Message Entity

The message entity contains information about a single message posted by the Dealer or the Reviewer on an individual Review. Messages are the primary means of correspondence between the two parties involved in the review process (dealer and reviewer) outside of the review content itself. Messages marked as Public are visible to the entire website and all visitors, while those marked as Private are visible only to the reviewer and dealer involved in that particular review.

Sample Message XML

<Message>
  <Content>This is a test message.</Content>
  <DateEntered>2014-12-16T22:03:20</DateEntered>
  <From>DEALER</From>
  <FromName>Norwood Ford</FromName>
  <Public>true</Public>
</Message>

Message Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description	R/W¹	Validation
Content	string	The message content.	R	N/A
DateEntered	DateTime (ISO-8601)	When the message was created.	R	N/A
From	Enumeration	Who wrote the message. Valid values include DEALER and REVIEWER.	R	N/A
FromName	string	Denormalized value indicating the "name" of the actor that wrote the message. This will contain either the dealer's name or the reviewer's screen name.	R	N/A
Public	Boolean	If true, then this is a public message. If false, it is a private message.	R	N/A