What is Avaya Spaces?

Avaya Spaces is a combination of traditional chat rooms, video conferencing, task management tools, blogs, and other communication tools. The purpose of a space is to provide a common workspace for a group of people to collaborate efficiently. This API documentation is designed for an audience with a working knowledge of Spaces; if you haven’t already, check it out at spaces.avayacloud.com.

The Avaya Spaces API is an interface that allows third-party developers to integrate their products with Avaya Spaces. Potential applications include browser extensions, mobile applications, desktop programs, and more. The API is RESTful, using HTTP requests to access the functions and data stored on Avaya Cloud servers. API requests will usually specify content in the JSON format within the request body, while responses will return content within a JSON under the "data" key.

To use this documentation effectively, it’s important for you as a developer to understand the terminology being used.

There are two types of users on Avaya Spaces:

1. Registered User. Only registered users can create a space and invite others.
2. Anonymous User. Avaya Spaces allows unregistered individuals to join a space as an anonymous user. An anonymous user cannot own a space, and can only join a space as a guest. Anonymous users will still receive a JSON Web Token (JWT) for authentication in a session (this token expires in 24 hours).

There are two types of spaces:

1. Group. Can have many space members.
2. Direct.ul li Only has 2 users li Only has chat messages li Cannot remove party li Cannot invite additional parties li Cannot be archived

There are three roles within a space:

1. Admin.ul li Can invite other people to be an admin/member/guest of the space. li Can promote/demote any party in the space. li Can add/edit/delete any messages/posts/tasks. li Can remove any other party from space. li Can archive/unarchive the space.
2. Member.ul li Can invite other people to be a guest of the space. Can remove guests from the space.
3. Guest.ul li Guests can read the posted messages that were created since they joined, and can also send messages and participate in a call.

Developers may frequently find the term "topic" used throughout the API reference. Don't be alarmed: the word "topic" is just a synonym for "space".

Avaya Cloud recommends three different ways to get started. Developers who want to take their time and familiarize themselves with the technology being used beforehand will benefit from examining the technologies and protocols we use, then looking through the API reference. Alternatively, the tutorials can walk you through the process of creating a client-side application. Finally, experienced developers who want to immediately get to work with coding can register an application.