Status Type Message Format

The IM Service categorizes messages that are not stored by default on the client side and do not count towards the unread message count of a conversation as status-type messages.

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Please distinguish between status-type messages and the functionality of the IM Server API for sending status messages.

• Status-type messages: By default, these are not stored on the client and do not count towards the unread message count of a conversation. They can be sent by the client (usually sent internally by the SDK) or via the IM Server API.
• IM Server API for sending status messages: This API can accept any built-in message type. However, if the recipient is offline, they will not receive the message.

Typing Status Message

The IM Service defines a typing status message with the ObjectName RC:TypSts.

When calling the server API to send a message, you must specify the ObjectName and serialize the corresponding message content JSON object into a JSON String, which is then placed in the content field of the API interface. The Typing Status Message type is built into the client SDK. Messages of this type are not counted as unread and are not stored on the client.

• If the one-to-one chat typing status feature is enabled in the client SDK configuration, the SDK will automatically send this type of message in one-to-one chat sessions. The SDK does not automatically send typing status messages in group chat scenarios.
• If you are using the IM Server API to send this message, use the following interfaces: Send One-to-One Status Message, Send Group Status Message.

The typing status message contains a "message content" JSON object with the following structure:

{
  "typingContentType":"RC:TxtMsg"
}

Content Structure Parameters

The content structure parameters of the typing status message are as follows:

Name	Type	Required	Description
typingContentType	String	Yes	The type of the typing message.

Default Client Attributes

• Not stored locally on the client
• Does not count towards the unread message count of the conversation
• Does not support offline push notifications