Client

You can use instances of this class to send or receive messages.

Example

import { Messaging } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = new Messaging.Client({
  project: "<project-id>",
  token: "<api-token>",
  topics: ["office"],
});

client.on("message.received", (message) => {
  console.log("message.received", message);
});

await client.send({
  topic: "office",
  from: "+1xxx",
  to: "+1yyy",
  body: "Hello World!"
});

Constructors

constructor

• new Client(opts)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
opts	Object	-
opts.topics	string[]	SignalWire topics, e.g. ['home', 'office']. Previously known as "context".
opts.project	string	SignalWire Project ID, e.g. a10d8a9f-2166-4e82-56ff-118bc3a4840f.
opts.token	string	SignalWire API token, e.g. PT9e5660c101cd140a1c93a0197640a369cf5f16975a0079c9.
opts.debug?	Object	-
opts.debug.logWsTraffic?	boolean	If true, logs all WebSocket traffic. Default is false.

Methods

disconnect

▸ disconnect(): void

Disconnects this client. The client will stop receiving events and you will need to create a new instance if you want to use it again.

Returns

void

Example

client.disconnect();

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off

▸ off(event, fn?)

Remove an event handler.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
event	string	Name of the event. See Events for the list of available events.
fn?	Function	An event handler which had been previously attached.

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on

▸ on(event, fn)

Attaches an event handler to the specified event.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
event	string	Name of the event. See Events for the list of available events.
fn	Function	An event handler.

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once

▸ once(event, fn)

Attaches an event handler to the specified event. The handler will fire only once.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
event	string	Name of the event. See Events for the list of available events.
fn	Function	An event handler.

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removeAllListeners

▸ removeAllListeners(event?)

Detaches all event listeners for the specified event.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
event?	string	Name of the event (leave this undefined to detach listeners for all events). See Events for the list of available events.

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send

▸ send(params): Promise<MessagingSendResult> - See MessagingSendResult

Send an outbound SMS or MMS message.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
params	Object	-
params.body?	string	The content of the message. Optional if media is present.
params.topic?	string	Inbound events for the message will be received on this topic. If not specified, a default topic will be used. Previously known as "context".
params.from	string	The phone number to place the message from. Must be a SignalWire phone number or short code that you own.
params.media?	string[]	Array of URLs to send in the message. Optional if body is present.
params.region?	string	Region of the world to originate the message from. A default value is picked based on account preferences or device location.
params.tags?	string[]	Array of strings to tag the message with for searching in the UI.
params.to	string	The phone number to send to.

Returns

Promise<MessagingSendResult> - See MessagingSendResult

Asynchronously returns a result object.

Example

Send a message.

try {
  const sendResult = await client.send({
    from: "+1xxx",
    to: "+1yyy",
    body: "Hello World!",
  });
  console.log("Message ID: ", sendResult.messageId);
} catch (e) {
  console.error(e.message);
}

Events

message.received

• message.received(message)

Emitted whenever a message is received. Your event handler receives a message object. Example:

const client = new Messaging.Client(...)
client.on('message.received', (message) => {
  console.log('Message received:', message)
  // message.from
  // message.to
  // message.body
  // ...
})

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
message	MessageContract	The message that has been received.

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message.updated

• message.updated(message)

Emitted when the status of a message is updated. You can use this event to track the different stages that an outbound message goes through for delivery. Example:

const client = new Messaging.Client(...)
client.on('message.updated', (message) => {
  console.log('Message updated:', message)
  // message.from
  // message.to
  // message.direction
  // message.state
  // ...
})

client.send(...)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
message	MessageContract	The message.