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Kakao Talk Messaging: Legacy JavaScript

This document describes how to integrate Kakao Talk Messaging APIs into your service with JavaScript SDK v1 (also referred to as 'Legacy JavaScript SDK').

Note

The new version of the JavaScript SDK has been released to provide a better service. We highly recommend upgrading to the new SDK because the Legacy JavaScript SDK may be deprecated after a certain period of time.

Before you begin

Install SDK

Import the JavaScript SDK v1 into your web page and initialize it by referring to Getting Started > Legacy JavaScript.

Choose an API to use

According to your service's purpose and requirements, you need to decide which API to use first by considering their characteristics and difference.

1. Select a type of Messaging API

There are two types of messaging APIs: Kakao Talk Sharing API and Kakao Talk Messaging API. You need to understand the differences between the two messaging APIs completely by referring to Concepts, and decide which API to use to implement the function to send a message.

2. Select a message type and configuration method

Decide which message template to use by referring to Message template > Types.

You can configure a message according to the default template in JSON format or create a custom template in person for your service. Refer to How to use for more details.

3. Select a target

Note that the Kakao Talk Messaging APIs are categorized according to the message targets:

  • Send to me: Provides a feature to send a message to the currently logged-in user through Kakao Talk that is linked to the user's Kakao Account. This API is only allowed to send a message to the currently logged-in user, not to the user's friends.
  • Send to friends: Provides a feature to send a message to user's friends through Kakao Talk that is linked to the Kakao Account of the currently logged-in user. You need to implement a process to get information about the message recipients through the Friends picker or the Retrieving a list of Kakao Talk friends API. Users can send a message to up to 5 friends at a time. The Kakao Talk Messaging API provides daily and monthly quotas. Refer to the quota.
Note

To send a Kakao Talk message to friends, 1. Get permission. Before permission is granted to your app, you can only retrieve the list of the team members. 2. Enable the 'Send message in KakaoTalk' scope in [My Application] > [Kakao Login] > [Consent items]. A user must also consent to the scope. To see more about the conditions for providing friend information, refer to Usage policy.

APIs by conditions

The JavaScript SDK v1 does not provide the Kakao Talk Messaging API as a built-in function. To implement the Kakao Talk Messaging API on a web page, make a request in the same content as a REST API using the Kakao.API.request() function. According to the desired message type, the required components of the message and the API to call are different. Refer to Message template components and samples.

Message type Configuration method Target API to call
Feed, List, Location, Commerce, Text Default template Me (MyChatroom) /v2/api/talk/memo/default/send
Feed, List, Location, Commerce, Text Default template Friends /v1/api/talk/friends/message/default/send
Feed, List, Commerce Custom template Me (MyChatroom) /v2/api/talk/memo/send
Feed, List, Commerce Custom template Friends /v1/api/talk/friends/message/send
Scrape Default template Me (MyChatroom) /v2/api/talk/memo/scrap/send
Scrape Default template Friends /v1/api/talk/friends/message/scrap/send
Scrape Custom template Me (MyChatroom) /v2/api/talk/memo/scrap/send
Scrape Custom template Friends /v1/api/talk/friends/message/scrap/send

Set Custom URL Scheme

Messages sent through Kakao Talk Sharing include a link to open the specified web page or app. The buttons in the message launch the app through a Custom URL Scheme consisting of a URI scheme and parameters. Refer to Set Custom URL Scheme for more details.

Send message with default template

This API enables you to configure a message as an object type according to the default template type to use. Pass the configured template_object through the data parameter.

To send a message to friends, obtain the receiving users' uuids through the Friends picker or the Retrieving list of friends API, and then pass the uuids as the receiver_uuids parameter. You can send a message to up to five friends at once.

If the request is successful, the result is returned in the same as the REST API. Refer to response of Sending me with default template API.

Send to me

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Send message in KakaoTalk

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v2/api/talk/memo/default/send.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v2/api/talk/memo/default/send. O
success Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked when the API request is successful. X
fail Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked if the API request is failed. X
always Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked regardless of the API request results. X
data Object Object containing parameters to be passed through API.
Refer to data: Sending me message with default template.
O
data: Sending me message with default template
Name Type Description Required
template_object Object Object containing the message components.
One of Feed, List, Location, Commerce, Text.
O

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v2/api/talk/memo/default/send',
  data: {
    template_object: {
      object_type: 'feed',
      content: {
        title: 'Kakao Talk Link',
        description: 'Feed template',
        image_url:
          'https://mud-kage.kakao.com/dn/Q2iNx/btqgeRgV54P/VLdBs9cvyn8BJXB3o7N8UK/kakaolink40_original.png',
        link: {
          web_url: 'https://developers.kakao.com',
          mobile_web_url: 'https://developers.kakao.com',
        },
      },
      item_content:{
        profile_text: 'Kakao',
        profile_image_url: 'http://k.kakaocdn.net/dn/Q2iNx/btqgeRgV54P/VLdBs9cvyn8BJXB3o7N8UK/kakaolink40_original.png',
        title_image_url: 'http://k.kakaocdn.net/dn/Q2iNx/btqgeRgV54P/VLdBs9cvyn8BJXB3o7N8UK/kakaolink40_original.png',
        title_image_text: 'Cheese cake',
        title_image_category: 'Cake',
        items: [
          {
            item: 'Cake1',
            item_op: '1000 won',
          },
          {
            item: 'Cake2',
            item_op: '2000 won',
          },
          {
            item: 'Cake3',
            item_op: '3000 won',
          },
          {
            item: 'Cake4',
            item_op: '4000 won',
          },
          {
            item: 'Cake5',
            item_op: '5000 won',
          },
        ],
        sum: 'Total',
        sum_op: '15000 won',
      },
      social: {
        like_count: 100,
        comment_count: 200,
      },
      button_title: 'Check it out',
    },
  },
  success: function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  },
  fail: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
});

Send to friends

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
Required Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Send message in KakaoTalk

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to v1/api/talk/friends/message/default/send.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as v1/api/talk/friends/message/default/send. O
success Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked when the API request is successful. X
fail Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked if the API request is failed. X
always Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked regardless of the API request results. X
data Object Object containing parameters to be passed through API.
Refer to data: Sending friends message with default template.
O
data: Sending friends message with default template
Name Type Description Required
receiver_uuids String[] uuid ​​obtained through the Friends picker or the Retrieving list of friends API.
Up to five uuids are allowed.
O
template_object Object Object containing the message components.
One of Feed, List, Location, Commerce, Text.
O

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/talk/friends/message/default/send',
  data: {
    receiver_uuids: ['receiver_uuids'],
    template_object: {
      object_type: 'feed',
      content: {
        title: 'Kakao Talk Link',
        description: 'Feed template',
        image_url:
          'https://mud-kage.kakao.com/dn/Q2iNx/btqgeRgV54P/VLdBs9cvyn8BJXB3o7N8UK/kakaolink40_original.png',
        link: {
          web_url: 'https://developers.kakao.com',
          mobile_web_url: 'https://developers.kakao.com',
        },
      },
      item_content:{
        profile_text: 'Kakao',
        profile_image_url: 'http://k.kakaocdn.net/dn/Q2iNx/btqgeRgV54P/VLdBs9cvyn8BJXB3o7N8UK/kakaolink40_original.png',
        title_image_url: 'http://k.kakaocdn.net/dn/Q2iNx/btqgeRgV54P/VLdBs9cvyn8BJXB3o7N8UK/kakaolink40_original.png',
        title_image_text: 'Cheese cake',
        title_image_category: 'Cake',
        items: [
          {
            item: 'Cake1',
            item_op: '1000 won',
          },
          {
            item: 'Cake2',
            item_op: '2000 won',
          },
          {
            item: 'Cake3',
            item_op: '3000 won',
          },
          {
            item: 'Cake4',
            item_op: '4000 won',
          },
          {
            item: 'Cake5',
            item_op: '5000 won',
          },
        ],
        sum: 'Total',
        sum_op: '15000 won',
      },
      social: {
        like_count: 100,
        comment_count: 200,
      },
      button_title: 'Check it out',
    },
  },
  success: function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  },
  fail: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
});

Send message with custom template

Unlike the Sending message with default template, you can customize a template in [Tools] > [Message Template Builder] to send a message.

Set template_id to the template ID of the custom template registered in [Message Template Builder]. If you use user arguments for some components when you configure a custom message to input variable information, you must also pass key and value pairs as the value of template_args. Otherwise, the defined argument is displayed to users as raw data, such as ${key}.

To send a message to friends, obtain the receiving users' uuids through the Friends picker or the Retrieving list of friends API, and then pass the uuids as the receiver_uuids parameter. You can send a message to up to five friends at once.

If the request is successful, the result is returned in the same as the REST API. Refer to response of Sending me with custom template API.

Send to me

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Message Template
Required Required:
Send message in KakaoTalk

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v2/api/talk/memo/send.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v2/api/talk/memo/send. O
success Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked when the API request is successful. X
fail Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked if the API request is failed. X
always Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked regardless of the API request results. X
data Object Object containing parameters to be passed through API.
Refer to data: Sending me message with custom template.
O
data: Sending me message with custom template
Name Type Description Required
template_id Number Template ID of the custom message registered in [Tools] > [Message Template Builder]. O
template_args Object If the specified template contains a user argument, use this parameter to pass key-value pairs.
You cannot overwrite the scrape result.
X

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v2/api/talk/memo/send',
  data: {
    template_id: ${YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID},
  },
  success: function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  },
  fail: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
});

Send to friends

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
Required Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Message Template
Required Required:
Send message in KakaoTalk

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/talk/friends/message/send.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/talk/friends/message/send. O
success Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked when the API request is successful. X
fail Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked if the API request is failed. X
always Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked regardless of the API request results. X
data CustomTemplateObject Object containing parameters to be passed through API.
Refer to data: Sending friends message with custom template.
O
data: Sending friends message with custom template
Name Type Description Required
receiver_uuids String[] uuid ​​obtained through the Friends picker or the Retrieving list of friends API.
Up to five uuids are allowed.
O
template_id Number Template ID of the custom message registered in [Tools] > [Message Template Builder]. O
template_args Object If the specified template contains a user argument, use this parameter to pass key-value pairs.
You cannot overwrite the scrape result.
X

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/talk/friends/message/send',
  data: {
    receiver_uuids: ['receiver_uuids'],
    template_id: ${YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID},
  },
  success: function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  },
  fail: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
});

Send scrape message with default template

This API scrapes a web page, and then configures a message based on the scraped web page information to send a message.

When you request to send a scrape message, you must pass request_url, a web page to be scraped. Make sure that you have registered the domain of the web page to be scraped as a site domain in [My Application] > [Platform] > [Web] in advance.

To send a message to friends, obtain the receiving users' uuids through the Friends picker or the Retrieving list of friends API, and then pass the uuids as the receiver_uuids parameter. You can send a message to up to five friends at once.

If the request is successful, the result is returned in the same as the REST API. Refer to response of Sending scrape message with default template API.

Send to me

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Send message in KakaoTalk

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v2/api/talk/memo/scrap/send.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v2/api/talk/memo/scrap/send. O
success Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked when the API request is successful. X
fail Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked if the API request is failed. X
always Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked regardless of the API request results. X
data Object Object containing parameters to be passed through API.
Refer to data: Sending me scrape message with default template.
O
data: Sending me scrape message with default template
Name Type Description Required
request_url String Web page URL to be scraped.
Its domain must match the domain registered on the Kakao Developers.
Refer to Scrape message.
O

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v2/api/talk/memo/scrap/send',
  data: {
    request_url: '${SITE_URL}',
  },
  success: function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  },
  fail: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
});

Send to friends

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
Required Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Required Required:
Send message in KakaoTalk

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/talk/friends/message/scrap/send.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/talk/friends/message/scrap/send. O
success Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked when the API request is successful. X
fail Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked if the API request is failed. X
always Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked regardless of the API request results. X
data Object Object containing parameters to be passed through API.
Refer to data: Sending friends scrape message with default template.
O
data: Sending friends scrape message with default template
Name Type Description Required
receiver_uuids String[] uuid ​​obtained through the Friends picker or the Retrieving list of friends API.
Up to five uuids are allowed.
O
request_url String Web page URL to be scraped.
Its domain must match the domain registered on the Kakao Developers.
Refer to Scrape message.
O

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/talk/friends/message/scrap/send',
  data: {
    receiver_uuids: ['receiver_uuids'],
    request_url: '${SITE_URL}',
  },
  success: function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  },
  fail: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
});

Send scrape message with custom template

This API scrapes a web page, and then configures a message based on the scraped web page information to send a message. Unlike the Sending scrape message with default template, you can use a custom template registered in [Tools] > [Message Template Builder] when requesting to send a scrape message.

When you request to send a scrape message, you must pass request_url, a web page to be scraped. Make sure that you have registered the domain of the web page to be scraped as a site domain in [My Application] > [Platform] > [Web] in advance.

Set template_id to the template ID of the custom template registered in [Message Template Builder]. If you use user arguments for some components when you configure a custom message to input variable information, you must also pass key and value pairs as the value of template_args. Otherwise, the defined argument is displayed to users as raw data, such as ${key}.

To send a message to friends, obtain the receiving users' uuids through the Friends picker or the Retrieving list of friends API, and then pass the uuids as the receiver_uuids parameter. You can send a message to up to five friends at once.

If the request is successful, the result is returned in the same as the REST API. Refer to response of Sending scrape message with custom template API.

Send to me

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
- Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Message Template
Required Required:
Send message in KakaoTalk

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v2/api/talk/memo/scrap/send.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v2/api/talk/memo/scrap/send. O
success Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked when the API request is successful. X
fail Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked if the API request is failed. X
always Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked regardless of the API request results. X
data Object Object containing parameters to be passed through API.
Refer to data: Sending me scrape message with custom template=.
O
data: Sending me scrape message with custom template
Name Type Description Required
request_url String Web page URL to be scraped.
Its domain must match the domain registered on the Kakao Developers.
O
template_id Number Used when you want to send a scrape message with the template registered in [Tools] > [Message Template Builder].
Specify the ID of the template to apply.
When you use this parameter, the scraped content is applied in the template with the specified template_id.
O
template_args Object If you specify template_id and the specified template contains other user arguments besides the default argument keys, pass the user arguments using this parameter in key:value format.
You cannot overwrite the scrape result.
X

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v2/api/talk/memo/scrap/send',
  data: {
    request_url: '${SITE_URL}',
    template_id: ${YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID}
  },
  success: function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  },
  fail: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
});

Send to friends

Basic information
Permission Prerequisite Kakao Login User consent
Required Register platforms
Activate Kakao Login
Manage consent items
Message Template
Required Required:
Send message in KakaoTalk

Call the Kakao.API.request() function, and set url to /v1/api/talk/friends/message/scrap/send.

Parameter

Name Type Description Required
url String Fixed as /v1/api/talk/friends/message/scrap/send. O
success Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked when the API request is successful. X
fail Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked if the API request is failed. X
always Function(Object) Callback function that gets invoked regardless of the API request results. X
data Object Object containing parameters to be passed through API.
Refer to data: Sending friends scrape message with custom template.
O
data: Sending friends scrape message with custom template
Name Type Description Required
receiver_uuids String[] uuid ​​obtained through the Friends picker or the Retrieving list of friends API.
Up to five uuids are allowed.
O
request_url String Web page URL to be scraped.
Its domain must match the domain registered on the Kakao Developers.
O
template_id Number Used when you want to send a scrape message with the template registered in [Tools] > [Message Template Builder].
Specify the ID of the template to apply.
When you use this parameter, the scraped content is applied in the template with the specified template_id.
O
template_args Object If you specify template_id and the specified template contains other user arguments besides the default argument keys, pass the user arguments using this parameter in key:value format.
You cannot overwrite the scrape result.
X

Sample

Kakao.API.request({
  url: '/v1/api/talk/friends/message/scrap/send',
  data: {
    receiver_uuids: ['receiver_uuids'],
    request_url: '${SITE_URL}',
    template_id: ${YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID},
  },
  success: function(response) {
    console.log(response);
  },
  fail: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
});

Upload image

You can attach images to a message by passing an image URL when configuring a message template or by uploading images in the Message template builder in advance. Refer to Kakao Talk Sharing: JavaScript > Upload image.

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