Overview

The report feature allows you to build your own in-app system for reporting and removing objectionable content. You can use this feature with the filter and moderation feature to control or prohibit offensive and abusive messages, users, or channels.

Resource representation

The following table shows the list of properties in a report resource.

Property name	Type	Description
reporting_user	nested object	The user who reports offensive and abusive messages, users, and channels.
report_type	string	An object type which is reported by the `reporting_user`. Valid values are `message`, `user`, and `channel`.
report_category	string	A report category which indicates the reason for reporting. Valid values are `suspicious`, `harassing`, `inappropriate`, `spam`, and `custom`.
custom_report_category_name	string	The name of the custom report category.
reported_message	nested object	The message which is reported for its suspicious, harassing, or inappropriate content.
offending_user	nested object	The user who is reported for using offensive language.
channel	nested object	Either an open channel or a group channel which is reported for its offensive messages or inappropriate activities.
report_description	string	Additional information included in the report.
created_at	long	The time that the report was created in Unix milliseconds.

Actions

API endpoints are relative to the base URL allocated to your application. In this page, the /report endpoint refers to https://api-{application_id}.sendbird.com/v3/report.

Note: If you want to know the ID and base URL of your application, sign in to the Sendbird dashboard, go to the Settings > Application > General, and then check the Application ID, API request URL.

Action	HTTP Request
List reports	`GET` /report Retrieves a list of reports within an application.
List reports on a user	`GET` /report/users/{offending_user_id} Retrieves a list of reports on a user who sends offensive messages.
List reports on a channel	`GET` /report/{channel_type}/{channel_url} Retrieves a list of reports on a channel that has offensive messages or abusive activities.
List reports on a message	`GET` /report/{channel_type}/{channel_url}/messages/{message_id} Retrieves a list of reports on a message which contains suspicious, harassing, or inappropriate content.
List moderated messages	`GET` /report/{channel_type}/{channel_url}/profanity_messages Retrieves a list of messages that are moderated by the profanity filter.
Get a moderated message	`GET` /report/{channel_type}/{channel_url}/profanity_messages/{message_id} Retrieves information on a message that has been moderated by the profanity filter.
Report a user	`POST` /report/users/{offending_user_id} Reports a user who sends an offensive message in a channel.
Report a channel	`POST` /report/{channel_type}/{channel_url} Reports a specific channel that has offensive messages or abusive activities.
Report a message	`POST` /report/{channel_type}/{channel_url}/messages/{message_id} Reports a message considered suspicious, harassing, inappropriate, or spam.

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Resource representation Actions