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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
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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
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Service-Scoped Conversation Properties

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Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
account_sidSID<AC>Optional
Not PII

The unique ID of the Account responsible for this conversation.

Pattern: ^AC[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

chat_service_sidSID<IS>Optional

The unique ID of the Conversation Service this conversation belongs to.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

messaging_service_sidSID<MG>Optional

The unique ID of the Messaging Service this conversation belongs to.

Pattern: ^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

sidSID<CH>Optional

A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this resource.

Pattern: ^CH[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

friendly_namestringOptional
PII MTL: 30 days

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


unique_namestringOptional

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.


attributesstringOptional

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.


stateenum<string>Optional

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

Possible values:
inactiveactiveclosed

date_createdstring<date-time>Optional

The date that this resource was created.


date_updatedstring<date-time>Optional

The date that this resource was last updated.


timersobjectOptional

Timer date values representing state update for this conversation.


urlstring<uri>Optional

An absolute API resource URL for this conversation.


linksobject<uri-map>Optional

Contains absolute URLs to access the participants, messages and webhooks of this conversation.


bindingsnullOptional

Create a Service-Scoped Conversation

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

Headers

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Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabledenum<string>Optional

The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header

Possible values:
truefalse
Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ChatServiceSidSID<IS>required

The SID of the Conversation Service the Conversation resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
Encoding type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded
SchemaExample
Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
FriendlyNamestringOptional

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


UniqueNamestringOptional

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.


AttributesstringOptional

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.


MessagingServiceSidSID<MG>Optional

The unique ID of the Messaging Service this conversation belongs to.

Pattern: ^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

DateCreatedstring<date-time>Optional

The date that this resource was created.


DateUpdatedstring<date-time>Optional

The date that this resource was last updated.


Stateenum<string>Optional

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

Possible values:
inactiveactiveclosed

Timers.InactivestringOptional

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


Timers.ClosedstringOptional

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


Bindings.Email.AddressstringOptional

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


Bindings.Email.NamestringOptional

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

Create a ConversationLink to code sample: Create a Conversation
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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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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 = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function createServiceConversation() {
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const conversation = await client.conversations.v1
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.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.conversations.create();
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console.log(conversation.accountSid);
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}
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createServiceConversation();

Output

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{
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"sid": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"chat_service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"messaging_service_sid": "MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"friendly_name": "friendly_name",
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"unique_name": "unique_name",
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"attributes": "{ \"topic\": \"feedback\" }",
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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/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"links": {
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"participants": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Participants",
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"messages": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages",
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"webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/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}

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ChatServiceSidSID<IS>required

The SID of the Conversation Service the Conversation resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

Sidstringrequired

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

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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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 = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function fetchServiceConversation() {
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const conversation = await client.conversations.v1
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.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.conversations("Sid")
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.fetch();
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console.log(conversation.accountSid);
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}
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fetchServiceConversation();

Output

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{
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"sid": "Sid",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"chat_service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"messaging_service_sid": "MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"friendly_name": "My First Conversation",
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"unique_name": "first_conversation",
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"attributes": "{ \"topic\": \"feedback\" }",
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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/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"links": {
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"participants": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Participants",
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"messages": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages",
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"webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/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

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ChatServiceSidSID<IS>required

The SID of the Conversation Service the Conversation resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34
Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
StartDatestringOptional

Specifies the beginning of the date range for filtering Conversations based on their creation date. Conversations that were created on or after this date will be included in the results. The date must be in ISO8601 format, specifically starting at the beginning of the specified date (YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z), for precise filtering. This parameter can be combined with other filters. If this filter is used, the returned list is sorted by latest conversation creation date in descending order.


EndDatestringOptional

Defines the end of the date range for filtering conversations by their creation date. Only conversations that were created on or before this date will appear in the results. The date must be in ISO8601 format, specifically capturing up to the end of the specified date (YYYY-MM-DDT23:59:59Z), to ensure that conversations from the entire end day are included. This parameter can be combined with other filters. If this filter is used, the returned list is sorted by latest conversation creation date in descending order.


Stateenum<string>Optional

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

Possible values:
inactiveactiveclosed

PageSizeintegerOptional

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

Minimum: 1Maximum: 1000

PageintegerOptional

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

Minimum: 0

PageTokenstringOptional

The page token. This is provided by the API.

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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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 = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function listServiceConversation() {
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const conversations = await client.conversations.v1
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.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.conversations.list({ limit: 20 });
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conversations.forEach((c) => console.log(c.accountSid));
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}
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listServiceConversation();

Output

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{
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"conversations": [
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{
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"sid": "CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"chat_service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"messaging_service_sid": "MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"friendly_name": "Home Repair Visit",
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"unique_name": null,
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"attributes": "{ \"topic\": \"feedback\" }",
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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/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"links": {
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"participants": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Participants",
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"messages": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages",
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"webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/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/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"previous_page_url": null,
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"url": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations?PageSize=50&Page=0",
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"next_page_url": null,
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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}

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabledenum<string>Optional

The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header

Possible values:
truefalse
Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ChatServiceSidSID<IS>required

The SID of the Conversation Service the Conversation resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

Sidstringrequired

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

Encoding type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded
SchemaExample
Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties
FriendlyNamestringOptional

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


DateCreatedstring<date-time>Optional

The date that this resource was created.


DateUpdatedstring<date-time>Optional

The date that this resource was last updated.


AttributesstringOptional

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.


MessagingServiceSidSID<MG>Optional

The unique ID of the Messaging Service this conversation belongs to.

Pattern: ^MG[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

Stateenum<string>Optional

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

Possible values:
inactiveactiveclosed

Timers.InactivestringOptional

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


Timers.ClosedstringOptional

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


UniqueNamestringOptional

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.AddressstringOptional

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


Bindings.Email.NamestringOptional

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

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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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 = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function updateServiceConversation() {
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const conversation = await client.conversations.v1
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.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.conversations("Sid")
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.update({ friendlyName: "FriendlyName" });
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console.log(conversation.accountSid);
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}
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updateServiceConversation();

Output

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{
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"sid": "Sid",
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"account_sid": "ACaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"chat_service_sid": "ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"messaging_service_sid": "MGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab",
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"friendly_name": "FriendlyName",
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"unique_name": "unique_name",
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"attributes": "{ \"topic\": \"feedback\" }",
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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/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
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"links": {
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"participants": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Participants",
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"messages": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Messages",
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"webhooks": "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Services/ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/Conversations/CHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/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}

Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabledenum<string>Optional

The X-Twilio-Webhook-Enabled HTTP request header

Possible values:
truefalse
Property nameTypeRequiredPIIDescription
ChatServiceSidSID<IS>required

The SID of the Conversation Service the Conversation resource is associated with.

Pattern: ^IS[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$Min length: 34Max length: 34

Sidstringrequired

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

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// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install
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const twilio = require("twilio"); // Or, for ESM: import twilio from "twilio";
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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 = twilio(accountSid, authToken);
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async function deleteServiceConversation() {
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await client.conversations.v1
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.services("ISaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")
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.conversations("Sid")
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.remove();
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}
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deleteServiceConversation();

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