You can use the API to get or set the Shortcuts information.

Note: Accounts have a maximum limit of 15,000 shortcuts that can be defined. Once you have reached this limit, any additional API calls to create new shortcuts result in an error code 429, "Exceeded the number of shortcuts allowed for the account".

JSON format

Shortcuts are represented as JSON objects with the following properties:

NameTypeRead-onlyMandatoryDescription
agentsarrayfalsefalseAgent the shortcut belongs to if scope is "agent". Currently only first element is taken into consideration
departmentsarrayfalsefalseDepartments the shortcut belongs to if scope is "department"
idstringtruefalseUnique ID of the shortcut. Disallowed values: "/", "\", "$"
messagestringfalsetrueThe message of the shortcut
namestringfalsetrueThe name of the shortcut. Disallowed values: "/", "\", "$"
optionsstringfalsefalseOptions for the shortcut
scopestringfalsefalseScope of the shortcut applicability. Allowed values are "all", "agent", or "department".
tagsarrayfalsefalseList of tags that will be added to chat if the shortcut is used

Note that scope, departments and agents fields will only be considered for accounts with these features enabled.

For backward compatibility, name is equal to id. To future-proof your code, use id instead of name.

Example

{  "id": "question",  "message": "Hi! Do you need assistance?",  "name": "question",  "options": "Yes/No",  "scope": "all",  "tags": [    "Question",    "Survey"  ]}

List Shortcuts

  • GET /api/v2/shortcuts

Lists all shortcuts for the account.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts \  -v -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}"
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts"	method := "GET"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("GET", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'GET',  url: 'https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"GET",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts")request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

200 OK
// Status 200 OK
[  {    "id": "question",    "message": "Hi! Do you need assistance?",    "name": "question",    "options": "Yes/No",    "scope": "all",    "tags": [      "Question",      "Survey"    ]  },  {    "id": "sign up",    "message": "When would you like to sign up?",    "name": "sign up",    "options": "Now/Later",    "scope": "all",    "tags": [      "Question",      "Signup"    ]  }]

Show Shortcut

  • GET /api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id}

Returns shortcut information by specifying the shortcut name.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Parameters

NameTypeInRequiredDescription
shortcut_idintegerPathtrueThe ID of the shortcut

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/(shortcut_id) \  -v -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}"
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"	method := "GET"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("GET", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'GET',  url: 'https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"GET",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{  "id": "intro",  "message": "Hi! Do you need assistance?",  "name": "intro",  "options": "Yes/No",  "scope": "all",  "tags": [    "Question",    "Survey"  ]}

Create Shortcut

  • POST /api/v2/shortcuts

Adds a shortcut to the account.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts \  -d '{        "name" : "intro",        "message" : "Hi! Do you need assistance?",        "options" : "Yes/No"      }' \  -v -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts"	method := "POST"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts")		.newBuilder();RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),		"""""");
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("POST", body)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'POST',  url: 'https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"POST",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts")request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

201 Created
// Status 201 Created
{  "id": "intro",  "message": "Hi! Do you need assistance?",  "name": "intro",  "options": "Yes/No",  "scope": "all",  "tags": []}

Update Shortcut

  • PUT /api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id}

Updates a specified shortcut.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Parameters

NameTypeInRequiredDescription
shortcut_idintegerPathtrueThe ID of the shortcut

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id} \  -d '{        "message" : "Hi! Are you confused?",        "options" : "Yes/No/Definitely Maybe",        "tags" : ["Question"]      }' \  -v -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"	method := "PUT"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")		.newBuilder();RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"),		"""""");
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("PUT", body)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'PUT',  url: 'https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"PUT",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

200 OK
// Status 200 OK
{  "id": "intro",  "message": "Hi! Are you confused?",  "name": "intro",  "options": "Yes/No/Definitely Maybe",  "scope": "all",  "tags": [    "Question"  ]}

Delete Shortcut

  • DELETE /api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id}

Deletes a specified shortcut.

Allowed for

  • Administrator

Parameters

NameTypeInRequiredDescription
shortcut_idintegerPathtrueThe ID of the shortcut

Code Samples

curl
curl https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/{shortcut_id} \  -v -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" -X DELETE
Go
import (	"fmt"	"io"	"net/http")
func main() {	url := "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"	method := "DELETE"	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	client := &http.Client {}	res, err := client.Do(req)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)	if err != nil {		fmt.Println(err)		return	}	fmt.Println(string(body))}
Java
import com.squareup.okhttp.*;OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();HttpUrl.Builder urlBuilder = HttpUrl.parse("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")		.newBuilder();
Request request = new Request.Builder()		.url(urlBuilder.build())		.method("DELETE", null)		.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")		.build();Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
Nodejs
var axios = require('axios');
var config = {  method: 'DELETE',  url: 'https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1',  headers: {	'Content-Type': 'application/json',  },};
axios(config).then(function (response) {  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));}).catch(function (error) {  console.log(error);});
Python
import requests
url = "https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1"headers = {	"Content-Type": "application/json",}
response = requests.request(	"DELETE",	url,	headers=headers)
print(response.text)
Ruby
require "net/http"uri = URI("https://www.zopim.com/api/v2/shortcuts/1")request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri, "Content-Type": "application/json")response = Net::HTTP.start uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true do |http|	http.request(request)end

Example response(s)

204 No Content
// Status 204 No Content
null