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Chat Moderators
List chat moderators of a channel
GET https://api.video.ibm.com/channels/{channelId}/chat/moderators.json
Parameters
The query parameters for the GET request:
PARAMETER | TYPE | IMPORTANCE | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|---|
after | string | OPTIONAL | Page start ID |
pagesize | integer | OPTIONAL | Requested page size |
Success response
Upon success, a response with HTTP status “200 OK” is returned with the following key-value pairs inside the moderators
root array.
KEY | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
id | string | Moderator user id |
identifier | string | Original identifier. E.g. email address, SSO id |
Additionally there is a paging
element in the response with the following values:
KEY | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
previous | string | Link to the previous page (if exists) |
next | string | Link to the next page (if exists) |
page_count | number | Because of the infinite pager its value will be always -1 |
item_count | number | Because of the infinite pager its value will be always -1 |
Example of a success response:
{"moderators": [{"id": "aaf8cf45ceca54735af57cc80faa0220","identifier": "moderator@company.com"}],"paging": {"previous": "https://api.video.ibm.com/channels/{channelId}/chat/moderators.json?after=2c52ceaa1730520454ef0fadcc6d2e83",
Error responses
Possible error responses:
HTTP RESPONSE CODE | ERROR VALUE | ERROR CONDITIONS |
---|---|---|
401 Unauthorized | invalid_token | The provided access token is missing, revoked, expired or malformed |
402 Payment Required | invalid_request | The user does not have the streamchat benefit |
403 Forbidden | lack_of_ownership | The API user is not allowed to manage the given channel |
404 Not Found | not_found | Channel not found |
503 Service Unavailable | There is a temporary error on the server which makes it impossible to serve the request |
Add moderators
POST https://api.video.ibm.com/channels/{channelId}/chat/moderators.json
Parameters
KEY | TYPE | IMPORTANCE | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|---|
identifiers | string[] | REQUIRED | List of identifiers (email addresses, SSO ids) to promote as moderator |
The Content-Type of the request should be application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
Example of the request:
POST /channels/1234/chat/moderators.json HTTP/1.1Host: api.video.ibm.comAuthorization: Bearer 3c2573673b782f6544405a22636f3d5d3b6f3950Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencodedidentifiers[]=moderator%40company.com&identifiers[]=alreadymoderator%40company.com
Success response
Upon success, a response with HTTP status “200 OK” is returned with the following key-value pairs inside the moderators_added
root object.
KEY | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
id | string | Moderator user id |
identifier | string | Original identifier. E.g. email address, SSO id |
Additionally there might be an errors
element if some identifiers could not be added for some reason:
KEY | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
identifier | string | Identifier of the moderator to be added |
reason | string | Reason response code. Possible value: already_moderator |
Example of a success response:
{"moderators_added": [{"id": "aaf8cf45ceca54735af57cc80faa0220","identifier": "moderator@company.com"}],"errors": [{
Error responses
Possible error responses:
HTTP RESPONSE CODE | ERROR VALUE | ERROR CONDITIONS |
---|---|---|
400 Bad Request | bad_request | Invalid value was supplied |
401 Unauthorized | invalid_token | The provided access token is missing, revoked, expired or malformed |
402 Payment Required | invalid_request | The user does not have the streamchat benefit |
403 Forbidden | lack_of_ownership | The API user is not allowed to manage the given channel |
404 Not Found | not_found | Channel not found |
503 Service Unavailable | There is a temporary error on the server which makes it impossible to serve the request |
Delete a moderator
DELETE https://api.video.ibm.com/channels/{channelId}/chat/moderators/{moderatorId}.json
Success response
Upon success, a response with HTTP status ““204” No content” is returned.
Error responses
Possible error responses:
HTTP RESPONSE CODE | ERROR VALUE | ERROR CONDITIONS |
---|---|---|
401 Unauthorized | invalid_token | The provided access token is missing, revoked, expired or malformed |
402 Payment Required | invalid_request | The user does not have the streamchat benefit |
403 Forbidden | lack_of_ownership | The API user is not allowed to manage the given channel |
404 Not Found | not_found | Channel not found |
503 Service Unavailable | There is a temporary error on the server which makes it impossible to serve the request |
Moderator count
GET https://api.video.ibm.com/channels/{channelId}/chat/moderators/count.json
Success response
Upon success, a response with HTTP status “200 OK” is returned.
KEY | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
count | number | Moderator count on the channel |
Example of a success response:
{"count": 23}
Error responses
Possible error responses:
HTTP RESPONSE CODE | ERROR VALUE | ERROR CONDITIONS |
---|---|---|
401 Unauthorized | invalid_token | The provided access token is missing, revoked, expired or malformed |
402 Payment Required | invalid_request | The user does not have the streamchat benefit |
403 Forbidden | lack_of_ownership | The API user is not allowed to manage the given channel |
404 Not Found | not_found | Channel not found |
503 Service Unavailable | There is a temporary error on the server which makes it impossible to serve the request |