Entries

All the data sent by someone to an Inbox is called an Entry. In Threads and Stores, a user must be assigned to the container to send data. In Inboxes, however, anyone who has Inbox ID can send a reply (assuming they have the Bridge URL and Solution ID).

Public Connection

Endpoint provides different ways to connect to a Bridge instance.

1. Using Endpoint.connect In this case, a user must provide private key matching the public key registered earlier. This method of connection gives access to all methods provided by the Endpoint.

   To submit data using private connection use sendData:

   await Endpoint.connection().inbox('INBOX_ID').sendData({
           data: serializeObject({
               inquiryType: 'newsletter',
               answer: 'email@domain.com'
           })
   });

2. Using Endpoint.connectPublic When using "public" connection you don't have to pass a private key. A random private key will be generated for each connection. The public connection provides only the methods related to sending Inbox entries and retrieving public metadata related to the Inbox.

   To submit data using public connection use sendDataToInbox:

   const publicConnection = await Endpoint.connectPublic({
           bridgeUrl: 'BRIDGE_URL',
           solutionId: 'SOLUTION_ID'
       });
   
       await publicConnection.sendDataToInbox('INBOX_ID', {
           data: serializeObject({
               inquiryType: 'newsletter',
               answer: 'email@domain.com'
           })
   });

In both cases, you have to pass required Bridge URL and Solution ID.

If you want to learn more about using public connection with Inboxes check Inbox docs. The following examples include code snippets using private connection but everything also applies to public connection.

Submitting Entries

const entryMessage = 'Example message';
const sentEntry = await Endpoint.connection().inbox('INBOX_ID').sendData({
    data: new TextEncoder().encode(entryMessage)
});

Fetching Entries

Fetching the most recent Entries submitted to Inbox:

const entryList = await Endpoint.connection().inbox('INBOX_ID').listEntries();

const parsedEntries = entryList.readItems.map(entry => {
    const deserializedData = deserializeObject(entry.data);
    return {
        ...entry,
        data: deserializedData
    };
});

Note that there is no difference between Entries sent using public connection and the default one.