== Synopsis
-*signal-cli* [--config CONFIG] daemon --dbus-system
+*signal-cli* [--verbose] [--config CONFIG] [-u USERNAME] [-o {plain-text,json}] daemon [--system]
-*dbus-send* --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest="org.asamk.Signal" /org/asamk/Signal org.asamk.Signal.<method> [string:<string argument>] [array:<type>:<array argument>]
+*dbus-send* [--system | --session] [--print-reply] --type=method_call --dest="org.asamk.Signal" /org/asamk/Signal[/_<phonenum>] org.asamk.Signal.<method> [string:<string argument>] [array:<type>:<array argument>]
+Note: when daemon was started without explicit `-u USERNAME`, the `dbus-send` command requires adding the phone number in `/org/asamk/Signal/_<phonenum>`.
== Description
Where <type> is according to DBus specification:
-* <s> : String
-* <ay> : Byte Array
-* <aay> : Array of Byte Arrays
-* <as> : String Array
-* <b> : Boolean (0|1)
-* <x> : Signed 64 bit integer
+* <a> : Array of ... (comma-separated list)
+* (...) : Struct (cannot be sent via `dbus-send`)
+* <b> : Boolean (false|true) (boolean:)
+* <i> : Signed 32-bit (int) integer (int32:)
+* <o> : DBusPath object (objpath:)
+* <s> : String (string:)
+* <x> : Signed 64-bit (long) integer (int64:)
+* <y> : Unsigned 8-bit (byte) integer (byte:)
* <> : no return value
+The final parenthetical value (such as "boolean:") is the type indicator used by `dbus-send`.
+
Exceptions are the names of the Java Exceptions returned in the body field. They typically contain an additional message with details. All Exceptions begin with "org.asamk.Signal.Error." which is omitted here for better readability.
Phone numbers always have the format +<countrycode><regional number>
== Methods
+=== Control methods
+These methods are available if the daemon is started anonymously (without an explicit `-u USERNAME`).
+Requests are sent to `/org/asamk/Signal`; requests related to individual accounts are sent to
+`/org/asamk/Signal/_441234567890` where the + dialing code is replaced by an underscore (_).
+Only `version()` is activated in single-user mode; the rest are disabled.
+
+link() -> deviceLinkUri<s>::
+link(newDeviceName<s>) -> deviceLinkUri<s>::
+* newDeviceName : Name to give new device (defaults to "cli" if no name is given)
+* deviceLinkUri : URI of newly linked device
+
+Returns a URI of the form "tsdevice:/?uuid=...". This can be piped to a QR encoder to create a display that
+can be captured by a Signal smartphone client. For example:
+
+`dbus-send --session --dest=org.asamk.Signal --type=method_call --print-reply /org/asamk/Signal org.asamk.Signal.link string:"My secondary client"|tr '\n' '\0'|sed 's/.*string //g'|sed 's/\"//g'|qrencode -s10 -tANSI256`
+
+Exception: Failure
+
+listAccounts() -> accountList<as>::
+* accountList : Array of all attached accounts in DBus object path form
+
+Exceptions: None
+
+register(number<s>, voiceVerification<b>) -> <>::
+* number : Phone number
+* voiceVerification : true = use voice verification; false = use SMS verification
+
+Exceptions: Failure, InvalidNumber, RequiresCaptcha
+
+registerWithCaptcha(number<s>, voiceVerification<b>, captcha<s>) -> <>::
+* number : Phone number
+* voiceVerification : true = use voice verification; false = use SMS verification
+* captcha : Captcha string
+
+Exceptions: Failure, InvalidNumber, RequiresCaptcha
+
+verify(number<s>, verificationCode<s>) -> <>::
+* number : Phone number
+* verificationCode : Code received from Signal after successful registration request
+
+Command fails if PIN was set after previous registration; use verifyWithPin instead.
+
+Exception: Failure, InvalidNumber
+
+verifyWithPin(number<s>, verificationCode<s>, pin<s>) -> <>::
+* number : Phone number
+* verificationCode : Code received from Signal after successful registration request
+* pin : PIN you set with setPin command after verifying previous registration
+
+Exception: Failure, InvalidNumber
+
+version() -> version<s>::
+* version : Version string of signal-cli
+
+Exceptions: None
+
+=== Other methods
+
updateGroup(groupId<ay>, newName<s>, members<as>, avatar<s>) -> groupId<ay>::
* groupId : Byte array representing the internal group identifier
* newName : New name of group (empty if unchanged)
Exceptions: AttachmentInvalid, Failure, InvalidNumber, GroupNotFound
-updateProfile(newName<s>, about <s>, aboutEmoji <s>, avatar<s>, remove<b>) -> <>::
-* newName : New name for your own profile (empty if unchanged)
+updateProfile(name<s>, about<s>, aboutEmoji <s>, avatar<s>, remove<b>) -> <>::
+updateProfile(givenName<s>, familyName<s>, about<s>, aboutEmoji <s>, avatar<s>, remove<b>) -> <>::
+* name : Name for your own profile (empty if unchanged)
+* givenName : Given name for your own profile (empty if unchanged)
+* familyName : Family name for your own profile (empty if unchanged)
* about : About message for profile (empty if unchanged)
* aboutEmoji : Emoji for profile (empty if unchanged)
-* avatar : Filename of avatar picutre for profile (empty if unchanged)
-* remove : Set to 1 if the existing avatar picture should be removed
+* avatar : Filename of avatar picture for profile (empty if unchanged)
+* remove : Set to true if the existing avatar picture should be removed
+
+Exceptions: Failure
+
+
+setExpirationTimer(number<s>, expiration<i>) -> <>::
+* number : Phone number of recipient
+* expiration : int32 for the number of seconds before messages to this recipient disappear. Set to 0 to disable expiration.
Exceptions: Failure
isMember(groupId<ay>) -> active<b>::
* groupId : Byte array representing the internal group identifier
-Note that this method not raise an Exception for a non-existing/unknown group but will simply return 0 (false)
+Note that this method does not raise an Exception for a non-existing/unknown group but will simply return 0 (false)
sendEndSessionMessage(recipients<as>) -> <>::
* recipients : Array of phone numbers
Exceptions: Failure, InvalidNumber, UntrustedIdentity
-sendGroupMessage(message<s>, attachments<as>, groupId<a>) -> timestamp<x>::
+sendGroupMessage(message<s>, attachments<as>, groupId<ay>) -> timestamp<x>::
* message : Text to send (can be UTF8)
* attachments : String array of filenames to send as attachments (passed as filename, so need to be readable by the user signal-cli is running under)
* groupId : Byte array representing the internal group identifier
Exceptions: GroupNotFound, Failure, AttachmentInvalid
+sendContacts() -> <>::
+
+Sends a synchronization message with the local contacts list to all linked devices. This command should only be used if this is the primary device.
+
+Exceptions: Failure
+
+sendSyncRequest() -> <>::
+
+Sends a synchronization request to the primary device (for group, contacts, ...). Only works if sent from a secondary device.
+
+Exception: Failure
+
sendNoteToSelfMessage(message<s>, attachments<as>) -> timestamp<x>::
* message : Text to send (can be UTF8)
* attachments : String array of filenames to send as attachments (passed as filename, so need to be readable by the user signal-cli is running under)
Exceptions: Failure, AttachmentInvalid
-sendMessage(message<s>, attachments<as>, recipient<s) -> timestamp<x>::
+sendMessage(message<s>, attachments<as>, recipient<s>) -> timestamp<x>::
sendMessage(message<s>, attachments<as>, recipients<as>) -> timestamp<x>::
* message : Text to send (can be UTF8)
* attachments : String array of filenames to send as attachments (passed as filename, so need to be readable by the user signal-cli is running under)
Depending on the type of the recipient field this sends a message to one or multiple recipients.
-Expections: AttachmentInvalid, Failure, InvalidNumber, UntrustedIdentity
+Exceptions: AttachmentInvalid, Failure, InvalidNumber, UntrustedIdentity
+
+sendTyping(recipient<s>, stop<b>) -> <>::
+* recipient : Phone number of a single recipient
+* targetSentTimestamp : True, if typing state should be stopped
+
+Exceptions: Failure, GroupNotFound, UntrustedIdentity
+
+
+sendReadReceipt(recipient<s>, targetSentTimestamp<ax>) -> <>::
+* recipient : Phone number of a single recipient
+* targetSentTimestamp : Array of Longs to identify the corresponding signal messages
+
+Exceptions: Failure, UntrustedIdentity
+
+sendGroupMessageReaction(emoji<s>, remove<b>, targetAuthor<s>, targetSentTimestamp<x>, groupId<ay>) -> timestamp<x>::
+* emoji : Unicode grapheme cluster of the emoji
+* remove : Boolean, whether a previously sent reaction (emoji) should be removed
+* targetAuthor : String with the phone number of the author of the message to which to react
+* targetSentTimestamp : Long representing timestamp of the message to which to react
+* groupId : Byte array with base64 encoded group identifier
+* timestamp : Long, can be used to identify the corresponding signal reply
+
+Exceptions: Failure, InvalidNumber, GroupNotFound
+
+sendMessageReaction(emoji<s>, remove<b>, targetAuthor<s>, targetSentTimestamp<x>, recipient<s>) -> timestamp<x>::
+sendMessageReaction(emoji<s>, remove<b>, targetAuthor<s>, targetSentTimestamp<x>, recipients<as>) -> timestamp<x>::
+* emoji : Unicode grapheme cluster of the emoji
+* remove : Boolean, whether a previously sent reaction (emoji) should be removed
+* targetAuthor : String with the phone number of the author of the message to which to react
+* targetSentTimestamp : Long representing timestamp of the message to which to react
+* recipient : String with the phone number of a single recipient
+* recipients : Array of strings with phone numbers, should there be more recipients
+* timestamp : Long, can be used to identify the corresponding signal reply
+
+Depending on the type of the recipient(s) field this sends a reaction to one or multiple recipients.
+
+Exceptions: Failure, InvalidNumber
+
+sendGroupRemoteDeleteMessage(targetSentTimestamp<x>, groupId<ay>) -> timestamp<x>::
+* targetSentTimestamp : Long representing timestamp of the message to delete
+* groupId : Byte array with base64 encoded group identifier
+* timestamp : Long, can be used to identify the corresponding signal reply
+
+Exceptions: Failure, GroupNotFound
+
+sendRemoteDeleteMessage(targetSentTimestamp<x>, recipient<s>) -> timestamp<x>::
+sendRemoteDeleteMessage(targetSentTimestamp<x>, recipients<as>) -> timestamp<x>::
+* targetSentTimestamp : Long representing timestamp of the message to delete
+* recipient : String with the phone number of a single recipient
+* recipients : Array of strings with phone numbers, should there be more recipients
+* timestamp : Long, can be used to identify the corresponding signal reply
+
+Depending on the type of the recipient(s) field this deletes a message with one or multiple recipients.
+
+Exceptions: Failure, InvalidNumber
getContactName(number<s>) -> name<s>::
* number : Phone number
-* name : Name set in contacts (setContacts) or if not set the profile name
+* name : Contact's name in local storage (from the master device for a linked account, or the one set with setContactName); if not set, contact's profile name is used
setContactName(number<s>,name<>) -> <>::
* number : Phone number
getGroupIds() -> groupList<aay>::
groupList : Array of Byte arrays representing the internal group identifiers
-All groups known are returned, regardsless of their active or blocked status. To query that use isMember() and isGroupBlocked()
+All groups known are returned, regardless of their active or blocked status. To query that use isMember() and isGroupBlocked()
getGroupName(groupId<ay>) -> groupName<s>::
groupName : The display name of the group
* numbers : Array of phone number
* name : Contact or profile name ("firstname lastname")
-Searches contacts and know profiles for a given name and returns the list of all known names. May result in e.g. two entries if a contact and profile name is set.
+Searches contacts and known profiles for a given name and returns the list of all known numbers. May result in e.g. two entries if a contact and profile name is set.
isContactBlocked(number<s>) -> state<b>::
* number : Phone number
Exceptions: None, for unknown groups 0 (false) is returned
+removePin() -> <>::
+
+Removes registration PIN protection.
+
+Exception: Failure
+
+setPin(pin<s>) -> <>::
+* pin : PIN you set after registration (resets after 7 days of inactivity)
+
+Sets a registration lock PIN, to prevent others from registering your number.
+
+Exception: Failure
+
version() -> version<s>::
* version : Version string of signal-cli
-isRegistred -> result<b>::
-* result : Currently always returns 1=true
+isRegistered() -> result<b>::
+isRegistered(number<s>) -> result<b>::
+isRegistered(numbers<as>) -> results<ab>::
+* number : Phone number
+* numbers : String array of phone numbers
+* result : true=number is registered, false=number is not registered
+* results : Boolean array of results
-== Signals
+Exception: InvalidNumber for an incorrectly formatted phone number. For unknown numbers, false is returned, but no exception is raised. If no number is given, returns whether you are registered (presumably true).
+addDevice(deviceUri<s>) -> <>::
+* deviceUri : URI in the form of tsdevice:/?uuid=... Normally received from Signal desktop or smartphone app
+
+Exception: InvalidUri
+
+listDevices() -> devices<a(oxs)>::
+* devices : Array of structs (objectPath, id, name)
+** objectPath : DBusPath representing the device's object path
+** id : Long representing the deviceId
+** name : String representing the device's name
+
+Exception: Failure
+
+removeDevice(deviceId<i>) -> <>::
+* deviceId : Device ID to remove, obtained from listDevices() command
+
+Exception: Failure
+
+updateDeviceName(deviceName<s>) -> <>::
+* deviceName : New name
+
+Set a new name for this device (main or linked).
+
+Exception: Failure
+
+uploadStickerPack(stickerPackPath<s>) -> url<s>::
+* stickerPackPath : Path to the manifest.json file or a zip file in the same directory
+* url : URL of sticker pack after successful upload
+
+Exception: Failure
+
+submitRateLimitChallenge(challenge<s>, captcha<s>) -> <>::
+* challenge : The challenge token taken from the proof required error.
+* captcha : The captcha token from the solved captcha on the Signal website..
+Can be used to lift some rate-limits by solving a captcha.
+
+Exception: IOErrorException
+
+== Signals
SyncMessageReceived (timestamp<x>, sender<s>, destination<s>, groupId<ay>,message<s>, attachments<as>)::
The sync message is received when the user sends a message from a linked device.
This signal is received whenever we get a private message or a message is posted in a group we are an active member
+== Examples
+
+Send a text message (without attachment) to a contact::
+dbus-send --print-reply --type=method_call --dest="org.asamk.Signal" /org/asamk/Signal org.asamk.Signal.sendMessage string:"Message text goes here" array:string: string:+123456789
+
+Send a group message::
+dbus-send --session --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=org.asamk.Signal /org/asamk/Signal org.asamk.Signal.sendGroupMessage string:'The message goes here' array:string:'/path/to/attachmnt1','/path/to/attachmnt2' array:byte:139,22,72,247,116,32,170,104,205,164,207,21,248,77,185
+
+Print the group name corresponding to a groupId; the daemon runs on system bus, and was started without an explicit `-u USERNAME`::
+dbus-send --system --print-reply --type=method_call --dest='org.asamk.Signal' /org/asamk/Signal/_1234567890 org.asamk.Signal.getGroupName array:byte:139,22,72,247,116,32,170,104,205,164,207,21,248,77,185
+
== Authors
Maintained by AsamK <asamk@gmx.de>, who is assisted by other open source contributors.