In a support discussion titled “Creating a private message with multiple users,” Jason_Stromberg asks whether Discourse supports creating private group messages initiated by one user, and whether this can be done via API. anon48433008 confirms that users can start multi-user PMs and even leave the conversation if desired, though they’re unsure about API support. maiki affirms both capabilities: multiple users can be included in a private message via the API using the target_usernames parameter, and only those users will see and participate in the conversation — though site settings may allow adding others or converting it to a public topic. JimPas adds that recipients must have “Allow other users to private message me” enabled in their Preferences > Notifications for the PM to be delivered. Overall, Discourse supports multi-user private messaging both manually and via API, subject to user permissions and site configuration.
Hello,
I am thinking about using Discourse for our project, and I had two questions:
Is it possible to create a private message between multiple users specified by another user where those users can talk privately amongst themselves? (almost like a private conversation)
If 1) is possible, can a private message between mulitple users be created using the API? I see in the docs that you can create a private message and pass multiple users in (Discourse API Docs), and I just wanted to make sure that I understand how that works.
Basically, everyone target_usernames will be included on the message. They’ll be able to have a conversation that only they can see and interact with. Depending on the site settings, others may be able to be added to a PM, or it could be converted into a public post in a category. To let you know more about PMs.
A user can send a PM to other users as long as those users have “Allow other users to private message me” checked in Preferences/Notifications The “Messages” checkbox is at the bottom of this pages.
