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The Room Object

The room object represents any form of communication between two or more users. There are at least two fields on the room object.

  • _id: The room / user id (depends on the room type)
  • t: The room type

Room Types

  • d: Direct chat
  • c: Chat
  • p: Private chat
  • l: Livechat

The information that comes with the room object changes according to its type.

Direct chat

A direct chat between two users. In this case the room object only has two fields:

  • _id: The room id
  • t: The room type (in this case d)

Example:

{
    "_id": "room-id",
    "t": "d"
}

You’ll need to access the room information using data from Get Subscriptions.

Chat

An open chat room. An chat contains more information about the room as it follows:

  • _id: The room id
  • t: The room type (in this case c)
  • name: The room name
  • u: The room creator (it may return a null user)
  • topic: (Optional) The room topic
  • muted: (Optional) A collection of muted users by its username
  • jitsiTimeout: (Optional) (?)

Example:

{
    "_id": "room-id",
    "t": "c",
    "name": "room-name",
    "u": { "_id": "user-id", "username": "username" },
    "topic": "room-topic",
    "muted": [ "username" ],
    "jitsiTimeout": { "$date": 1480377601 }
}

Private chat

A private chat room. This type of room resembles the open chat room with an addition.

  • _id: The room id
  • t: The room type (in this case p)
  • name: The room name
  • u: The room creator (it may return a null user)
  • topic: (Optional) The room topic
  • muted: (Optional) A collection of muted users by its username
  • jitsiTimeout: (Optional) (?)
  • ro: Flags if the room is read-only

Example:

{
    "_id": "room-id",
    "t": "p",
    "name": "room-name",
    "u": { "_id": null, "username": null },
    "topic": "room-topic",
    "ro": false // This room is not read-only
}