Mention other users in a message
In both group channels and open channels, a user can mention other users in a message to call their attention. Users have the option of calling specific users in the channel by their user IDs or calling all users in the channel.
Up to ten mentioned users are notified when mentioned. Push notification preferences for mentions can be configured for each user in a channel.
Mention by user IDs
To mention specific users when sending a message, add a list of user IDs to MentionedUserIds
. Then, add the list to either SbUserMessageCreateParams
or SbFileMessageCreateParams
and pass the params to either SendUserMessage()
or SendFileMessage()
, respectively.
Mentioned users must belong to the channel where the message is being sent. Users who are mentioned but don't belong to the channel won't be included in the mentioned user IDs array of the sent message.
Mention all channel users
When a user types "@channel" or other designated text in a message, you can set MentionType
to SbMentionType.Channel
and let the user call the attention of everyone in the channel.
Limitations
Using channel mention is subject to the following limitations.
Channel mentions per user
Channel size | Allowed mentions per hour |
---|---|
Less than or equal to 100 users | 10 |
Greater than 100 users | 1 |
Channel mentions per channel
Channel size | Allowed mentions per hour |
---|---|
Less than or equal to 100 users | 100 |
Greater than 100 users | 10 |