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Version: 1.4

MessengerEvent

rawEvent

Underlying raw event from Messenger.

Example:

event.rawEvent;
// {
//   sender: { id: '1423587017700273' },
//   recipient: { id: '404217156637689' },
//   timestamp: 1491796363181,
//   message: {
//     mid: 'mid.$cAAE1UUyiiwthh0NPrVbVf4HFNDGl',
//     seq: 348847,
//     text: 'Awesome.',
//   },
// }

isMessage

Determine if the event is a message event.

Example:

event.isMessage; // true

message

The message object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.message;
// {
//   mid: 'mid.$cAAE1UUyiiwthh0NPrVbVf4HFNDGl',
//   seq: 348847,
//   text: 'Awesome.',
// }

isText

Determine if the event is a message event which includes text.

Example:

event.isText; // true

text

The text string from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.text; // 'Awesome.'

hasAttachment

Determine if the event has any attachments.

Example:

event.hasAttachment; // true

attachments

The attachments array from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.attachments;
// [
//   {
//     type: 'audio',
//     payload: {
//       url: 'https://example.com/bot/audios/audio.mp3',
//     },
//   },
// ]

isImage

Determine if the event is a message event which includes image attachment.

Example:

event.isImage; // true

image

The image attachment from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.image;
// {
//   url: 'https://example.com/image.jpg',
// }

isAudio

Determine if the event is a message event which includes audio attachment.

Example:

event.isAudio; // true

audio

The audio attachment from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.audio;
// {
//   url: 'https://example.com/bot/audios/audio.mp3',
// }

isVideo

Determine if the event is a message event which includes video attachment.

Example:

event.isVideo; // true

video

The video attachment from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.video;
// {
//   url: 'https://example.com/bot/videos/video.mp4',
// }

isLocation

Determine if the event is a message event which includes location attachment.

Example:

event.isLocation; // true

location

The location attachment from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.location;
// {
//   coordinates: { lat: 0, long: 0 },
// }

isFile

Determine if the event is a message event which includes file attachment.

Example:

event.isFile; // true

file

The file attachment from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.file;
// {
//   url: 'https://example.com/bot/files/file.doc',
// }

isFallback

Determine if the event is a message event which includes fallback attachment.

Example:

event.isFallback; // true

fallback

The fallback attachment from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.fallback;
// {
//   URL: 'URL_OF_THE_ATTACHMENT',
//   payload: null,
//   title: 'TITLE_OF_THE_URL_ATTACHMENT',
//   type: 'fallback',
// }

isSticker

Determine if the event is a message event which includes sticker.

Example:

event.isSticker; // true

sticker

The stickerId from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.sticker; // 369239263222822

isLikeSticker

Determine if the event is a message event which includes 'like' sticker.

Example:

event.isLikeSticker; // true

isQuickReply

Determine if the event is a message event triggered from quick reply.

Example:

event.isQuickReply; // true

quickReply

The quick reply object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.quickReply;
// {
//   payload: 'DEVELOPER_DEFINED_PAYLOAD_FOR_PICKING_RED',
// }

isEcho

Determine if the event is a message event sent from our side.

Example:

event.isEcho; // true

isPostback

Determine if the event is a postback event.

Example:

event.isPostback; // true

postback

The postback object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.postback;
// {
//   payload: 'USER_DEFINED_PAYLOAD',
// }

isGamePlay

Determine if the event is an game_play event.

Example:

event.isGamePlay; // true

gamePlay

The gamePlay object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.gamePlay;
// {
//   gameId: 'GAME_ID',
//   playerId: 'PLAYER_ID',
//   contextType: 'SOLO',
//   contextId: 'CONTEXT_ID',
//   score: 99,
//   payload: {
//     someKey: 'SOME_VALUE'
//   },
// }

isOptin

Determine if the event is an opt-in event.

Example:

event.isOptin; // true

optin

The optin object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.optin;
// {
//   ref: 'PASS_THROUGH_PARAM',
// }

isPayment

Determine if the event is a payment event.

Example:

event.isPayment; // true

payment

The payment object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.payment;
// {
//   payload: 'DEVELOPER_DEFINED_PAYLOAD',
//   requestedUserInfo: {
//     shippingAddress: {},
//     contactName: 'Peter Chang',
//     contactEmail: 'peter@anemail.com',
//     contactPhone: '+15105551234',
//   },
//   paymentCredential: {
//     providerType: 'paypal',
//     chargeId: 'ch_18tmdBEoNIH3FPJHa60ep123',
//     fbPaymentId: '123456789',
//   },
//   amount: {
//     currency: 'USD',
//     amount: '29.62',
//   },
//   shippingOptionId: '123',
// }

isCheckoutUpdate

Determine if the event is a checkout update event.

Example:

event.isCheckoutUpdate; // true

checkoutUpdate

The checkoutUpdate object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.checkoutUpdate;
// {
//   payload: 'DEVELOPER_DEFINED_PAYLOAD',
//   shippingAddress: {
//     id: 10105655000959552,
//     country: 'US',
//     city: 'MENLO PARK',
//     street1: '1 Hacker Way',
//     street2: '',
//     state: 'CA',
//     postalCode: '94025',
//   },
// }

isPreCheckout

Determine if the event is a pre-checkout event.

Example:

event.isPreCheckout; // true

preCheckout

The preCheckout object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.preCheckout;
// {
//   payload: 'xyz',
//   requestedUserInfo: {
//     shippingAddress: {
//       name: 'Tao Jiang',
//       street1: '600 Edgewater Blvd',
//       street2: '',
//       city: 'Foster City',
//       state: 'CA',
//       country: 'US',
//       postalCode: '94404',
//     },
//     contactName: 'Tao Jiang',
//   },
//   amount: {
//     currency: 'USD',
//     amount: '2.70',
//   },
// }

isRead

Determine if the event is a message read event.

Example:

event.isRead; // true

read

The read object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.read;
// {
//   seq: 38,
//   watermark: 1458668856253,
// }

isDelivery

Determine if the event is a message delivery event.

Example:

event.isDelivery; // true

delivery

The delivery object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.delivery;
// {
//   mids: ['mid.1458668856218:ed81099e15d3f4f233'],
//   watermark: 1458668856253,
//   seq: 37,
// }

isPayload

Determine if the event is a postback or quick reply which includes payload.

Example:

event.isPayload; // true

payload

The payload received from postback or quick reply.

Example:

event.payload; // 'USER_DEFINED_PAYLOAD'

isPolicyEnforcement

Determine if the event is a policy enforcement event.

Example:

event.isPolicyEnforcement; // true

policyEnforcement

The policy enforcement object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.policyEnforcement;
// {
//   action: 'block',
//   reason:
//     'The bot violated our Platform Policies (https://developers.facebook.com/policy/#messengerplatform). Common violations include sending out excessive spammy messages or being non-functional.',
// }

isAppRoles

Determine if the event is an app roles event.

Example:

event.isAppRoles; // true

appRoles

The app roles object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.appRoles;
// {
//   '123456789': ['automation'],
// }

isStandby

Determine if the event is a standby event.

Example:

event.isStandby; // true

isPassThreadControl

Determine if the event is a pass thread control event.

Example:

event.isPassThreadControl; // true

passThreadControl

The pass thread control object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.passThreadControl;
// {
//   metadata: 'additional content that the caller wants to set',
//   newOwnerAppId: '123456789',
// }

isTakeThreadControl

Determine if the event is a take thread control event.

Example:

event.isTakeThreadControl; // true

takeThreadControl

The take thread control object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.takeThreadControl;
// {
//   metadata: 'additional content that the caller wants to set',
//   previousOwnerAppId: '123456789',
// }

isRequestThreadControl

Determine if the event is a request thread control event.

Example:

event.isRequestThreadControl; // true

requestThreadControl

The take thread control object from Messenger raw event.

Example:

event.requestThreadControl;
// {
//   metadata: 'additional content that the caller wants to set',
//   requestedOwnerAppId: '123456789',
// }

isReferral

Determine if the event is a referral event.

Example:

event.isReferral; // true

referral

The referral object from Messenger event.

Example:

event.referral;
// {
//   ref: 'PASS_THROUGH_PARAM',
//   source: 'SHORTLINK',
//   type: 'OPEN_THREAD',
// }

ref

The ref string from Messenger event.

Example:

event.ref; // 'PASS_THROUGH_PARAM'

isFromCustomerChatPlugin

Determine if the event is from customer chat plugin.

Example:

event.isFromCustomerChatPlugin; // true

isBrandedCamera

Determine if the event is a branded_camera event.

Example:

event.isBrandedCamera; // true

brandedCamera

The brandedCamera object from Messenger event.

Example:

event.brandedCamera;
// {
//   contentIds: ['<CAMERA-EFFECT-ID>', '<CAMERA-EFFECT-ID>'],
//   event: 'dismiss',
// }