# Receiving messages

## Inbound messages

In this section, you can find sample messages of every inbound message type supported by the Channels API from Line. The code snippets in every subsection demonstrate how a Line message is converted into a Channels API message.

See the following pages to understand more about [retrieving messages](/api/channels-api/api-reference/messaging.md) or [message statuses](/api/channels-api/message-status-and-interactions.md)

### Text

#### Text message

```json
{
    "id": "c2d34cdb-db79-4e3c-8cb1-5ba991c25b84",
    "channelId": "a1d50881-64f5-456c-a8ae-da18c0f203da",
    "sender": {
        "contact": {
            "id": "fb4bed31-cd9e-441b-b56d-6571c7ca8c30",
            "identifierKey": "line-2005309875",
            "identifierValue": "U82767028f6ac7935be3c631e2993212b",
            "annotations": {
                "name": "Test user"
            }
        }
    },
    "receiver": {
        "connector": {
            "id": "e2bf1441-2edd-483f-bfa3-6d30106177c0",
            "identifierValue": "2005309875"
        }
    },
    "body": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": {
            "text": "Incoming message"
        }
    },
    "meta": {},
    "reference": "",
    "parts": [
        {
            "platformReference": "518665685510651928"
        }
    ],
    "status": "delivered",
    "reason": "",
    "direction": "incoming",
    "chargeableUnits": 1,
    "lastStatusAt": "2024-07-26T07:49:07.923Z",
    "createdAt": "2024-07-26T07:49:07.588Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-07-26T07:49:07.923Z"
}
```

#### Text message with emoji

```json
{
    "id": "8998f388-18f9-4bfa-a1ab-cb56ba3b809f",
    "channelId": "a1d50881-64f5-456c-a8ae-da18c0f203da",
    "sender": {
        "contact": {
            "id": "fb4bed31-cd9e-441b-b56d-6571c7ca8c30",
            "identifierKey": "line-2005309875",
            "identifierValue": "U82767028f6ac7935be3c631e2993212b",
            "annotations": {
                "name": "Test user"
            }
        }
    },
    "receiver": {
        "connector": {
            "id": "e2bf1441-2edd-483f-bfa3-6d30106177c0",
            "identifierValue": "2005309875"
        }
    },
    "body": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": {
            "text": "(cutting hole in floor) incoming (incoming)",
            "metadata": {
                "line": {
                    "emoji": {
                        "items": [
                            {
                                "index": 0,
                                "productId": "5ac22e85040ab15980c9b44f",
                                "emojiId": "001",
                                "length": 23
                            },
                            {
                                "index": 33,
                                "productId": "5ac21a18040ab15980c9b43e",
                                "emojiId": "154",
                                "length": 10
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "meta": {},
    "reference": "",
    "parts": [
        {
            "platformReference": "517529016476369256"
        }
    ],
    "status": "delivered",
    "reason": "",
    "direction": "incoming",
    "chargeableUnits": 1,
    "lastStatusAt": "2024-07-18T11:37:19.357Z",
    "createdAt": "2024-07-18T11:37:19.166Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-07-18T11:37:19.357Z"
}
```

### Image

```json
{
    "id": "1465e896-5493-4e69-be05-25cabf64e2d4",
    "channelId": "a1d50881-64f5-456c-a8ae-da18c0f203da",
    "sender": {
        "contact": {
            "id": "fb4bed31-cd9e-441b-b56d-6571c7ca8c30",
            "identifierKey": "line-2005309875",
            "identifierValue": "U82767028f6ac7935be3c631e2993212b",
            "annotations": {
                "name": "Test user"
            }
        }
    },
    "receiver": {
        "connector": {
            "id": "e2bf1441-2edd-483f-bfa3-6d30106177c0",
            "identifierValue": "2005309875"
        }
    },
    "body": {
        "type": "image",
        "image": {
            "images": [
                {
                    "mediaUrl": "https://media.api.sandbox.bird.one/workspaces/ed06c631-ca43-47cc-b4a7-a7e2b141b22e/messages/1465e896-5493-4e69-be05-25cabf64e2d4/media/a42938aa-ee3d-437f-85f2-879f031d3c2e"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "meta": {},
    "reference": "",
    "parts": [
        {
            "platformReference": "518666020736204961"
        }
    ],
    "status": "delivered",
    "reason": "",
    "direction": "incoming",
    "chargeableUnits": 1,
    "lastStatusAt": "2024-07-26T07:52:26.515Z",
    "createdAt": "2024-07-26T07:52:26.416Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-07-26T07:52:26.515Z"
}
```

### File

```json
{
    "id": "8f343ba0-b4d9-423d-b669-6105a145518e",
    "channelId": "a1d50881-64f5-456c-a8ae-da18c0f203da",
    "sender": {
        "contact": {
            "id": "fb4bed31-cd9e-441b-b56d-6571c7ca8c30",
            "identifierKey": "line-2005309875",
            "identifierValue": "U82767028f6ac7935be3c631e2993212b",
            "annotations": {
                "name": "Test user"
            }
        }
    },
    "receiver": {
        "connector": {
            "id": "e2bf1441-2edd-483f-bfa3-6d30106177c0",
            "identifierValue": "2005309875"
        }
    },
    "body": {
        "type": "file",
        "file": {
            "files": [
                {
                    "contentType": "video/mp4",
                    "mediaUrl": "https://media.api.sandbox.bird.one/workspaces/ed06c631-ca43-47cc-b4a7-a7e2b141b22e/messages/8f343ba0-b4d9-423d-b669-6105a145518e/media/c5478cfe-d399-43e4-b502-d8a409845ddb"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "meta": {},
    "reference": "",
    "parts": [
        {
            "platformReference": "518666192702145051"
        }
    ],
    "status": "delivered",
    "reason": "",
    "direction": "incoming",
    "chargeableUnits": 1,
    "lastStatusAt": "2024-07-26T07:54:11.313Z",
    "createdAt": "2024-07-26T07:54:11.171Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-07-26T07:54:11.313Z"
}
```

### Location

```json
{
    "id": "663ffb25-f0c8-4a5b-aaba-3c9f8739287b",
    "channelId": "a1d50881-64f5-456c-a8ae-da18c0f203da",
    "sender": {
        "contact": {
            "id": "fb4bed31-cd9e-441b-b56d-6571c7ca8c30",
            "identifierKey": "line-2005309875",
            "identifierValue": "U82767028f6ac7935be3c631e2993212b",
            "annotations": {
                "name": "Test user"
            }
        }
    },
    "receiver": {
        "connector": {
            "id": "e2bf1441-2edd-483f-bfa3-6d30106177c0",
            "identifierValue": "2005309875"
        }
    },
    "body": {
        "type": "location",
        "location": {
            "coordinates": {
                "latitude": 52.378653,
                "longitude": 4.900124
            },
            "location": {
                "address": "Stationsplein 37B, 1012 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands",
                "label": ""
            }
        }
    },
    "meta": {},
    "reference": "",
    "parts": [
        {
            "platformReference": "518666390656778707"
        }
    ],
    "status": "delivered",
    "reason": "",
    "direction": "incoming",
    "chargeableUnits": 1,
    "lastStatusAt": "2024-07-26T07:56:06.462Z",
    "createdAt": "2024-07-26T07:56:06.307Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-07-26T07:56:06.462Z"
}
```

### Interactive message

#### Interactive message reply

```json
{
    "id": "a99ebf46-cfd0-4895-9d99-598ebeaab4d3",
    "channelId": "a1d50881-64f5-456c-a8ae-da18c0f203da",
    "sender": {
        "contact": {
            "id": "fb4bed31-cd9e-441b-b56d-6571c7ca8c30",
            "identifierKey": "line-2005309875",
            "identifierValue": "U82767028f6ac7935be3c631e2993212b",
            "annotations": {
                "name": "Test user"
            }
        }
    },
    "receiver": {
        "connector": {
            "id": "e2bf1441-2edd-483f-bfa3-6d30106177c0",
            "identifierValue": "2005309875"
        }
    },
    "body": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": {
            "text": "Yes"
        }
    },
    "meta": {},
    "reference": "",
    "parts": [
        {
            "platformReference": "518666513986355384"
        }
    ],
    "status": "delivered",
    "reason": "",
    "direction": "incoming",
    "chargeableUnits": 1,
    "lastStatusAt": "2024-07-26T07:57:20.831Z",
    "createdAt": "2024-07-26T07:57:20.695Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-07-26T07:57:20.831Z"
}
```

#### Interactive message postback

```json
{
    "id": "b4f87a47-fa5f-4719-b5f9-b2dfd6c8f56e",
    "channelId": "a1d50881-64f5-456c-a8ae-da18c0f203da",
    "sender": {
        "contact": {
            "id": "fb4bed31-cd9e-441b-b56d-6571c7ca8c30",
            "identifierKey": "line-2005309875",
            "identifierValue": "U82767028f6ac7935be3c631e2993212b",
            "annotations": {
                "name": "Test user"
            }
        }
    },
    "receiver": {
        "connector": {
            "id": "e2bf1441-2edd-483f-bfa3-6d30106177c0",
            "identifierValue": "2005309875"
        }
    },
    "body": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": {
            "text": "postback-payload-1",
            "actions": [
                {
                    "type": "postback",
                    "postback": {
                        "text": "postback-payload-1",
                        "payload": "postback-payload-1"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "meta": {},
    "reference": "",
    "replyTo": {
        "id": "53e0bb8c-9071-4b2d-98e7-58bb1916c467",
        "order": 0,
        "type": "click"
    },
    "parts": [
        {
            "platformReference": "01J3Q1QJW2RKC180JYJW9815YC"
        }
    ],
    "status": "delivered",
    "reason": "",
    "direction": "incoming",
    "chargeableUnits": 1,
    "lastStatusAt": "2024-07-26T08:15:19.192Z",
    "createdAt": "2024-07-26T08:15:19.025Z",
    "updatedAt": "2024-07-26T08:15:19.192Z"
}
```


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