RedactChannelMessage
Redacts message content and metadata. The message exists in the back end, but the action returns null content, and the state shows as redacted.
Note
The x-amz-chime-bearer request header is mandatory. Use the
            ARN of the AppInstanceUser or AppInstanceBot that makes the API call as the value in
            the header.
Request Syntax
POST /channels/channelArn/messages/{messageId}?operation=redact HTTP/1.1
x-amz-chime-bearer: ChimeBearer
Content-type: application/json
{
   "SubChannelId": "string"
}URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
- channelArn
- 
               The ARN of the channel containing the messages that you want to redact. Length Constraints: Minimum length of 5. Maximum length of 1600. Pattern: arn:[a-z0-9-\.]{1,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[^/].{0,1023}Required: Yes 
- ChimeBearer
- 
               The ARN of the AppInstanceUserorAppInstanceBotthat makes the API call.Length Constraints: Minimum length of 5. Maximum length of 1600. Pattern: arn:[a-z0-9-\.]{1,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[^/].{0,1023}Required: Yes 
- messageId
- 
               The ID of the message being redacted. Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128. Pattern: [-_a-zA-Z0-9]*Required: Yes 
Request Body
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- SubChannelId
- 
               The ID of the SubChannel in the request. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128. Pattern: [-_a-zA-Z0-9]*Required: No 
Response Syntax
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
   "ChannelArn": "string",
   "MessageId": "string",
   "SubChannelId": "string"
}Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
- ChannelArn
- 
               The ARN of the channel containing the messages that you want to redact. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 5. Maximum length of 1600. Pattern: arn:[a-z0-9-\.]{1,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[a-z0-9-\.]{0,63}:[^/].{0,1023}
- MessageId
- 
               The ID of the message being redacted. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128. Pattern: [-_a-zA-Z0-9]*
- SubChannelId
- 
               The ID of the SubChannel in the response. NoteOnly required when redacting messages in a SubChannel that the user belongs to. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128. Pattern: [-_a-zA-Z0-9]*
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- BadRequestException
- 
               The input parameters don't match the service's restrictions. HTTP Status Code: 400 
- ConflictException
- 
               The request could not be processed because of conflict in the current state of the resource. HTTP Status Code: 409 
- ForbiddenException
- 
               The client is permanently forbidden from making the request. HTTP Status Code: 403 
- ServiceFailureException
- 
               The service encountered an unexpected error. HTTP Status Code: 500 
- ServiceUnavailableException
- 
               The service is currently unavailable. HTTP Status Code: 503 
- ThrottledClientException
- 
               The client exceeded its request rate limit. HTTP Status Code: 429 
- UnauthorizedClientException
- 
               The client is not currently authorized to make the request. HTTP Status Code: 401 
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: