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messages query

Retrieval of historical messages for a property if they were not previously retrieved or in the event of message loss. Messages are returned in ascending order (from oldest to newest) based on the creation date.

Note that the reservation ID included in messages (reservationSummary : id) is Expedia's internal reservation UUID, and the supplier reservation ID is provided by the reservationSummary : alternativeIds : supplierId field.

Syntax

1query { 
2  property(id: String!, idSource: IdSource) { 
3    messages(
4      limit: Int = 10,
5      cursor: String,
6      filters: PropertyMessagesFiltersInput!
7    ): MessageThreadMessagesResponse
8  } 
9}

Example

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Messages query

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Response

Arguments
NameDescription
id
Required.
Expedia ID (EID) or supplier ID (external ID in the partner's system) of the property.
If specifying the supplier ID for a Vrbo property, specify the ID in this
format: systemId/advertiserId/listingExternalId.
  • For direct PM integrations, the value of systemId is “PM”.
  • For PMS integrations, this value represents the PMS originating the request.
If you are unsure of your system ID, contact your Engagement Manager or Technical Relationship Manager. 
Type: String
idSource
Source system of the ID. EXPEDIA is the default value.
Type: IdSource
Types

Name
Type
Boolean
Boolean
The Boolean scalar type represents true or false.
DateTime
DateTime
Scalar that represents a date-time string at UTC, such as 2007-12-03T10:15:30Z,
compliant with the date-time format outlined in section 5.6 of the RFC 3339
profile of the ISO 8601 standard for representation of dates and times using the
Gregorian calendar.
DateTimeRangeFilterInput
InputObject
Date and time range.
FieldDescription
fromNot nullable.
Beginning date of the date range.
Type: DateTime
operator
Whether the dates are inclusive or exclusive of the to/from dates.
Type: RangeOperator
toNot nullable.
Ending date of the date range.
Type: DateTime
ID
ID
The ID scalar type represents a unique identifier, often used to refetch an object or as key for a cache. The ID type appears in a JSON response as a String; however, it is not intended to be human-readable. When expected as an input type, any string (such as "4") or integer (such as 4) input value will be accepted as an ID.
IdSource
Enum
Source of a given ID.
NameDescription
EXPEDIA
Expedia is the source of the ID.
SUPPLIER
Connectivity provider or lodging partner is the source of the ID. This value is not supported for use in promotions.
VRBO
Unsupported.
Int
Int
The Int scalar type represents non-fractional signed whole numeric values. Int can represent values between -(2^31) and 2^31 - 1.
LocalDate
LocalDate
A type representing a date in ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD (such as 2007-12-03).
MessageReviewStatus
Enum
Status values of a message as it goes through moderation.
NameDescription
IN_REVIEW
ACCEPTED
BLOCKED
MessageThread
Object
Message thread details, including IDs, creation time, messages, and reservation information.
FieldDescription
bookingInquiry
Booking inquiry associated with the message thread. null is returned for non-Vrbo properties.
Type: MessageThreadBookingInquiry
creationDateTimeUtc
Message creation date time in ISO format (yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ) and UTC timezone.
Type: DateTime
idNot nullable.
Message thread ID.
Type: ID
messagesNot nullable.
List of messages in the message thread. You can specify these arguments:
  • limit (type: Int), which enables you to limit the number of messages retrieved (up to 50).
  • cursor (type: String), which is the cursor value for this edge.
  • orderBy (type: MessageThreadMessagesOrderByInput), which provides the sort
order of results. If not specified, messages are sorted in ascending order
(from oldest to newest) based on the creation date.
Type: MessageThreadMessagesResponse
primaryTraveler
Primary guest's name.
Type: MessageThreadTraveler
propertyNot nullable.
Representation of a physical property, including its message threads and messages.
Type: Property
reservationSummary
Information about the reservation after it is made. This will be null until the reservation is made.
Type: MessageThreadReservationSummary
MessageThreadAttachment
Object
Attachment details.
FieldDescription
idNot nullable.
Attachment ID. 
Type: ID
nameNot nullable.
Attachment file name.
Type: String
uploadDateTimeUtcNot nullable.
Date and time when the file was uploaded in ISO format (yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ) and UTC timezone.
Type: DateTime
urlNot nullable.
Attachment location.
Type: Url
MessageThreadBookingInquiry
Object
Booking inquiry information. These details are not available for non-Vrbo properties.
FieldDescription
adultCountNot nullable.
Number of adults included in the reservation.
Type: Int
checkInDate
Requested check-in date in the booking inquiry.
Type: LocalDate
checkOutDate
Requested checkout date in the booking inquiry.
Type: LocalDate
childCountNot nullable.
Number of children included in the reservation.
Type: Int
hasPetsNot nullable.
Whether pets are included in the reservation.
Type: Boolean
idNot nullable.
Booking inquiry ID. We recommend that you store this ID to reconcile the
message thread with the inquiry ID provided in the booking request.
Type: ID
MessageThreadLocalizedString
Object
Localized message text.
FieldDescription
valueNot nullable.
Localized message text. 
Type: String
MessageThreadMessage
Object
Message details.
FieldDescription
attachmentsNot nullable.
List of attachments associated with this message 
Type: Array of non nullable MessageThreadAttachment
body
Localized message body.
Type: MessageThreadLocalizedString
creationDateTimeUtc
Date and time when the message was created in ISO format (yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZ) and UTC timezone.
Type: DateTime
fromRole
Role of the participant who has inserted the message.
Type: MessageThreadParticipantRole
idNot nullable.
Message  ID in our system.
Type: ID
messageThreadNot nullable.
Associated message thread for the message.
Type: MessageThread
reviewStatus
Status of a message that indicates its review status as it goes through moderation (to identify phishing messages).
Type: MessageReviewStatus
type
Message type. Refer to Message
types for
a list of values.
Type: String
MessageThreadMessagesOrderByInput
InputObject
Sort order of results. If not specified, messages are sorted in ascending order
(from oldest to newest) based on the creation date.
FieldDescription
field
Value on which to base the sort.
Type: MessageThreadMessagesSortField
order
Order of sort.
Type: SortOrder
MessageThreadMessagesResponse
Object
Messages and metadata about messages in the message thread.
FieldDescription
cursor
Next page cursor in the list; empty if no more pages are available.
Type: String
elementsNot nullable.
List of messages.
Type: Array of non nullable MessageThreadMessage
totalCountNot nullable.
Total number of messages returned that meet the filter criteria.
Type: Int
MessageThreadMessagesSortField
Enum
NameDescription
CREATION_DATE_TIME_UTC
MessageThreadParticipantRole
Enum
Role of the participant who has inserted the message.
NameDescription
TRAVELER
SUPPLIER
MessageThreadReservationSummary
Object
Information about the reservation associated with the message. These details are
not available until the reservation is made.
FieldDescription
adultCountNot nullable.
Number of adults included in the reservation.
Type: Int
alternativeIdsNot nullable.
Partner's (supplier) ID for the reservation.
Type: ReservationAlternativeIds
checkInDateNot nullable.
Reservation check-in date.
Type: LocalDate
checkOutDateNot nullable.
Reservation checkout date.
Type: LocalDate
childCountNot nullable.
Number of children included in the reservation.
Type: Int
idNot nullable.
For properties onboarded onto Expedia, this is the Expedia reservation ID. For
properties onboarded onto Vrbo, this is the Vrbo internal reservation UUID. 
Type: ID
petCountNot nullable.
Number of pets included in the reservation. This is supported for Vrbo properties only.
Type: Int
MessageThreadTraveler
Object
Primary guest's name.
FieldDescription
firstName
Guest's first (given) name.
Type: String
lastName
Guest's last name (surname).
Type: String
Property
Object
Representation of a physical property, including its units, reservations, and promotions.
FieldDescription
messages
List of messages in a message thread. You can specify these arguments:
  • limit (type: Int), which specifies the number of messages to retrieve (up to 10).
  • cursor (type: String), which is the cursor value for the page of results to retrieve.
  • filters (type: PropertyMessagesFiltersInput!), which specifies the creation date range to use to filter results.
Type: MessageThreadMessagesResponse
PropertyMessagesFiltersInput
InputObject
Creation date range to use to filter results.
FieldDescription
creationDateTimeNot nullable.
Date range to use when filter results.
Type: DateTimeRangeFilterInput
RangeOperator
Enum
"Values that indicate whether the specified dates are inclusive or exclusive.
NameDescription
INCLUSIVE
Includes messages or message threads that occurred on the specified dates in the results.
EXCLUSIVE
Excludes messages or message threads that occurred on the specified dates in the results.
ReservationAlternativeIds
Object
Partner's (supplier) IDs for the reservation.
FieldDescription
supplierIdNot nullable.
For properties onboarded onto Expedia, this is the partner’s confirmation ID for the booking. 
For properties onboarded onto Vrbo, this is the partner’s supplier ID. This ID
may be prefixed with “HA-” to indicate a platform reservation. Two scenarios
account for this:  
  • If the lodging partner was a former platform PM and has upcoming
reservations that were made prior to their conversion to integrated lodging partner.  
  • The lodging partner uses using a third-party calendar sync application, such
as Hospitable, which may create platform bookings. To resolve this, the
partner must disable the third-party application.
Type: ID
SortOrder
Enum
How to sort results.
NameDescription
ASC
Sort results in ascending order (oldest to newest). 
DESC
Sort results in descending order (newest to oldest). 
String
String
The String scalar type represents textual data, represented as UTF-8 character sequences. The String type is most often used by GraphQL to represent free-form human-readable text.
Url
Url
Scalar type whose value conforms to the standard URL format as specified in RFC3986 specification.