Method: spaces.messages.delete

Deletes a message. For an example, see Delete a message.

Requires authentication. Supports app authentication and user authentication. When using app authentication, requests can only delete messages created by the calling Chat app.

HTTP request

DELETE https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{name=spaces/*/messages/*}

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
name

string

Required. Resource name of the message that you want to delete, in the form spaces/*/messages/*

Example: spaces/AAAAAAAAAAA/messages/BBBBBBBBBBB.BBBBBBBBBBB

Query parameters

Parameters
force

boolean

When true, deleting a message also deletes its threaded replies. When false, if a message has threaded replies, deletion fails.

Only applies when authenticating as a user. Has no effect when authenticating as a Chat app.

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Response body

If successful, the response body is empty.

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.bot
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.import
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages

For more information, see the Authorization guide.