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Send a private message

This task is used to create a private message in a specified network.

As of now, the message will be visible only to the user who posted it. We are developing tasks using which you will be able to add users to the post.

<variable> = zoho.connect.sendMePrivateMessage(<messageContent>, <scopeID>, <connectionName>);

where,

Parameter	Description	Data type
<variable>	is a variable which will hold the returned response. The response will contain the message status and the Stream ID of the posted message	KEY-VALUE
<messageContent>	is a variable which must contain the contents of the private message.	TEXT
<scopeID>	is a variable representing the scope ID of the network in which the private message will be posted. You can also fetch the scope ID from the response of myNetworks task.	NUMBER
<connectionName> (optional)*	is the name of the Zoho connect connection. *Note: This param is not applicable to Zoho Creator and mandatory in Zoho Cliq.	TEXT

The following snippet posts a private message in the specified network.

messageDetails = zoho.connect.sendMePrivateMessage("Please call me at 4 PM", 105000017039001);

where,

messageDetails

is a variable which will hold the returned response

Please call me at 4 PM

is a TEXT value that represents the message content

105000017039001

is a value that represents the Scope ID of the network

Following is a sample success response when the private message is posted
{"id":"105000209424697",
"status":"success"}
The response returned is null when the Scope ID supplied is incorrect.