Delete Messages

Delete messsage is a feature which is found in modern messaging apps which allows the user to delete the message once it is sent.Once you sent the message, you can able to delete the messages by using built in sdk methods.

Delete for me#

If you want to delete the messages for yourself only then you can use the below method.

Note: The messages will not be deleted to the receipient.

Argument	Type	Description
TO_JID	`String`	jid of the chat user
MESSAGE_ID_LIST	`List<String>`	List of messageId to be deleted
DELETE_CHAT_TYPE	`String`	"chat" for single chat, "groupchat" for group chat
IS_MEDIA_DELETE	`bool`	`true`, if media file also to be deleted in the local storage
flyCallback	`FlyResponse`	callback to observe the action status

Mirrorfly.deleteMessagesForMe(jid: TO_JID,chatType: DELETE_CHAT_TYPE,messageIds: MESSAGE_ID_LIST, isMediaDelete: IS_MEDIA_DELETE, flyCallBack: (FlyResponse response) {
    if(response.isSuccess){
    
    }
});

Delete for everyone#

If you want to delete the messages for yourself and receiver then you can use the below method. The messages will also be deleted to the receipient.

Argument	Type	Description
TO_JID	`String`	jid of the chat user
MESSAGE_ID_LIST	`List<String>`	List of messageId to be deleted
DELETE_CHAT_TYPE	`String`	"chat" for single chat, "groupchat" for group chat
IS_MEDIA_DELETE	`bool`	`true`, if media file also to be deleted in the local storage
flyCallback	`FlyResponse`	callback to observe the action status

Mirrorfly.deleteMessagesForEveryone(jid: TO_JID,chatType: DELETE_CHAT_TYPE,messageIds: MESSAGE_ID_LIST, isMediaDelete: IS_MEDIA_DELETE, flyCallBack: (FlyResponse response) {
    if(response.isSuccess){
    
    }
});

caution

If delete message feature unavailable for your plan then it will throw 403 exception.

Clear chat messages#

Clear chat messages is a feature which allows users to delete the chat messages to reduce the storage usage. if you want to clear the messages for the entire chat, or multiple chats then you can utilise the below methods. it will also delete the downloaded media files from your local storage.

Clear chat#

You can clear the messages for any chat by using the below method. The messages will not be deleted to the receipient.

Argument	Type	Description
TO_JID	`String`	jid of the chat user
DELETE_CHAT_TYPE	`String`	"chat" for single chat, "groupchat" for group chat
CLEAR_EXCEPT_STARRED	`bool`	if true, delete all the messages except the favourite messages
flyCallback	`FlyResponse`	callback to observe the action status

Mirrorfly.clearChat(jid: TO_JID, chatType: CHAT_TYPE, clearExceptStarred: CLEAR_CHAT_EXCEPT_STARRED, flyCallBack: (FlyResponse response) {
    if (response.isSuccess) {
    
    }
});

caution

If clear chat feature unavailable for your plan then it will throw 403 exception.

Clear all conversation#

You can clear the messages of all chats including group by using the below method.

Argument	Type	Description
flyCallback	`FlyResponse`	callback to observe the action status

Mirrorfly.clearAllConversation(flyCallBack: (FlyResponse response) {
  if(response.isSuccess){
      
  }
});

caution

If delete chat feature unavailable for your plan then it will throw 403 exception.