Method: spaces.messages.reactions.create
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Creates a reaction and adds it to a message. For an example, see Add a reaction to a message.
Requires user authentication with one of the following authorization scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions.createhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactionshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messageshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.import (import mode spaces only)
HTTP request
POST https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=spaces/*/messages/*}/reactions
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
parent |
string
Required. The message where the reaction is created. Format: spaces/{space}/messages/{message}
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Reaction.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Reaction.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.importhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messageshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactionshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions.create
For more information, see the Authorization guide.
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eCreates a reaction and adds it to a Google Chat message using unicode emojis.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eRequires user authentication and authorization with specific scopes for accessing and modifying chat messages.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe API endpoint uses a POST request to \u003ccode\u003ehttps://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=spaces/*/messages/*}/reactions\u003c/code\u003e with path and request body parameters to specify the message and reaction.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eA successful response returns the newly created reaction object.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["This document details the process of creating a reaction to a message using an HTTP POST request. The URL structure requires a parent path parameter specifying the message. The request body should contain a \"Reaction\" instance, and the successful response returns a new \"Reaction\" instance. User authentication and one of four OAuth scopes are required for authorization. Only Unicode emojis can be used as reactions. The process utilizes gRPC Transcoding.\n"],null,["# Method: spaces.messages.reactions.create\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nCreates a reaction and adds it to a message. For an example, see [Add a reaction to a message](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/create-reactions).\n\nRequires [user authentication](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize-chat-user) with one of the following [authorization scopes](https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize#chat-api-scopes):\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions.create`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.import` (import mode spaces only)\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`POST https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=spaces/*/messages/*}/reactions`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `parent` | `string` Required. The message where the reaction is created. Format: `spaces/{space}/messages/{message}` |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains an instance of [Reaction](/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces.messages.reactions#Reaction).\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of [Reaction](/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces.messages.reactions#Reaction).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.import`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/chat.messages.reactions.create`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/chat/authenticate-authorize)."]]
