Post a Feed Element and Include Files from Salesforce
This example posts a feed element with more than one file, all of which have been uploaded to Salesforce.
- Resource
- /chatter/feed-elements
- HTTP method
- POST
- Request body
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Feed Item Input
This Feed Item Input request body includes a body property that is a Message Body Input request body. In this example, the Message Body Input request body includes a messageSegments property that has one Message Segment Input: Text request body.
This Feed Item Input request body also includes a capabilities property that is a Feed Element Capabilities Input request body. In this example, the Feed Element Capabilities Input includes a files property that is a Files Capability Input request body. The Files Capability Input request body includes an items property that is a collection of File ID Input request bodies.
- Request body example
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{ "body":{ "messageSegments":[ { "type":"Text", "text":"Please take a look at these files." } ] }, "capabilities":{ "files":{ "items": [ {"id": "069D00000001IOh"}, {"id": "069D00000002IOg"} ] } }, "subjectId":"me", "feedElementType":"FeedItem" }
- Returns
- Feed Item