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This document describes how to integrate Kakao Story APIs into your service with the Kakao SDK for JavaScript ("JavaScript SDK").

You can test some features described in this document in [Tools] > [JS SDK demo] menu.

Before you begin

Install SDK

Import the JavaScript SDK into your web page and initialize it by referring to Getting Started > JavaScript.

Optional: Get code for sharing or following button

If you want to apply the Kakao Story sharing or following function to your service, you can get a button and source code on Kakao Developers. For the sharing button, go to [Tools] > [Social Plugin] > [Kakao Story] > [Share], specify the URL you want to share, and then click [Generate code]. For the following button, specify your Kakao Story channel ID, and then click [Generate code].

Validate Kakao Story user

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required -

This API checks if the user who is currently logged in is using Kakao Story. You can use this API to prevent an error that occurs due to users who are not using Kakao Story.

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/story/isstoryuser.

Kakao.API.request() returns Promise. For the detailed response fields returned if the promise is fulfilled, refer to REST API > Validate Kakao Story user.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/story/isstoryuser. O

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/story/isstoryuser',
})
  .then(function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

Retrieve Kakao Story profile

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Profile Info(nickname/profile image)
Nickname
Profile image
KakaoStory Profile URL

This API enables you to retrieve the Kakao Story profile information of the user who is currently logged in.

Users can set their desired profile nicknames and images for Kakao Story, Kakao Talk, and Kakao Account respectively. Thus, profile information retrieved through this API is different from the ones obtained through the Retrieving user information or Retrieving Kakao Talk profile API.

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/story/profile.

Kakao.API.request() returns Promise. For the detailed response fields returned if the promise is fulfilled, refer to REST API > Retrieve Kakao Story profile.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/story/profile. O

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/story/profile',
})
  .then(function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

Post story

This API enables you to post a new story on Kakao Story of the user who is currently logged in. This API supports three types of stories — text, photo, and link.

Story types

Type Description URL
Text Story with text only. /v1/api/story/post/note
Photo Story with text and photos. /v1/api/story/post/photo
Link Story with text and the information obtained by scrapping a web page. /v1/api/story/post/link

Posting text story

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Publish posts in KakaoStory

To post a text story without any photo or web page URL, use this API.

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/story/post/note. You must also pass the content parameter that contains the text you want to input.

Kakao.API.request() returns Promise. For the detailed response fields returned if the promise is fulfilled, refer to REST API > Post story.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/story/post/note. O
data Object Object that contains the parameters to be passed when requesting the API. O
data: Posting text story
Name Type Description Required
content String Text to be input in the story.
Up to 2048 characters are allowed.
O
permission String Audience for the story.
One of F (Friends only), A (Public), and M (Private).
(Default: A).
X
enable_share Boolean Whether to share the story when permission is set to F (Friends only).
(Default: false)
X
android_exec_param String Parameter to be added to the URL to execute an Android app when selecting the [View on app] button from Kakao Story. X
ios_exec_param String Parameter to be added to the URL to execute an iOS app when selecting the [View on app] button from Kakao Story. X
android_market_param String Parameter to be added to the execution URL when redirecting to an open market from Kakao Story. X
ios_market_param String Parameter to be added to the execution URL when redirecting to the App Store from Kakao Story. X

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/story/post/note',
  data: {
    content: 'Type your story.'
  },
})
  .then(function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

Posting photo story

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Publish posts in KakaoStory

To post a story with text and photos,

  1. To upload the image files saved on a local device to the Kakao server, call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to v1/api/story/upload/multi by passing files. For the response returned if the images are successfully uploaded, refer to REST API > Upload image.
  2. Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/story/post/photo. You must pass image_url_list that is obtained in step 1, not pass an arbitrary image URL. For the detailed response fields returned if the promise is fulfilled, refer to REST API > Post story.

- Number of images: You can upload up to 10 images. - In the case of a GIF file, you can only upload a single image. - File size: Each image file must be less than 10 MB.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Uploading image: Fixed as /v1/api/story/upload/multi.
Posting photo story: Fixed as /v1/api/story/post/photo.
O
data Object Object that contains the parameters to be passed when requesting the API. O
data: Uploading image
Name Type Description Required
files FileList | File[] List of File objects to be uploaded, which are input in the <input> element. O
data: Posting photo story
Name Type Description Required
image_url_list String[] The path, width and height of the uploaded image obtained through the Uploading image API.
For the detailed respond fields, refer to REST API > Response.
O
content String Text to be input in the story.
Up to 2048 characters are allowed.
X
permission String Audience for the story.
One of F (Friends only), A (Public), and M (Private).
(Default: A).
X
enable_share Boolean Whether to share the story when permission is set to F (Friends only).
(Default: false)
X
android_exec_param String Parameter to be added to the URL to execute an Android app when selecting the [View on app] button from Kakao Story. X
ios_exec_param String Parameter to be added to the URL to execute an iOS app when selecting the [View on app] button from Kakao Story. X
android_market_param String Parameter to be added to the execution URL when redirecting to an open market from Kakao Story. X
ios_market_param String Parameter to be added to the execution URL when redirecting to the App Store from Kakao Story. X

Sample

var files = document.getElementById('input-file').files;

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/story/upload/multi',
  files: files,
})
  .then(function(uploadedUrls) {
    return Kakao.API.request({
      url: '/v1/api/story/post/photo',
      data: {
        image_url_list: uploadedUrls,
      },
    });
  })
  .then(function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

Posting link story

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Publish posts in KakaoStory

To post a story with the information obtained by scrapping a web page,

  1. To obtain the web page information to be shared in a story, call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to v1/api/story/linkinfo. The web page information is scraped based on the Open Graph Protocol. For the response returned if the images are successfully uploaded, refer to REST API > Scrape web page.
  2. Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/story/post/link. You must pass link_info that is obtained in step 1, not pass an arbitrary web page URL. Kakao.API.request() returns Promise. For the detailed response fields returned if the promise is fulfilled, refer to REST API > Post story.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Scraping web page: Fixed as /v1/api/story/linkinfo.
Posting link story: Fixed as /v1/api/story/post/link.
O
data Object Object that contains the parameters to be passed when requesting the API. O
data: Scraping web page
Name Type Description Required
url String URL of the web page to be scraped. O
data: Posting link story
Name Type Description Required
link_info Object The web page information that is obtained through the Scraping web page API.
For the detailed respond fields, refer to REST API > Response.
O
content String Text to be input in the story.
Up to 2048 characters are allowed.
X
permission String Audience for the story.
One of F (Friends only), A (Public), and M (Private).
(Default: A).
X
enable_share Boolean Whether to share the story when permission is set to F (Friends only).
(Default: false)
X
android_exec_param String Parameter to be added to the URL to execute an Android app when selecting the [View on app] button from Kakao Story. X
ios_exec_param String Parameter to be added to the URL to execute an iOS app when selecting the [View on app] button from Kakao Story. X
android_market_param String Parameter to be added to the execution URL when redirecting to an open market from Kakao Story. X
ios_market_param String Parameter to be added to the execution URL when redirecting to the App Store from Kakao Story. X

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/story/linkinfo',
  data: {
    url: 'https://developers.kakao.com',
  },
})
  .then(function(scrapedLink) {
    return Kakao.API.request({
      url: '/v1/api/story/post/link',
      data: {
        link_info: scrapedLink,
      },
    });
  })
  .then(function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

Retrieve my story

This API enables you to retrieve story information on Kakao Story of the user currently logged in. You can request basic information about the multiple recent stories or a specific story only by specifying a story ID. When requesting a specific story, you can get detailed information about the story, including comments.

You can use this API in either way:

Depending on whether you request a single story or multiple stories, the request parameters you need to pass are different.

Retrieving specified story

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Read access to KakaoStory posts

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/story/mystory. If you want to request a specific story only, you must pass id of the story. In this case, the contents and the comments of the story are returned only.

Kakao.API.request() returns Promise. If the promise is fulfilled, the information of the requested story is returned. For the detailed response fields, refer to REST API > Retrieve my story.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/story/mystory. O
data Object Object that contains the parameters to be passed when requesting the API. O
data: Retrieving specified story
Name Type Description Required
id String Story ID to be retrieved. O

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/story/mystory',
  data: {
    id: '${STORY_ID}',
  },
})
  .then(function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

Retrieving multiple stories

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Read access to KakaoStory posts

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/story/mystories. If you want to request multiple stories, you can pass last_id to get information of the recent stories from a specific story. In this case, the response includes only the number of comments and likes.

Kakao.API.request() returns Promise. If the promise is fulfilled, the information of the stories is returned. For the detailed response fields, refer to REST API > Retrieve my story.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/story/mystories. O
data Object Object that contains the parameters to be passed when requesting the API. X
data: Retrieving multiple stories
Name Type Description Required
last_id String Set the last (latest) story ID among the stories that you want to retrieve.
The stories from the specified story to the oldest stories are returned, excluding the specified story ID.
If not specified, all stories from recent to oldest are returned, which is set as a default.
X

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/story/mystories',
})
  .then(function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

Delete story

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Read access to KakaoStory posts

This API enables you to delete a story on Kakao Story by specifying a story ID. Because you must pass the ID of the story you want to delete, you need to know the story ID through the Retrieving my story or Posting story API.

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/story/delete/mystory.

Kakao.API.request() returns Promise, but no data is returned even if the promise is fulfilled.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/story/delete/mystory. O
data Object Object that contains the parameters to be passed when requesting the API. O
data: Deleting story
Name Type Description Required
id String Story ID to be deleted. O

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/story/delete/mystory',
  data: {
    id: '${STORY_ID}',
  },
})
  .then(function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

Add Share button

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms - -

The JavaScript SDK provides the Kakao Story sharing function via a web view, which is not provided by Android and iOS SDK. This function allows you to add a [Share] button to your web page.

Call the Kakao.Story.createShareButton() function that adds the [Share] button allowing a web view presented when a user clicks. Set the position where the [Share] button is added.

Creating Share button

In [Tools] > [Social Plugin] > [Kakao Story] > [Share], you can create the [Share] button and source code.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
container String ID of the element where the [Share] button is added. O
url String URL of the web page to be shared on Kakao Story. O
text String Text to be input automatically on the Sharing web view. O

Sample

Kakao.Story.createShareButton({
  container: '#kakaostory-share-button',
  url: 'https://developers.kakao.com',
  text: 'Welcome to Kakao Developers! #developers @kakao :)',
});

Display Sharing web view

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms - -

This function prompts a web view to write a new story on Kakao Story. When a user clicks the[Share] button, the Kakao.Story.share() function is invoked and a web view for Kakao Login is displayed. After the user logs in with Kakao, the Sharing web view is displayed. If the user has already logged in, the Sharing web view appears directly.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String URL of the web page to be shared on Kakao Story. O
text String Text to be input automatically on the Sharing web view. O

Sample

Kakao.Story.share({
  url: 'https://developers.kakao.com',
  text: 'Welcome to Kakao Developers! #developers @kakao :)',
});

Share via Kakao Story

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms - -

This function allows users to share a desired information via the Kakao Story app more easily. Note that this function does not inform you if users complete sharing the web page.

To share a specific web page via the Kakao Story app, call the Kakao.Story.open() function. The web page information is scraped based on the Open Graph Protocol.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String URL of the web page to be shared on Kakao Story. O
text String Text to be input automatically on the Sharing web view. O
urlInfo Object Information of the scraped web page. X
urlInfo
Name Type Description Required
title String Web page title. O
desc String Web page description. X
name String Web page name. X
images String[] URL of a representative image of the web page. X

Sample

Kakao.Story.open({
  url: 'https://developers.kakao.com',
  text: 'Welcome to Kakao Developers! #developers @kakao :)',
});

Follow Kakao Story

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms - -

You can add the [Follow] button to your web page to encourage users to receive news from your Kakao Story Channel. Call the Kakao.Story.createFollowButton() function at the point where the [Follow] button is added. Then, the [Follow] button is added to the corresponding container. When a user clicks the [Follow] button, the JavaScript SDK sends a follow request with the user's information to the corresponding Kakao Story Channel.

This function requires information about the user who is currently logged in. Thus, for those who are not logged in yet, prompt a web view to request to log in firstly.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
container String ID of the element where the [Follow] button is added. O
id String ID of Kakao Story Channel to follow. O
showFollowerCount Boolean Whether to show the number of followers who is following the corresponding channel.
Can substitute with the attribute of data-show-follower-count in the container element.
(Default: true)
X
type String Type of displaying the number of followers.
Can substitute with the attribute of data-type in the container element.
(Default: horizontal)
X

Sample

Kakao.Story.createFollowButton({
  container: '#kakaostory-follow-button',
  id: 'kakao',
});

See more

Legacy

Note

It is highly recommended to upgrade to the new version of JavaScript SDK as soon as possible because the Legacy SDK may not be supported anymore.