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"timers": {
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"date_inactive": "2015-12-16T22:19:38Z",
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"date_closed": "2015-12-16T22:28:38Z"
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},
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"bindings": {},
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"url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"links": {
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"participants": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants",
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"messages": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages",
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"webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Webhooks"
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}
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}
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],
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"meta": {
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"page": 0,
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"page_size": 50,
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"first_page_url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"previous_page_url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"next_page_url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations?PageSize=50&Page=1",
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"key": "conversations"
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}
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}


Update a Service-Scoped Conversation resource

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POST https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ChatServiceSid}/Conversations/{Sid}

Request headers
X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabledtype: enum<STRING>Not PII

The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header

Possible values:
truefalse

URI parameters
ChatServiceSidtype: SID<IS>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Conversation Service(link takes you to an external page) the Conversation resource is associated with.


Sidtype: stringNot PII
Path Parameter

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this resource. Can also be the unique_name of the Conversation.


Request body parameters
FriendlyNametype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

The human-readable name of this conversation, limited to 256 characters. Optional.


DateCreatedtype: string<DATE TIME>Not PII

The date that this resource was created.


DateUpdatedtype: string<DATE TIME>Not PII

The date that this resource was last updated.


Attributestype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

An optional string metadata field you can use to store any data you wish. The string value must contain structurally valid JSON if specified. Note that if the attributes are not set "{}" will be returned.


MessagingServiceSidtype: SID<MG>Not PII

The unique ID of the Messaging Service(link takes you to an external page) this conversation belongs to.


Statetype: enum<STRING>Not PII

Current state of this conversation. Can be either active, inactive or closed and defaults to active

Possible values:
inactiveactiveclosed

Timers.Inactivetype: stringNot PII

ISO8601 duration when conversation will be switched to inactive state. Minimum value for this timer is 1 minute.


Timers.Closedtype: stringNot PII

ISO8601 duration when conversation will be switched to closed state. Minimum value for this timer is 10 minutes.


UniqueNametype: stringPII MTL: 30 days

An application-defined string that uniquely identifies the resource. It can be used to address the resource in place of the resource's sid in the URL.


Bindings.Email.Addresstype: stringNot PII

The default email address that will be used when sending outbound emails in this conversation.


Bindings.Email.Nametype: stringNot PII

The default name that will be used when sending outbound emails in this conversation.

Update a ServiceConversation

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twilio-cli
curl

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conversations.v1.services('ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.update({friendlyName: 'friendly_name'})
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.then(conversation => console.log(conversation.friendlyName));

Output

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{
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"sid": "CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"chat_service_sid": "ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"friendly_name": "friendly_name",
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"unique_name": "unique_name",
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"attributes": {
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"topic": "feedback"
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},
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"date_created": "2015-12-16T22:18:37Z",
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"date_updated": "2015-12-16T22:18:38Z",
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"state": "inactive",
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"timers": {
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"date_inactive": "2015-12-16T22:19:38Z",
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"date_closed": "2015-12-16T22:28:38Z"
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},
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"bindings": {},
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"url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
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"links": {
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"participants": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Participants",
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"messages": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages",
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"webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Conversations/CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Webhooks"
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}
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}


Delete a Service-Scoped Conversation

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DELETE https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/{ChatServiceSid}/Conversations/{Sid}

Request headers
X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabledtype: enum<STRING>Not PII

The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header

Possible values:
truefalse

URI parameters
ChatServiceSidtype: SID<IS>Not PII
Path Parameter

The SID of the Conversation Service(link takes you to an external page) the Conversation resource is associated with.


Sidtype: stringNot PII
Path Parameter

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this resource. Can also be the unique_name of the Conversation.

Delete a ServiceConversation

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twilio-cli
curl

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console
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// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure
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const accountSid = process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;
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const authToken = process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;
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const client = require('twilio')(accountSid, authToken);
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client.conversations.v1.services('ISXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.conversations('CHXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX')
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.remove();


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