Add a Message to the News Feed log.blogpost.add

Scope: log

Who can execute the method: any user

The method log.blogpost.add adds a message to the News Feed.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

POST_MESSAGE*
string

Message text

POST_TITLE
string

Message title

DEST
array

List of recipients who will have permission to view the message.

Possible values:

  • SG<X>workgroups and projects with the identifier X. The identifier can be obtained using the sonet_group.get method.
  • U<X>users with the identifier X. The identifier can be obtained using the user.get method.
  • UA — all authorized users
  • DR<X> — company departments with the identifier X. The identifier can be obtained using the department.get method.

Default — UA

SPERM
array

Deprecated equivalent of DEST

FILES
array

Array of files in the format described in working with files.

Files will be uploaded to the author's Drive and linked to the message

IMPORTANT
string

Indicator of an important message.

Possible values:

  • Y — message is important
  • N — message is not important

Default — N

IMPORTANT_DATE_END
string

Date and time in ISO 8601 format until which the message will be considered important

SITE_ID
string

Site identifier.

Default — current site

USER_ID
integer

Identifier of the user on behalf of whom the message is published. Available only to administrators.

The identifier can be obtained using the user.get method.

Default — current user who initiated the method call

TAGS
string

Message tags

BACKGROUND_CODE
string

Background code of the message

PARSE_PREVIEW
string

Automatic addition of a link preview from the message text.

Possible values:

  • Y — attempt to generate a link preview from POST_MESSAGE
  • N — do not generate a preview

Default — N

UF_*
mixed

Custom fields. A specific set of fields is supported, depending on the account settings

Custom Fields

Name
type

Description

UF_BLOG_POST_FILE
array

Alternative to FILES.

Pass a list of Drive file identifiers in the format ['n<ID_drive_file>'].

The identifier can be obtained using the disk.storage.getchildren and disk.folder.getchildren methods.

When specifying FILES, the UF_BLOG_POST_FILE parameter is ignored.

UF_BLOG_POST_IMPRTNT
integer

Indicator of an important message.

Automatically filled when IMPORTANT = 'Y'

UF_IMPRTANT_DATE_END
datetime

Expiration date of the important message.

Automatically filled when IMPORTANT_DATE_END is provided

UF_BLOG_POST_URL_PRV
integer

Link preview from the message text.

Automatically filled when PARSE_PREVIEW = 'Y', if the preview was successfully generated

UF_GRATITUDE
integer

Data for the Gratitude functionality in the format:

 GRATITUDE_MEDAL: '<XML_ID_medal>',
         GRATITUDE_EMPLOYEES: [<user_ID>]
        

UF_BLOG_POST_VOTE
integer

Survey data in the format:

UF_BLOG_POST_VOTE: 'n<ID_survey>',
        'UF_BLOG_POST_VOTE_n<ID_survey>_DATA': {
            QUESTIONS: [
                {
                    QUESTION: 'Question',
                    FIELD_TYPE: 0, // Selection type: 0 — one option, 1 — multiple options
                    ANSWERS: [
                        { MESSAGE: 'Answer 1' },
                        { MESSAGE: 'Answer 2' }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            ANONYMITY: 0, // Voting anonymity: 0 — no, 1 — yes
            OPTIONS: 0 // Re-voting: 0 — prohibited, 1 — allowed
        }
        

When creating a new survey, use a random identifier with the prefix n

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"POST_TITLE":"New Regulation","POST_MESSAGE":"From November 1, the approval process is updated.","DEST":["UA"],"TAGS":"regulation,approval,update","IMPORTANT":"Y","FILES":[["first-image.jpg","iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA..."],["second-image.jpg","iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA..."]]}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/log.blogpost.add
        
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"POST_TITLE":"New Regulation","POST_MESSAGE":"From November 1, the approval process is updated.","DEST":["UA"],"TAGS":"regulation,approval,update","IMPORTANT":"Y","FILES":[["first-image.jpg","iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA..."],["second-image.jpg","iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA..."]],"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/log.blogpost.add
        
try
        {
            const response = await $b24.callMethod(
                'log.blogpost.add',
                {
                    POST_TITLE: 'New Regulation',
                    POST_MESSAGE: 'From November 1, the approval process is updated.',
                    DEST: ['UA'],
                    TAGS: 'regulation,approval,update',
                    IMPORTANT: 'Y',
                    FILES: [
                        ['first-image.jpg', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...'],
                        ['second-image.jpg', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...']
                    ]
                }
            );
            
            const result = response.getData().result;
            console.log('Created element with ID:', result);
            processResult(result);
        }
        catch( error )
        {
            console.error('Error:', error);
        }
        
try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'log.blogpost.add',
                    [
                        'POST_TITLE' => 'New Regulation',
                        'POST_MESSAGE' => 'From November 1, the approval process is updated.',
                        'DEST' => ['UA'],
                        'TAGS' => 'regulation,approval,update',
                        'IMPORTANT' => 'Y',
                        'FILES' => [
                            ['first-image.jpg', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...'],
                            ['second-image.jpg', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...']
                        ]
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'Success: ' . print_r($result, true);
            processData($result);
        
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error adding blog post: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
            'log.blogpost.add',
            {
                POST_TITLE: 'New Regulation',
                POST_MESSAGE: 'From November 1, the approval process is updated.',
                DEST: ['UA'],
                TAGS: 'regulation,approval,update',
                IMPORTANT: 'Y',
                FILES: [
                    ['first-image.jpg', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...'],
                    ['second-image.jpg', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...']
                ]
            },
            function(result)
            {
                if (result.error())
                {
                    console.error(result.error(), result.error_description());
                }
                else
                {
                    console.log(result.data());
                }
            }
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'log.blogpost.add',
            [
                'POST_TITLE' => 'New Regulation',
                'POST_MESSAGE' => 'From November 1, the approval process is updated.',
                'DEST' => ['UA'],
                'TAGS' => 'regulation,approval,update',
                'IMPORTANT' => 'Y',
                'FILES' => [
                    ['first-image.jpg', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...'],
                    ['second-image.jpg', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...']
                ]
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';
        

Response Handling

HTTP Status: 200

{
            "result": 217,
            "time": {
                "start": 1773750554,
                "finish": 1773750555.955794,
                "duration": 1.955794095993042,
                "processing": 1,
                "date_start": "2026-03-17T15:29:14+01:00",
                "date_finish": "2026-03-17T15:29:15+01:00",
                "operating_reset_at": 1773751154,
                "operating": 0.9908020496368408
            }
        }
        

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
integer

Identifier of the created message

time
time

Information about the request execution time

Error Handling

HTTP Status: 400

{
            "error": "SONET_CONTROLLER_LIVEFEED_BLOGPOST_ADD_ERROR",
            "error_description": "Blog post hasn't been added"
        }
        

Name
type

Description

error
string

String error code. It may consist of digits, Latin letters, and underscores

error_description
error_description

Textual description of the error. The description is not intended to be shown to the end user in its raw form

Possible Error Codes

Code

Description

Value

SONET_CONTROLLER_LIVEFEED_BLOGPOST_ADD_ERROR

Blog post hasn't been added

General error saving the message, for example, when POST_MESSAGE is empty

SONET_CONTROLLER_LIVEFEED_BLOGPOST_ADD_ERROR

No destination specified

Failed to determine the message recipients

SONET_CONTROLLER_LIVEFEED_BLOGPOST_MODULE_BLOG_NOT_INSTALLED

Blog module is not installed

The blog module is not installed

SONET_CONTROLLER_LIVEFEED_BLOG_NOT_FOUND

Blog not found

Failed to retrieve the blog to which the message belongs

Cannot add blog post

Internal error when creating the message

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 20x, 40x, 50x

The errors described below may occur when calling any method.

Status

Code
Error Message

Description

500

INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
Internal server error

An internal server error has occurred, please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

500

ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER
Server returned an unexpected response

An internal server error has occurred, please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

503

QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
Too many requests

The request intensity limit has been exceeded

405

ERROR_BATCH_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED
Method is not allowed for batch usage

The current method is not allowed to be called using batch

400

ERROR_BATCH_LENGTH_EXCEEDED
Max batch length exceeded

The maximum length of parameters passed to the batch method has been exceeded

401

NO_AUTH_FOUND
Wrong authorization data

Invalid access token or webhook code

400

INVALID_REQUEST
Https required

The methods must be called using the HTTPS protocol

503

OVERLOAD_LIMIT
REST API is blocked due to overload

The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block, to remove it you need to contact Bitrix24 technical support

403

ACCESS_DENIED
REST API is available only on commercial plans

The REST API is available only on commercial plans

403

INVALID_CREDENTIALS
Invalid request credentials

The user whose access token or webhook was used to call the method lacks permissions

404

ERROR_MANIFEST_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE
Manifest is not available

The manifest is not available

403

insufficient_scope
The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token

The request requires higher privileges than those provided by the webhook token

401

expired_token
The access token provided has expired

The provided access token has expired

403

user_access_error
The user does not have access to the application

The user does not have access to the application. This means that the application is installed, but the account administrator has allowed access to this application only for specific users

500

PORTAL_DELETED
Portal was deleted

The public part of the site is closed. To open the public part of the site on an on-premise installation, disable the option "Temporary closure of the public part of the site". Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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