Connect REST API Developer Guide

Connect REST API Developer Guide
Introduction
Quick Start
Work with Features
Examples
Filter a Response Body
Make a Request in a Community
Get My News Feed
Get Another User’s Feed
Get a Group Feed
Post a Feed Item
Post a Feed Element and Include Files from Salesforce
Post a Rich-Text Feed Element
Post a Feed Element with a Code Block
Post a Feed Element with an Inline Image
Post a Comment
Post a Comment and Include a File from Salesforce
Post a Rich-Text Comment
Post a Comment with a Code Block
Post a Comment with an Inline Image
Post a Binary File
Post an @Mention
Post Multiple @Mentions
Get a List of @Mention Proposals
Define Action Links and Post with a Feed Element
Define Action Links in a Template and Post with a Feed Element
Update the Status of an Action Link or Invoke an Action Link
Edit a Feed Post
Edit a Comment
Edit a Question Title and Post
Move a Feed Post from one Public Group to Another
Like a Feed Item
Like a Feed Item and Return the Total Number of Likes
Share a Feed Item
Send a Direct Message
Get Feed Elements Updated Since Last Request
Get a Feed with Internal Feed Items Only
Search a Feed
Get a List of Records a User Follows
Get Chatter Activity Statistics for a User
Get Recommendations of Users to Follow
Create and Schedule Custom Recommendations with Audiences
Create a Group
Update and Crop a Group Photo
Join a Group
Request to Join a Private Group
Approve or Reject a Request to Join a Private Group
Post to a Group
Follow a Record
Stop Following a Record
Get a Record Feed
Update a User Profile
Update and Crop a User Photo
Send a Private Message
Get User Information for Multiple Users
Create a Topic Hierarchy in Communities
Resources
Request Bodies
Response Bodies
Appendices
PDF

Post an @Mention

Resource
To post a feed item with a mention, use /chatter/feed-elements.
To post a comment with a mention, use /chatter/feed-elements/feedElementId/capabilities/comments/items.
HTTP method
POST
Request body
For a feed item, use Feed Item Input

For a comment, use Comment Input

Both of these input request bodies include a body property that is a Message Body Input request body. In these examples, the Message Body Input request body includes a messageSegments property that has one Message Segment Input: Text request body and one Message Segment Input: Mention request body.

Request body example
This example is for a feed item:
This example is for a comment:

Include a space in the text message segment because spaces aren’t added automatically before or after a mention.

Note

Returns
Feed Item
Comment