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api_error: object { code, message, details }

code: string

message: string

details: optional map[unknown]

app_state_snapshot: object { e2ee, state, matrix, verification }

e2ee: object { crossSigning, firstSyncDone, hasBackedUpRecoveryKey, 6 more }

Encrypted messaging setup status.

crossSigning: boolean

Whether this account can verify trusted devices.

firstSyncDone: boolean

Whether the first encrypted message sync is complete.

hasBackedUpRecoveryKey: boolean

Whether the user confirmed that they saved their recovery key.

initialized: boolean

Whether encrypted messaging setup has started.

keyBackup: boolean

Whether encrypted message backup is available.

secrets: object { masterKey, megolmBackupKey, recoveryKey, 2 more }

Encrypted messaging keys available on this device.

masterKey: boolean

Whether the account identity key is available.

megolmBackupKey: boolean

Whether the encrypted message backup key is available.

recoveryKey: boolean

Whether a recovery key is available.

selfSigningKey: boolean

Whether the device trust key is available.

userSigningKey: boolean

Whether the user trust key is available.

secretStorage: boolean

Whether secure key storage is available.

verified: boolean

Whether this device is trusted for encrypted messages.

recoveryKeyGeneratedAt: optional number

Unix timestamp for when the recovery key was created.

state: "needs-login" or "initializing" or "needs-cross-signing-setup" or 4 more

Current sign-in and encrypted messaging setup state for Beeper Desktop or Beeper Server.

"needs-login"

"initializing"

"needs-cross-signing-setup"

"needs-verification"

"needs-secrets"

"needs-first-sync"

"ready"

matrix: optional object { deviceID, homeserver, userID }

Signed-in account details. Omitted until sign-in is complete.

deviceID: string

Current device ID.

homeserver: string

Beeper homeserver URL for this account.

userID: string

Signed-in Beeper user ID.

verification: optional object { id, availableActions, direction, 8 more }

Trusted device verification progress.

id: string

Verification ID to pass in verification action paths.

availableActions: array of "accept" or "cancel" or "qr.confirmScanned" or 2 more

Verification actions that are valid for the current state.

"accept"

"cancel"

"qr.confirmScanned"

"sas.start"

"sas.confirm"

direction: "incoming" or "outgoing"

Whether this device started or received the verification.

"incoming"

"outgoing"

methods: array of "qr" or "sas"

Verification methods supported for this transaction.

"qr"

"sas"

purpose: "login" or "device"

Why this verification exists.

"login"

"device"

state: "requested" or "ready" or "sas_ready" or 4 more

Current trusted-device verification state.

"requested"

"ready"

"sas_ready"

"qr_scanned"

"done"

"cancelled"

"error"

error: optional object { code, reason }

Verification error details, if verification stopped.

code: string

Verification error code.

reason: string

User-facing verification error message.

otherDevice: optional object { id, name }

Other device participating in verification.

id: string

Other device ID.

name: optional string

Other device display name, if known.

otherUserID: optional string

Other Beeper user participating in verification.

qr: optional object { data }

QR verification data.

data: string

QR code payload to display for verification.

sas: optional object { emojis, decimals }

Emoji or number comparison data for verification.

emojis: string

Emoji sequence to compare on both devices.

decimals: optional string

Number sequence to compare on both devices.

attachment: object { type, id, duration, 10 more }

type: "unknown" or "img" or "video" or "audio"

Attachment type.

"unknown"

"img"

"video"

"audio"

id: optional string

Attachment identifier, typically an mxc:// URL. Use the download file endpoint to get a local file path.

duration: optional number

Duration in seconds (audio/video).

fileName: optional string

Original filename if available.

fileSize: optional number

File size in bytes if known.

isGif: optional boolean

True if the attachment is a GIF.

isSticker: optional boolean

True if the attachment is a sticker.

isVoiceNote: optional boolean

True if the attachment is a voice note.

mimeType: optional string

MIME type if known (e.g., ‘image/png’).

posterImg: optional string

Preview image URL for video attachments (poster frame). May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

size: optional object { height, width }

Pixel dimensions of the attachment: width/height in px.

height: optional number

width: optional number

srcURL: optional string

Public URL or local file path to fetch the file. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

transcription: optional object { engine, transcription, language }

Attachment transcription if available.

engine: string

Transcription engine.

transcription: string

Transcribed text.

language: optional string

Detected or selected language.

error: object { code, message, details }

code: string

Machine-readable error code

message: string

Error message

details: optional object { issues } or map[unknown] or unknown

Additional error details for debugging

validation_details: object { issues }

Validation error details

issues: array of object { code, message, path }

List of validation issues

code: string

Validation issue code

message: string

Human-readable description of the validation issue

path: array of string or number

Path pointing to the invalid field within the payload

field: string

index: number

context: map[unknown]

Additional error context

arbitrary: unknown

Arbitrary details payload supplied by the server

message: object { id, accountID, chatID, 18 more }

id: string

Message ID.

accountID: string

Beeper account ID the message belongs to.

chatID: string

Chat ID. Input routes also accept the local chat ID from this installation when available.

senderID: string

Fully qualified sender user ID. Network-backed IDs usually include the network prefix and homeserver.

sortKey: string

A unique, sortable key used to sort messages.

timestamp: string

Message timestamp.

attachments: optional array of Attachment { type, id, duration, 10 more }

Attachments included with this message, if any.

type: "unknown" or "img" or "video" or "audio"

Attachment type.

"unknown"

"img"

"video"

"audio"

id: optional string

Attachment identifier, typically an mxc:// URL. Use the download file endpoint to get a local file path.

duration: optional number

Duration in seconds (audio/video).

fileName: optional string

Original filename if available.

fileSize: optional number

File size in bytes if known.

isGif: optional boolean

True if the attachment is a GIF.

isSticker: optional boolean

True if the attachment is a sticker.

isVoiceNote: optional boolean

True if the attachment is a voice note.

mimeType: optional string

MIME type if known (e.g., ‘image/png’).

posterImg: optional string

Preview image URL for video attachments (poster frame). May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

size: optional object { height, width }

Pixel dimensions of the attachment: width/height in px.

height: optional number

width: optional number

srcURL: optional string

Public URL or local file path to fetch the file. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

transcription: optional object { engine, transcription, language }

Attachment transcription if available.

engine: string

Transcription engine.

transcription: string

Transcribed text.

language: optional string

Detected or selected language.

editedTimestamp: optional string

Timestamp when the message was edited, if known.

isDeleted: optional boolean

True if the message has been deleted.

isHidden: optional boolean

True if the message is hidden from normal display.

isSender: optional boolean

True if the authenticated user sent the message.

isUnread: optional boolean

True if the message is unread for the authenticated user. May be omitted.

linkedMessageID: optional string

ID of the message this is a reply to, if any.

links: optional array of object { title, url, favicon, 4 more }

Link previews included with this message, if any.

title: string

Link preview title.

url: string

Resolved link URL.

favicon: optional string

Favicon URL if available. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

img: optional string

Preview image URL if available. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

imgSize: optional object { height, width }

Preview image dimensions.

height: optional number

width: optional number

originalURL: optional string

Original URL when the displayed URL is shortened or redirected.

summary: optional string

Link preview summary.

mentions: optional array of string

Mentioned user IDs, @room, or null for legacy messages that require text scanning.

reactions: optional array of Reaction { id, participantID, reactionKey, 2 more }

Reactions to the message, if any.

id: string

Reaction ID. When a participant can react more than once, the ID is the participant ID concatenated with the reaction key; otherwise it equals the participant ID.

participantID: string

User ID of the participant who reacted.

reactionKey: string

The reaction key: an emoji (😄), a network-specific key, or a shortcode like “smiling-face”.

emoji: optional boolean

True if the reactionKey is an emoji.

imgURL: optional string

URL to the reaction’s image. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

seen: optional boolean or string or map[boolean or string]

Read receipt state for this message, when available.

boolean: boolean

timestamp: string

ISO 8601 timestamp.

by_participant: map[boolean or string]

Group read receipt state keyed by participant ID.

boolean: boolean

timestamp: string

ISO 8601 timestamp.

senderName: optional string

Resolved sender display name.

sendStatus: optional object { status, timestamp, deliveredToUsers, 3 more }

Message send status for this message, when reported by the bridge.

status: "SUCCESS" or "PENDING" or "FAIL_RETRIABLE" or "FAIL_PERMANENT"

Current status of the message send attempt.

"SUCCESS"

"PENDING"

"FAIL_RETRIABLE"

"FAIL_PERMANENT"

timestamp: string

Timestamp for the send status event.

deliveredToUsers: optional array of string

User IDs the message was delivered to, when reported by the network.

internalError: optional string

Diagnostic error detail from the messaging network adapter. Do not show directly to users.

message: optional string

Human-readable send status or failure message.

reason: optional string

Machine-readable failure reason. Present when the send status is a failure.

text: optional string

Rich-text message body if present.

type: optional "TEXT" or "NOTICE" or "IMAGE" or 7 more

Message content type. Useful for distinguishing reactions, media messages, and state events from regular text messages.

"TEXT"

"NOTICE"

"IMAGE"

"VIDEO"

"VOICE"

"AUDIO"

"FILE"

"STICKER"

"LOCATION"

"REACTION"

reaction: object { id, participantID, reactionKey, 2 more }

id: string

Reaction ID. When a participant can react more than once, the ID is the participant ID concatenated with the reaction key; otherwise it equals the participant ID.

participantID: string

User ID of the participant who reacted.

reactionKey: string

The reaction key: an emoji (😄), a network-specific key, or a shortcode like “smiling-face”.

emoji: optional boolean

True if the reactionKey is an emoji.

imgURL: optional string

URL to the reaction’s image. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

user: object { id, cannotMessage, email, 5 more }

User the account belongs to.

id: string

Stable Beeper user ID. Use as the primary key when referencing a person.

cannotMessage: optional boolean

True if Beeper cannot initiate messages to this user (e.g., blocked, network restriction, or no DM path). The user may still message you.

email: optional string

Email address if known. Not guaranteed verified.

fullName: optional string

Display name as shown in clients (e.g., ‘Alice Example’). May include emojis.

imgURL: optional string

Avatar image URL if available. This may be a remote URL, media URL, data URL, or local file URL depending on the source. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

isSelf: optional boolean

True if this user represents the authenticated account’s own identity.

phoneNumber: optional string

User’s phone number in E.164 format (e.g., ‘+14155552671’). Omit if unknown.

username: optional string

Human-readable handle if available (e.g., ‘@alice’). May be network-specific and not globally unique.