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Table of Contents

This page has details for how to interact with dmail records through the API.

01 Record field format

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[th]Name[/th]

[th]Type[/th]

[th]Details[/th]

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[td][code]id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]owner_id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]to_id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]from_id[/code][/td]

[td]integer[/td]

[td]>0[/td]

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[td][code]title[/code][/td]

[td]string[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]body[/code][/td]

[td]string[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]is_read[/code][/td]

[td]boolean[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]is_deleted[/code][/td]

[td]boolean[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]is_spam[/code][/td]

[td]boolean[/td]

[td]obsolete[/td]

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[td][code]created_at[/code][/td]

[td]timestamp[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]updated_at[/code][/td]

[td]timestamp[/td]

[td][/td]

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02 Derived field format

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These are values which are not part of the actual record, but instead are derived from calculations and record lookups on the fly.

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[td][code]key[/code][/td]

[td]string[/td]

[td][/td]

[td]Cryptographic key generated from the record.[/td]

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03 Associated attributes

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The following is the list of relations that can be included in the API results (see Help:Common URL Parameters for more info):

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[th]Name[/th]

[th]Type[/th]

[th]Number[/th]

[th]Availability[/th]

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[td][code]owner[/code][/td]

[td]user[/td]

[td]single[/td]

[td]required[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]to[/code][/td]

[td]user[/td]

[td]single[/td]

[td]required[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td][code]from[/code][/td]

[td]user[/td]

[td]single[/td]

[td]required[/td]

[td][/td]

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04 Index

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Returns multiple dmail records.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]GET[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/dmails.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]read request[/td]

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[td]Description[/td]

[td]The default order is ID descending. Only Dmails to or from the user will be shown, regardless of user level.[/td]

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Search attributes

Search parameters take the following format (see Help:Common URL Parameters for more info):

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search[FIELD]=VALUE

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The following are the base fields along with their associated type. Check the syntax pages for all of the available variations.

Special search parameters

The following are additional search fields.

  • [code]message_matches[/code] - Case-insensitive wildcard search on the title and body fields.
  • [code]folder[/code]
  • received - Shows all dmails to the user.
  • unread - Shows all unread dmails to the user.
  • sent - Shows all dmails from the user.
  • deleted - Shows all dmails deleted by the user.

05 Show

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Returns a single dmail record.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]GET[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/dmails/$id.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]read request[/td]

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[td]Description[/td]

[td][code]$id[/code] is the dmail ID. Normally only the owner can see the dmail, unless the correct dmail key is also supplied.[/td]

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Show parameters.

  • [code]key[/code] Unique key for every dmail that will allow anyone to view the dmail.

06 Create

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Creates a single dmail record.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]POST[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/dmails.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]write request[/td]

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Create parameters

Dmail parameters take the following format (see Help:API Write Requests for more info):

[code]

dmail[FIELD]=VALUE

[/code]

  • Required:
  • To specifier: - must be one of the following
  • [code]to_id[/code]
  • [code]to_name[/code]
  • [code]title[/code]
  • [code]body[/code]

07 Update

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Updates a single comment record.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]PUT/PATCH[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/dmails/$id.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]write request[/td]

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[td]Description[/td]

[td][code]$id[/code] is the dmail ID.[/td]

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Update parameters

  • Optional:
  • [code]is_read[/code]
  • [code]is_deleted[/code]

08 Mark all as read

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Marks all records as read.

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[td]HTTP Method[/td]

[td]POST[/td]

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[td]Base URL[/td]

[td][code]/dmails/mark_all_as_read.json[/code][/td]

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[td]Type[/td]

[td]write request[/td]

[/tr]

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09 See also

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[td]Controller[/td]

[td]<https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/controllers/dmails_controller.rb>[/td]

[td][/td]

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[td]Model[/td]

[td]<https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/models/dmail.rb>[/td]

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[td]Policy[/td]

[td]<https://github.com/danbooru/danbooru/blob/master/app/policies/dmail_policy.rb>[/td]

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