Merge branch 'idempotency-key-optimistic-posting' into 'develop'

[akkoma] / docs / API / chats.md

diff --git a/docs/API/chats.md b/docs/API/chats.md
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--- a/docs/API/chats.md
+++ b/docs/API/chats.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ This is the overview of using the API. The API is also documented via OpenAPI, s
 To create or get an existing Chat for a certain recipient (identified by Account ID)
 you can call:
 
-`POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/by-account-id/{account_id}`
+`POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/by-account-id/:account_id`
 
 The account id is the normal FlakeId of the user
 ```
@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ Returned data:
 
 ### Marking a chat as read
 
-To set the `unread` count of a chat to 0, call
+To mark a number of messages in a chat up to a certain message as read, you can use
 
 `POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id/read`
 
+
+Parameters:
+- last_read_id: Given this id, all chat messages until this one will be marked as read. Required.
+
+
 Returned data:
 
 ```json
@@ -130,13 +135,13 @@ Returned data:
 ```
 
 The recipient of messages that are sent to this chat is given by their AP ID.
-The usual pagination options are implemented.
+No pagination is implemented for now.
 
 ### Getting the messages for a Chat
 
 For a given Chat id, you can get the associated messages with
 
-`GET /api/v1/pleroma/chats/{id}/messages`
+`GET /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id/messages`
 
 This will return all messages, sorted by most recent to least recent. The usual
 pagination options are implemented.
@@ -168,16 +173,19 @@ Returned data:
     "created_at": "2020-04-21T15:06:45.000Z",
     "emojis": [],
     "id": "12",
-    "unread": false
+    "unread": false,
+    "idempotency_key": "75442486-0874-440c-9db1-a7006c25a31f"
   }
 ]
 ```
 
+- idempotency_key: The copy of the `idempotency-key` HTTP request header that can be used for optimistic message sending. Included only during the first few minutes after the message creation.
+
 ### Posting a chat message
 
 Posting a chat message for given Chat id works like this:
 
-`POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/{id}/messages`
+`POST /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id/messages`
 
 Parameters:
 - content: The text content of the message. Optional if media is attached.
@@ -210,7 +218,7 @@ Returned data:
 
 Deleting a chat message for given Chat id works like this:
 
-`DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/chats/{chat_id}/messages/{message_id}`
+`DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:chat_id/messages/:message_id`
 
 Returned data is the deleted message.