IM_CONTEXT_MENU Message Context Menu Item

Scope: im

You can add your item to the context menu of messages in the chat.

The widget code is specified in the PLACEMENT parameter of the placement.bind method.

The widget will not be displayed in the interface until the application installation is complete. Check the application installation

Widget Code	Location
`IM_CONTEXT_MENU`	Message context menu item

Where to Find It in the Interface

Open any chat and hover over a message. In the message action bar, click the ... button to open the context menu. Hover over More to reveal additional menu items. The application item with PLACEMENT=IM_CONTEXT_MENU will appear at the end of the action list above the message.

What the Handler Receives

Data is transmitted as a POST request

Array
        (
            [DOMAIN] => xxx.bitrix24.com
            [PROTOCOL] => 1
            [LANG] => de
            [APP_SID] => 99c80eff6378726287350416ee5fef0
            [AUTH_ID] => 6061e72600631fcd00005a4b00000001f0f1076700000000f69dd5fc643d9ce2fdbc1
            [AUTH_EXPIRES] => 3600
            [REFRESH_ID] => 50e00aa340631fcd00005a4b00000001f0f1071111116580a5b83c2de639ef28c12
            [member_id] => da45a03b265ed12127f8a258d793cc5d
            [status] => F
            [PLACEMENT] => IM_CONTEXT_MENU
            [PLACEMENT_OPTIONS] => {"messageId":84889, "dialogId":"chat1489"}
        )

Required parameters are marked with *

Parameter `type`	Description
DOMAIN* `string`	The Bitrix24 address where the widget handler was invoked
PROTOCOL* `string`	Secure or non-secure HTTP protocol: `0` - HTTP `1` - HTTPS
LANG* `string`	The user interface language of Bitrix24 that invoked the widget. You can localize the interface language in your widget based on this value
APP_SID `string`	String identifier of the application that registered the widget handler
AUTH_ID `string`	Authorization token OAuth 2 issued for the user who invoked the widget. Can be used for REST API calls on behalf of this user
AUTH_EXPIRES `integer`	Time in seconds after which the authorization token will become invalid
REFRESH_ID `string`	Refresh token OAuth 2 issued for the user who invoked the widget. Can be used to refresh the authorization token on behalf of this user
member_id* `string`	Unique string identifier of Bitrix24 where the widget handler was invoked.
status `string`	Type of application that registered the handler for this widget. Accepts values: `L` - local application `F` - free mass-market application
PLACEMENT* `string`	Code for the widget embedding location. You can use the same handler URL for all your widgets. The value that Bitrix24 will report in the `PLACEMENT` parameter will help determine from which specific widget embedding location your handler was invoked in each case
PLACEMENT_OPTIONS `string`	Additional data in the form of a JSON string that defines the context of the widget execution. For example, this could be an array containing the numeric identifier of the CRM entity in the detail form where the widget handler was invoked, etc. The `PLACEMENT_OPTIONS` parameter, along with the `PLACEMENT` parameter, allows you to accurately determine for which specific widget embedding location and object the widget handler was invoked.

PLACEMENT_OPTIONS

The value of PLACEMENT_OPTIONS is passed as a JSON string containing the context of the call.

For IM_CONTEXT_MENU, the context includes the following keys:

dialogId — the identifier of the current chat
messageId — the identifier of the selected message

OPTIONS When Registering via placement.bind

For IM_CONTEXT_MENU, the placement.bind method supports OPTIONS parameters.

Parameter `type`	Description
extranet `string`	Access in the extranet, default is `N`. Possible values: `N` — the application is not available to extranet users `Y` — the application is available to extranet users
context `string`	Display context, default is `ALL`. Multiple values can be passed using `;`. Possible values: `ALL` — all chats `USER` — personal chats of users, excluding chats with bots `CHAT` — group chats, excluding `LINES` and `CRM` `LINES` — open lines chats `CRM` — chats created within CRM If `ALL` is passed along with other values, only `ALL` is used. An invalid value will cause a registration error.
role `string`	User role, default is `USER`. Possible values: `USER` — the application is available to all users `ADMIN` — the application is available only to portal administrators

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

cURL (OAuth)

PHP

BX24.js

PHP CRest

curl -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -H "Accept: application/json" \
          -d '{
            "PLACEMENT": "IM_CONTEXT_MENU",
            "HANDLER": "https://your-domain.com/widgets/im-context-menu-handler.php",
            "TITLE": "My menu item",
            "LANG_ALL": {
              "de": {
                "TITLE": "Mein Menüpunkt"
              },
              "en": {
                "TITLE": "My menu item"
              }
            },
            "OPTIONS": {
              "context": "ALL",
              "role": "USER",
              "extranet": "N"
            },
            "auth": "**put_access_token_here**"
          }' \
          https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/placement.bind

try
        {
            const response = await $b24.callMethod(
                'placement.bind',
                {
                    PLACEMENT: 'IM_CONTEXT_MENU',
                    HANDLER: 'https://your-domain.com/widgets/im-context-menu-handler.php',
                    TITLE: 'My menu item',
                    LANG_ALL: {
                        de: {
                            TITLE: 'Mein Menüpunkt',
                        },
                        en: {
                            TITLE: 'My menu item',
                        }
                    },
                    OPTIONS: {
                        context: 'ALL',
                        role: 'USER',
                        extranet: 'N',
                    }
                }
            );
        
            const result = response.getData().result;
            if (result.error())
                console.error(result.error());
            else
                console.info(result.data());
        }
        catch (error)
        {
            console.error('Error:', error);
        }

try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'placement.bind',
                    [
                        'PLACEMENT' => 'IM_CONTEXT_MENU',
                        'HANDLER' => 'https://your-domain.com/widgets/im-context-menu-handler.php',
                        'TITLE' => 'My menu item',
                        'LANG_ALL' => [
                            'de' => [
                                'TITLE' => 'Mein Menüpunkt',
                            ],
                            'en' => [
                                'TITLE' => 'My menu item',
                            ],
                        ],
                        'OPTIONS' => [
                            'context' => 'ALL',
                            'role' => 'USER',
                            'extranet' => 'N',
                        ],
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response->getResponseData()->getResult();
            if ($result->error()) {
                error_log($result->error());
            } else {
                echo 'Success: ' . print_r($result->data(), true);
            }
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error binding placement: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }

BX24.callMethod(
            'placement.bind',
            {
                PLACEMENT: 'IM_CONTEXT_MENU',
                HANDLER: 'https://your-domain.com/widgets/im-context-menu-handler.php',
                TITLE: 'My menu item',
                LANG_ALL: {
                    de: { TITLE: 'Mein Menüpunkt' },
                    en: { TITLE: 'My menu item' }
                },
                OPTIONS: {
                    context: 'ALL',
                    role: 'USER',
                    extranet: 'N'
                }
            },
            function(result) {
                if (result.error()) {
                    console.error(result.error());
                } else {
                    console.log(result.data());
                }
            }
        );

require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'placement.bind',
            [
                'PLACEMENT' => 'IM_CONTEXT_MENU',
                'HANDLER' => 'https://your-domain.com/widgets/im-context-menu-handler.php',
                'TITLE' => 'My menu item',
                'LANG_ALL' => [
                    'de' => [
                        'TITLE' => 'Mein Menüpunkt',
                    ],
                    'en' => [
                        'TITLE' => 'My menu item',
                    ],
                ],
                'OPTIONS' => [
                    'context' => 'ALL',
                    'role' => 'USER',
                    'extranet' => 'N',
                ],
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';

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