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October 15, 2021
Question

Error sending an MMSmessage

When I try to send an MMS message I get:

{ "errorCode" : "InvalidParameter", "message" : "Parameter [attachments] value is invalid.", "errors" : [ { "errorCode" : "CMN-101", "message" : "Parameter [attachments] value is invalid.", "parameterName" : "attachments" } ], "parameterName" : "attachments" }

Does anyone know what's wrong? I have the JSON formatted properly and it worked in the sandbox. Now it does not work in production.


    20 replies

    PhongVu
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    October 15, 2021

    Post some code where you created the POST body.

    vortextrcThe First StepAuthor
    The First Step
    October 15, 2021

    {

    "to": [{"phoneNumber": "#arguments.to#"}],

    "from": {"phoneNumber": "#arguments.from#}"},

    "text": "#arguments.message#",

    "attachments":["#img#"]

    }

    img=data:image/jpeg;name=file.jpg;base64,[base64data]

    The First Step
    October 15, 2021

    Are you using any RC SDK to send message?

    If yes, then please put you code sample.

    Also, the mms api reference you will get it here

    https://community.ringcentral.com/questions/103211/error-sending-an-mmsmessage.html

    Can you please try once from here and see if this is working for you? You can get the correct json request generated here

    vortextrcThe First StepAuthor
    The First Step
    October 15, 2021

    No SDK just a HTTP request. The format is correct and it worked fine in the sandbox. Is there some kind of MMS permission that has to be added to the sending number?

    PhongVu
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    October 15, 2021

    Since you are not using any SDK, I cannot help providing you with sample code.

    But you can call this API to read a user's phone numbers and detect if the number is MMS enabled (under the 'features' array "MmsSender".

    You should also double check if you have set the server for production "platform.ringcentral.com", the POST request header and make sure that you read and create the attachments properly in your production environment. Many developers have such problems when they run their app okay in their local machine but fails when deployed and run on their remote server.

    vortextrcThe First StepAuthor
    The First Step
    October 15, 2021

    The full JSON I am sending is:

    { "to": [{"phoneNumber": "+1xxxxxxxxxx"}], "from": {"phoneNumber": "+1xxxxxxxxxx}"}, "text": "Test SMS", "attachments":["data:image/jpeg;name=overlay.png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAYAAAAGCAYAAADgzO9IAAAAEUlEQVR42mNgYGC4iQMPnAQAw/QehVmSyckAAAAASUVORK5CYII="] }

    I am sending it to

    https://platform.ringcentral.com/restapi/v1.0/account/~/extension/~/mms
    Content-Type: application/json
    Accept: application/json

    PhongVu
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    October 15, 2021

    Did you read the phone number features?

    Did you also set the content-type header?

    header 'content-type: multipart/form-data'
    vortextrcThe First StepAuthor
    The First Step
    October 15, 2021

    I did not request the read permission when I setup the App so I can't access the endpoint.

    When I change the content type to multipart/form-data I get a different error:


    { "message" : "Bad Request", "errors" : [ ] }





    PhongVu
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    October 15, 2021

    I added the missing permission to your app so you can now read the phone-number API to detect number features.

    vortextrcThe First StepAuthor
    The First Step
    October 15, 2021

    It still says:
    In order to call this API endpoint, application needs to have [ReadAccounts] permission