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Messaging
Sends a raw message to the far end node.
Overview
The Messaging API allows for raw messaging to pass in between two Impervious nodes. Potential applications of this include chat, JSON passthrough, key exchanges, custom protocols, and sending invoices. Of course, there are many use cases for this API with some imagination!
As of IMP v0.1.4, you can now send longer data and even files through the lightning network with IMP! For this initial release, IMP will support up to ~480KB of data in a single message. For each 900 bytes of data, you are required to send at minimum 1 satoshi. IE, 9,000 bytes require the message to send at least 10 sats (not in addition, just at minimum). This is required so that the message can be split up amongst multiple lightning payment parts of 1 sat minimum.
proto/imp/api/messaging/messaging.proto
Allows for p2p messaging between Impervious nodes
Messaging
Messaging service allows for p2p messaging between Impervious nodes.
Method Name
Request Type
Response Type
Description
SendMessage
SendMessageRequest
SendMessageResponse
SendMessage sends a text message to another node.
HTTP bindings
Method Name
Method
Pattern
SendMessagePOST/v1/message/send SendMessageRequest
Represents a message send to a far end node
Field
Type
Label
Description
msg
bytes
​
the raw message itself to be sent to the far end node
pubkey
string
​
The public key of the far end lightning node running IMP
amount
int64
​
Optional satoshi amount to send along with the message, defaults to 1 sat.
reply_to_id
string
​
Optional ID of the message that this message is replying to.
SendMessageResponse
Represents a response back from a sent message
Field
Type
Label
Description
id
string
​
returned message ID
Scalar Value Types
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