Overview of Agent API

The Symphony Agent is responsible for encryption and decryption of messages and content sent to and from a bot. As a result, the Agent API is used to build applications that send and receive messages and content. The following guide includes API collections that exist on the Agent:

The Message APIs create, read and search messages on the Pod. These APIs can be used to do the following:

  • Get messages

  • Create messages

  • Get attachments

  • List attachments

  • Import messages

  • Suppress messages

  • Search messages

  • Get message status

  • List message receipts

The full list of Messages API endpoints and their corresponding reference guide can be found here: https://developers.symphony.com/restapi/main/messages

The Datafeed APIs create and manage real-time event streams from the Pod to your bot. These APIs can be used to do the following:

  • Create Datafeed

  • Read Datafeed

For more information on how Symphony Datafeeds allow your bot to create rich and interactive workflows, navigate here:

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The full list of Datafeed API endpoints and their corresponding reference guide can be found here: https://developers.symphony.com/restapi/main/datafeed

The Signal APIs create and manage tailored alerts based on mention or tag criteria. These APIs can be used to do the following:

  • List signals

  • Get signal details

  • Create a signal

  • Subscribe/Unsubscribe to a signal

  • List signal subscribers

The full list of Signals API endpoints and their corresponding reference guide can be found here: https://developers.symphony.com/restapi/main/signals

This group of APIs perform testing and obtain diagnostics regarding the health of Symphony components. These APIs can be used to do the following:

  • Perform a component health check

  • Obtain Agent Info

  • Perform an echo test

  • Get session info

The full list of Basics API endpoints and their corresponding reference guide can be found here: https://developers.symphony.com/restapi/main/info-health-check

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