CIM Messages

CIM Messages are a communication interface between 3rd-party applications and Expertflow CX. Multiple message types are supported. You can:

send messages via Channel Connector using CIM Message REST APIs.
send messages through Socket.io for event-based architecture such as custom Agent Desk.
send messages via Bot Connector to Bot.

Based on the above mentioned points, two keywords associated with messages are defined as follows:

Inbound Messages	Messages received by CCM from any 3rd party (channel connector, custom agent desk or bot connector) are called inbound messages.
Outbound Messages	Messages sent by CCM to any 3rd party (channel connector, custom agent desk or bot connector) are called outbound messages.

Structure of CIM Messages

The structure of CIM Messages is given as follows:

Request

In the Expertflow CX Object Model, a message request contain two parts - Header and Body.

Header

- a standard format is set for all types of messages. The generic header format is described below in the Header tab.

- fields can be added to the header as per requirement such as in case of Agent Desk and Bot Connector.
Body
- the message body changes with respect to the message type. The standard parameters in the body are described below in the Body tab.
- there are six basic types of messages i.e. Plain, Media (Image, Video, Audio, File, Sticker), Location, Contact, URL and Button.
- a specific type of message such as WrapUp Message is used in Agent Desk to wrap up agent-customer conversation.

A unique ID is also generated to identify each message in a conversation. The payload of Messages is described below.

Quick Links

Message Types

Messages API Postman Collection

Header

The parameters present in Message Header are given as follows:

Parameter	Description	Type	Properties
sender REQUIRED for inbound and outbound messages	It contains sender information. Helps to identify sender type and role e.g. Agent or Customer.	Sender object.	id - String - unique identifier of the sender - Required type - Enum - sender type with options: agent/bot/connector/app/system - Required senderName - String - Required additionalDetail - Map (String, Object) - Optional
channelData REQUIRED for outbound messages	It contains the parameters of the channel type opted by the customer for conversing with the agent.	ChannelData class object	serviceIdentifier - String - required - channel service identifier channelCustomerIdentifier - String - required - unique ID usually MSISDN Additional properties for inbound messages: requestPriority - String - Optional (channel service identifier) additionalAttributes - Optional - key - String - channel service identifier type - String - channel service identifier value - String - channel service identifier
channelsessionId REQUIRED for outbound messages	System generated ID to manage the session.	String	-
schedulingMetaData OPTIONAL for outbound messages	contains data for scheduled campaigns	Map (string or object)	-
conversationId REQUIRED for outbound messages	System generated ID to manage the conversation.	String	-
customer REQUIRED for outbound messages OPTIONAL for inbound messages	contains attributes related to the customer. It can be sent as `null` or customer information can also be sent by 3rd party.	Customer class object	id - UUID - system generated ID assigned to customer firstName - String - name of the customer isAnonymous - bool - if no name is specified, then it is marked true. additionalDetail - Map (String, Object) - Optional
Intent OPTIONAL for conversation bot and bot connector only.	Intents are system events to inform the conversational bot to take action on the intent. It is NULL when agent send a message.	Enum	For example, START_CHAT END_CHAT START_VOICE END_VOICE REPLY_TO - used for quote reply. Set the intent to REPLY_TO, then add the parent message id to the originalMessageId field UPDATE - used to update/edit a message
stamps		List (String)	-
Entities OPTIONAL for conversation bot and bot connector only.	Entities are the data of intent. e.g. channel session object etc. Entities are used to inform conversational bot about the event and is null for messages sent by agent.	Map (string or object)	-
providerMessageId OPTIONAL	Channel provider message ID	String
originalMessageId OPTIONAL	ID of a message within a conversation. See Intent field above for REPLY_TO intent.	String	-
timestamp OPTIONAL	It contains the timestamp at which the message was received.	System datetime class object	-
language OPTIONAL	Used to specify unicode in case of language change. By default, it is English.	LanguageCode class object	-
securityInfo OPTIONAL		MessageSecurity class object	-

CODE

{
    "id": "63c0ea05-4878-4d65-b6e0-2564ec29fc89",
	"header": {
     "sender": {
      "id": "460df46c-adf9-11ed-afa1-0242ac120002",
      "type": "CONNECTOR",
      "senderName": "WEB_CONNECTOR",
      "additionalDetail": null
    },
    "channelData": {
      "channelCustomerIdentifier": "{{$randomPhoneNumber}}",
      "serviceIdentifier": "{{$randomPhoneNumber}}",
      "requestPriority": 0,
      "additionalAttributes": []
    },
    "language": {},
    "timestamp": 1677151053951,
    "securityInfo": {},
    "stamps": [],
    "intent": null,
    "entities": {},
    "channelSessionId": null,
	"schedulingMetaData": null
    "conversationId": null,
    "customer": null,
    "originalMessageId": null,
    "providerMessageId": null 
}
}

Body

Multiple message types are supported by CIM. However, based on selected channels by the vendor, certain types can be used. Following are message types:

Response

Response Code	Description
200	Code 200 implies that the message has been accepted and delivered successfully. The response body will contain the delivery notification. Example is given as follows: Response Body: CODE `{ "type": "DELIVERYNOTIFICATION", "markdownText": "Optional", "messageId": "abc12345", "status":"DELIVERED", "reasonCode":200 }`
202	Code 202 means that the message has been accepted. Once, it is delivered, separate delivery notification will be sent.
400	Code 400 is sent in case of error in message delivery.