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Cisco Webex

The Cisco Webex modules enable you to monitor, create, retrieve, update, or delete messages, rooms, attachment actions, memberships, and teams in your Cisco Webex account.

Getting Started With Cisco Webex

Prerequisites

Note

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Ibexa Connect scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Cisco Webex to Ibexa Connect

  1. Go to the Cisco Webex Integration page and click Create a new scenario. Open the Cisco Webex module's Create a connection dialog.

  2. Enter a name for the connection in the Connection name field, and click Continue.

    After you click the Continue button, Ibexa Connect will redirect you to the Cisco Webex website, where you will be prompted to log in and grant Ibexa Connect access to your account.

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Confirm the dialog by clicking the Accept button.

Message

Watch Messages

Triggers when messages are added or deleted.

Webhook name Enter the name for the webhook, e.g., Message Created.
Name Enter a user-friendly name for the webhook, only seen when you list all your webhooks via the API.
Event Select whether to trigger the module when a message is created or deleted.
Filter Set the filter to return messages based on the filter settings only.

List Messages

Retrieves messages based on filter settings.

Messages From

Select whether to retrieve messages from:

  • Room - to list messages in a room. Enter the ID, or select the room in the Room ID field below.

  • Person by ID - to list messages by the person ID of the message author. Enter (map) the ID of the person in the Person ID field below, or use the Search button to find the ID by user's name or user's email address.

  • Person by email - to list messages by the email address of the message author. Enter the email address of the person in the Person Email field below.

Parent Message ID

Enter (map) the ID of the message to retrieve replies for.

Is Mentioned

Enable to list messages with these people mentioned. Only the current API user or the person ID of the current user may be specified. Bots must include this parameter to list messages in group rooms (spaces).

Before Date

Enter the date and time to retrieve messages sent before a specified date and time. See the list of supported date and time formats.

Before Message ID

Enter (map) the ID of the message to retrieve messages sent before this message.

Limit

Set the maximum number of messages Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Create a Message

Posts a message to the room or the specified person.

Send To

Select whether to send a message to:

  • Room - to send a message to the room. Enter the ID, or select the room in the Room ID field below.

  • Person by ID - to send a message to the person. Enter (map) the ID of the person in the Person ID field below, or use the Search button to find the ID by user's name or user's email address.

  • Person by email - to send a message to the person specified by email address, enter the person's email address. Enter the email address of the person in the Person Email field below.

Content Type

Select whether you want to create a plain-text message or a markdown-formatted message.

Text / Markdown

Enter the content of the message in the corresponding format. Maximum 7439 characters.

Attachment Type

Select whether to attach a file or an adaptive card.

Parent Message ID

Enter (map) the ID of the message you want to reply to.

Get a Message

Retrieves message details.

Message ID Enter (map) the ID of the message you want to retrieve details about.

Delete a Message

Deletes a message.

Message ID Enter (map) the ID of the message you want to delete.

Attachment Action

Watch Attachment Actions

Triggers when an attachment card is submitted.

Webhook name Enter the name for the webhook*.*
Name Enter a user-friendly name for the webhook, only seen when you list all your webhooks via the API.
Filter Set the filter to return messages based on the filter settings only.

Create an Attachment Action

Creates a new attachment action - clicks on a submit button in a card.

Message ID

Enter (map) the ID of the message that contains the attachment you want to click the submit button on.

Inputs

Enter the attachment action's inputs key-value pairs.

Example:

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Get an Attachment Action

Retrieves details for an attachment action.

Attachment Action ID Enter (map) the ID of the attachment action you want to retrieve details for.

Room

Watch Rooms

Triggers when a room is created or updated.

Webhook name Enter the name for the webhook, e.g., Room Created.
Name Enter a user-friendly name for the webhook, only seen when you list all your webhooks via the API.
Event Select whether to trigger the module when a room is created or deleted.
Filter Set the filter to return rooms based on the filter settings.

List Rooms

Retrieves rooms based on filter settings.

Team ID

Enter the ID of the team to list rooms associated with the team.

Type

Select the type of room you want to list:

  • Direct to list 1:1 rooms

  • Group to list group rooms.

Sort By

Select the sorting order of the results.

Limit

Set the maximum number of rooms Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Create a Room

Creates a room.

Title Enter the name for the room.
Team ID Select or enter the ID of the team with which this room is associated.

Get a Room

Retrieves room details.

Room ID Enter (map) or select the room you want to retrieve details for.

Update a Room

Updates an existing room.

Room ID Enter (map) or select the room you want to update.
Title Enter the new name for the room.

Membership

Watch Memberships

Triggers when membership is added, updated, or deleted.

Webhook name Enter the name for the webhook, e.g., Membership Deleted.
Name Enter a user-friendly name for the webhook, only seen when you list all your webhooks via the API.
Event Select whether to trigger the module when a membership is created, updated, or deleted.
Filter Set the filter to return memberships based on the filter settings.

List Memberships

Retrieves members of the specified room.

Room ID Enter (map or select) the ID of the room to list memberships associated with the room.
Person ID Enter the ID of the person to list memberships associated with the person, or use the Search button to find the ID by user's name or user's email address. The Room ID field is required when using this parameter.
Person Email Enter the person's email address to list memberships associated with the person. The Room ID field is required when using this parameter.
Limit Set the maximum number of memberships Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Create a Membership

Adds a person to a room.

Add Membership By

Select whether to specify the person by ID or email address:

  • ID - Enter (map) the ID of the person in the Person ID field below, or use the Search button to find the ID by user's name or user's email address.

  • Email - Enter the email address of the person in the Person Email field below.

Is Moderator

Enable this option to set the person as a room moderator.

Get a Membership

Retrieves membership details.

Membership ID Enter (map) or select via the Search button the ID of the membership you want to retrieve details for.

Update a Membership

Updates properties for a membership.

Membership ID Enter (map) or select via the Search button the ID of the membership you want to update.
Is Moderator Enable this option to set the participant as a room moderator.
Room Hidden from Cisco Webex Clients Enable this option to set the room as hidden from the Webex clients.

Delete a Membership

Deletes a membership.

Membership ID Enter (map) or select via the Search button the ID of the membership you want to delete.

Team

List Teams

Retrieves a list of teams in your Cisco Webex account.

Limit Set the maximum number of teams Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Create a Team

Creates a new team.

Name Enter a user-friendly name for the team.

Update a Team

Updates a team name.

Team ID Enter (map) the ID of the team you want to update.
Name Enter the new user-friendly name for the team.

Delete a Team

Deletes a team.

Team ID Enter (map) the ID or select the team you want to delete.

Team Membership

List Team Memberships

Retrieves a list of team members.

Team ID Enter (map) the ID or select the team you want to list memberships for.
Limit Set the maximum number of memberships Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Create a Team Membership

Adds a person to the team.

Team ID

Enter (map) the ID or select the team you want to add a person to.

Add Team Membership By

Select whether to specify the person you want to add to the team by the ID or email address:

  • ID - Enter (map) the ID of the person in the Person ID field below, or use the Search button to find the ID by user's name or user's email address.

  • Email - Enter the email address of the person in the Person Email field below.

Is Moderator

Enable this option to set the person as a team moderator.

Update a Team Membership

Allows you to set the person as a moderator.

Team ID Enter (map) the ID or select the team you want to update.
Team Membership ID Select the member of the team whose permissions you want to update.
Is Moderator Enable this option to set the person as a team moderator.

Delete a Team Membership

Removes a member from the team.

Team ID Enter (map) the ID or select the team you want to remove the user from.
Team Membership ID Select the member whom you want to remove from the team.

Other

Watch Events

Triggers when an attachment action, membership, message, or room event occurs.

Webhook name Enter the name for the webhook, e.g., Message Created.
Name Enter a user-friendly name for the webhook, only seen when you list all your webhooks via the API.

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://webexapis.com.For example: /v1/people/me/.

For the list of available endpoints, please refer to the Cisco Webex API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET

to retrieve information for an entry.

POST

to create a new entry.

PUT

to update/replace an existing entry.

PATCH

to make a partial entry update.

DELETE

to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't need to add authorization headers; we've already added those for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - List Messages

The following API call returns all messages in the specified room in your Webex Teams account:

URL:

/v1/messages

Method:

GET

Query String:

Key:

roomId

Value:

{room_ID}

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The result can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > items.

In our example, 5 items were returned:

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