This article describes the API commands for working with Status Update Messages.

status #

This command lists fifty most recent Status messages. If you include the user_id through the query string, the messages will be filtered by the specified user.

Method: GET

Example response:

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<messages>
  <message>
    <id>1</id>
    <message>
      <![CDATA[This is a message]]>
    </message>
    ...
  </message>
  ...
</messages>

status/add #

This command submits a new Status message in activeCollab.

Method: POST

Example request:

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status_update[message]=New status message
submitted=submitted

Response:

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<message>
  <id>1</id>
  <message>
    <![CDATA[This is a message]]>
  </message>
  <replies>
    ...
  </replies>
</message>