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DirectMessage

Represents a direct message conversation between multiple users in Chatter. This object is available in API version 38.0 and later.

Supported Calls

describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), update()

Special Access Rules

You must have the Manage Chatter Messages and Direct Messages permission enabled to access the DirectMessage object.

Fields

Field	Details
Name	Type string Properties Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update Description A default value that isn’t visible to users.
Subject	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Subject of the overall direct message conversation.

Usage

DirectMessage is an object used by Salesforce to control DirectMessage conversations. It represents a record of a direct message conversation, but doesn’t include conversation data, such as posts or comments. It is most frequently used to moderate direct message data in order to meet data compliance regulations.

Object Reference for the Salesforce Platform

DirectMessage

Supported Calls

Special Access Rules

Fields

Usage