VIBER

Sending

To send a Viber message it is required to call POST /viber/messages sending message parameters in the body with authorization data in the heading.

Request parameters

Query-params:

Parameter	Data type	Description
shortenUrl (optional)	boolean	Flag that shortens the length of the link: if true, then the link will be shortened. False by default.

Body:

Parameter	Data type	Description
from	string	The sender’s name used when sending the message Only the senders’ names which are available for using by the user.
to	string	Phone number in the international format in accordance with E. 164 standard
text (optional)	string	The message text, UTF-8 characters. The standard number of characters is no more than 1000. The maximum number of characters is 2000. If the standard number of characters in a Viber message exceeds 1000 characters, your message will be split into segments and delivered consistently with preservation of semantic content.
image (optional)	string	URL to the image, supported image formats: - JPG - JPEG - PNG
action (optional)	string	URL the user will be forwarded to after having clicked on the button Any valid URL including direct links of mobile operating systems
caption (optional)	string	The button text, up to 30 UTF-8 symbols
validity (optional)	integer	Lifetime of the message in seconds Minimum value: 15 Maximum value: 1209600, 14 days Default value: 86400, 1 day
priority (optional)	priority	Message priority level Between 0 and 3, where: - 0 — low priority - 3 — highest priority - 0 — default priority level
scheduledTime (optional)	string	UTC time when the message is to be sent Format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
callbackUrl (optional)	string	URL the system will send notifications on the message status changes to Any valid HHTTP or HTTPS URL
options (optional)	array[object]	An array of optional data to be transmitted with the callback. Any {“key1”: “value1”,“key2”: “value2” } array

Possible combinations of text, buttons and images

Though the parameters text, action, caption and image are considered optional in the description, it is necessary to specify at least one of them or more according to the following list of possible combinations:

• text
• image
• text, action, caption
• text, action, caption, image

Request example

curl -X POST \
 -H 'Authorization: Key QWxhZGRpbjpvcGVuIHNlc2FtZQ==' \
 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 -d '{ 
    "messages": [
        {
            "from": "MyCompany",
            "to": "79034567890",
            "text": "Code: 1234",
            "image": "https://cdn.mycompany.com/viber.png",
            "action": "https://mycompany.com/promo",
            "caption": "Activate!"
        }
    ]   
}' https://api.devino.online/viber/messages

Response example

{
    "result": [
        {
            "code": "OK",
            "messageId": "3482512350952730368"
        }
    ]
}

Response parameters

Parameter	Data type	Description
code	string	Points out the result of message processing 1. OK - Processed successfully 2. REJECTED - An error has occurred while processing the request
reasons (optional)	Array[String, String]	An array of the errors which occurred while processing the message To be given with code=REJECTED only
reasons.key	string	Error code
reasons.ref	string	A reference to the parameter where the error occurred
messageId (optional)	string	Message ID To be given with code=OK only

Webhook

While creating the message status a POST request will be sent to the URL provided when sending the message in the callbackUrl parameter. 200 OK is expected as the answer to the request.

In case the answer to the request is 500 Internal Error, there will be made 5 attempts to deliver the status with 1 minute interval.

Request example

{ 
    "messageId": "string",
    "status": "string",
    "ts": 0,
    "errorCode": 0,
    "ip": "string",
    "browser": "string",
    "os": "string",
    "userAgent": "string",
    "options": { }
}

Request parameters

Parameter	Data type	Status	Description
messageId	long	any	A unique message ID on the platform
ts	int	any	Points out the time for creating the ‘status’ object
status	enum	any	Delivery status code for the Viber message For more information see Possible statuses
errorCode (optional)	int	rejected undeliverable	Reason for non-delivery of the message to the user (status = undelivered) - user_blocked – the user has been blocked; - not_viber_user – the recipient is not a Viber user; - message_limit_exceeded - the message limit has been exceeded for this name
ip (optional)	string	clicked opened	The user’s IP
browser (optional)	string	clicked opened	The user’s browser
os (optional)	string	clicked opened	The user’s operating system
userAgent (optional)	string	any	The user data the user wants to receive with the callback

Possible statuses

Parameter	Description
scheduled	The message has been scheduled.
enroute	The message is in the queue for sending.
sent	The message has been sent to the operator network.
delivered	The message has been delivered to the user.
expired	The lifetime of the message has expired.
seen	The message has been read
clicked	The link in the notification has been followed
undeliverable	Unable to deliver the message.
rejected	The message has been rejected by the operator or Devino.
unknown	An unknown error has occurred.
subscribed	The user has subscribed
unsubscribed	The user has unsubscribed

Incoming webhook

Attention

To receive incoming VIBER messages, you must:

• contact the company manager or contact technical support,
• tell the URL to send incoming VIBER messages.

Example

{
  "incomingMessageId": "3777714415805253122",
  "to": "MyCompany",
  "from": "79101111111",
  "text": "Incoming message",
  "ts": "1587721283000"
}

Parameters

Parameter	Data type	Description
incomingMessageId	long	Message ID
to	string	Address of the recipient
from	string	Sender address
text	string	Message text
ts	long	Points out the time for creating message with milliseconds