Configure auto event message settings

Determines whether to automatically send event messages to group channels when events take place in an application. You can choose which auto event message to receive on the Sendbird Dashboard.

Note: As for the USER_LEAVE event, a set of new options are available on Sendbird Dashboard in case you want more detailed information on why a user left a channel. You can find it under Settings > Chat > Channels > Auto message and select one of the options from the New version category.

HTTP request

PUT https://api-{application_id}.sendbird.com/v3/applications/settings/auto_event_message

Request body

The following table lists the properties of an HTTP request that this action supports.

Properties

Optional	Type	Description
user_leave	object	A list of key-value items which describes different situations where a user leaves a channel and determines whether to send an auto event message for each case.
user_leave.left_by_own_choice	boolean	Determines whether to send an auto event message when a user leaves a channel by choice. (Default: `false`)
user_leave.channel_operator_removed	boolean	Determines whether to send an auto event message when a channel operator bans a user through the Chat API or when a channel is deleted. (Default: `false`)
user_leave.admin_removed	boolean	Determines whether to send an auto event message when a user is banned and thus kicked out of a channel. (Default: `false`)
user_leave.admin_deleted	boolean	Determines whether to send an auto event message when a user is deleted through the Chat API. (Default: `false`)
user_leave.admin_deactivated	boolean	Determines whether to send an auto event message when a user is deactivated by setting `is_active` to `false` through the Chat API. (Default: `false`)
user_join	object	An object containing a key-value item of `user_join`. The item's boolean value determines whether to send an auto event message when a user joins a channel. See the request body example below. (Default: `false`)
channel_create	object	A list of key-value items that describes different types of a channel and determines whether to send an auto event message for each case. (Default: `false`)
channel_create.public_channel	boolean	Determines whether to send an auto event message when a public group channel is created. (Default: `false`)
channel_create.private_channel	boolean	Determines whether to send an auto event message when a private group channel is created. (Default: `false`)
channel_change	object	An object containing a key-value item of `channel_change`. The item's boolean value determines whether to send an auto event message when channel properties such as `custom_type` and `cover_url` change. See the request body example below for more details. (Default: `false`)
include_last_message	boolean	Determines whether to update the `last_message` property of a channel when an auto event message is sent. (Default: `false`)
~~deleted~~	boolean	*(Deprecated)* Determines whether to send an auto event message when a user is banned and kicked out from a channel or their account was deleted. (Default: `false`)
~~deactivated~~	boolean	*(Deprecated)* whether to send an auto event message when the value of `is_active` is set to false, which means deactivated, through Chat API.(Default: `false`)
~~left~~	boolean	*(Deprecated)* Determines whether to send an auto event message when a user leaves a channel by choice. (Default: `false`)

Request body example

{
"auto_event_message": {
    "user_leave": {
        "admin_removed": true,
        "admin_deleted": true,
        "admin_deactivated": true,
        "left_by_own_choice": true,
        "channel_operator_removed": true
    },
    "user_join": {
        "user_join": true
    },
    "channel_create": {
        "public_channel": true,
        "private_channel": true
    },
    "channel_change": {
        "channel_change": false
    }
}

Response

If successful, this action returns a list of auto event messages that the specified application will receive in the response body.

Status: 200 OK

{
"auto_event_message": {
    "user_leave": {
        "admin_removed": true,
        "admin_deleted": true,
        "admin_deactivated": true,
        "left_by_own_choice": true,
        "channel_operator_removed": true
    },
    "user_join": {
        "user_join": true
    },
    "channel_create": {
        "public_channel": true,
        "private_channel": true
    },
    "channel_change": {
        "channel_change": false
    }
}

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