Message schema - Novu

Message

Message is a single notification that is sent to a subscriber. Each channel step in the workflow generates a message.

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`string`	Unique identifier for the message
`templateId`	`string`	Template ID associated with the message
`environmentId`	`string`	Environment ID where the message is sent
`messageTemplateId`	`string`	Message template ID
`organizationId`	`string`	Organization ID associated with the message
`notificationId`	`string`	Notification ID associated with the message
`subscriberId`	`string`	Subscriber ID associated with the message
`subscriber`	`SubscriberResponseDto`	Subscriber details, if available
`template`	`WorkflowResponse`	Workflow template associated with the message
`templateIdentifier`	`string`	Identifier for the message template
`createdAt`	`string`	Creation date of the message
`deliveredAt`	`string[]`	Array of delivery dates for the message, if the message has multiple delivery dates, for example after being snoozed
`lastSeenDate`	`string`	Last seen date of the message, if available
`lastReadDate`	`string`	Last read date of the message, if available
`content`	`string \| EmailBlock[]`	Content of the message, can be an email block or a string
`transactionId`	`string`	Transaction ID associated with the message
`subject`	`string`	Subject of the message, if applicable
`channel`	`ChannelTypeEnum`	Channel type through which the message is sent
`read`	`boolean`	Indicates if the message has been read
`seen`	`boolean`	Indicates if the message has been seen
`snoozedUntil`	`string`	Date when the message will be unsnoozed
`email`	`string`	Email address associated with the message, if applicable
`phone`	`string`	Phone number associated with the message, if applicable
`directWebhookUrl`	`string`	Direct webhook URL for the message, if applicable
`providerId`	`string`	Provider ID associated with the message, if applicable
`deviceTokens`	`string[]`	Device tokens associated with the message, if applicable
`title`	`string`	Title of the message, if applicable
`cta`	`MessageCTAType`	Call to action associated with the message
`feedId`	`string`	Feed ID associated with the message, if applicable
`status`	`MessageStatusEnum`	Status of the message
`errorId`	`string`	Error ID if the message has an error
`errorText`	`string`	Error text if the message has an error
`payload`	`Record<string, unknown>`	The payload that was used to send the notification trigger
`overrides`	`Record<string, unknown>`	Provider specific overrides used when triggering the notification
`contextKeys`	`string[]`	Context (single or multi) in which the message was sent

ChannelTypeEnum

typescript

ChannelTypeEnum {
  IN_APP = "in_app",
  EMAIL = "email",
  SMS = "sms",
  CHAT = "chat",
  PUSH = "push"
}

Workflow

Workflow is a collection of steps that are executed in order to send a notification.

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`string`
`name`	`string`
`description`	`string`
`active`	`boolean`
`draft`	`boolean`
`preferenceSettings`	`SubscriberPreferenceChannels`
`critical`	`boolean`
`tags`	`string[]`
`steps`	`NotificationStepDto[]`
`organizationId`	`string`
`creatorId`	`string`
`environmentId`	`string`
`triggers`	`NotificationTrigger[]`
`notificationGroupId`	`string`
`parentId`	`string`
`deleted`	`boolean`
`deletedAt`	`string`
`deletedBy`	`string`
`notificationGroup`	`NotificationGroup`
`data`	`WorkflowResponseData`
`workflowIntegrationStatus`	`WorkflowIntegrationStatus`

Actor

Actor is the user who is skipped from sending the notification when workflow is triggered to a topic.

Actor can be a string (subscriber ID) or a SubscriberPayloadDto object with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
`subscriberId`	`string`	Unique identifier of the subscriber
`firstName`	`string \| null`	First name of the subscriber
`lastName`	`string \| null`	Last name of the subscriber
`email`	`string \| null`	Email address of the subscriber
`phone`	`string \| null`	Phone number of the subscriber
`avatar`	`string \| null`	Avatar URL or identifier
`locale`	`string \| null`	Locale of the subscriber
`timezone`	`string \| null`	Timezone of the subscriber
`data`	`Record<string, unknown> \| null`	Additional custom data associated with the subscriber

MessageCTA

MessageCTA is a call to action that is displayed in the Inbox message. It can be used to redirect the user to a specific URL when the message is clicked.

Field	Type	Description
`type`	`redirect`	Type of call to action
`data`	`MessageCTAData`	Data associated with the call to action
`action`	`MessageAction`	Action associated with the call to action