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diff --git a/docs/api/events.md b/docs/api/events.md index 9fe9ca9..da2f4b6 100644 --- a/docs/api/events.md +++ b/docs/api/events.md @@ -133,11 +133,16 @@ Sent whenever a new channel is created. These events have the `event` field set to `"created"`. They include the following additional fields: -| Field | Type | Description | -|:-------|:----------|:--| -| `at` | timestamp | The moment the channel was created. | -| `id` | string | A unique identifier for the newly-created channel. This can be used to associate the channel with other events, or to make API calls targeting the channel. | -| `name` | string | The channel's name. | +| Field | Type | Description | +|:-------------|:--------------------|:--| +| `at` | timestamp | The moment the channel was created. | +| `id` | string | A unique identifier for the newly-created channel. This can be used to associate the channel with other events, or to make API calls targeting the channel. | +| `name` | string | The channel's name. | +| `deleted_at` | timestamp, optional | If set, the moment the channel was deleted. | + +When a channel is deleted or expires, the `"created"` event is replaced with a tombstone `"created"` event, so that the original channel cannot be trivially recovered from the event stream. Tombstone events have a `deleted_at` field, and a `name` of `""`. + +Once a deleted channel is [purged](./channels-messages.md#expiry-and-purging), these tombstone events are removed from the event stream. ### Channel deleted @@ -184,13 +189,18 @@ Sent whenever a message is sent by a client. These events have the `event` field set to `"sent"`. They include the following additional fields: -| Field | Type | Description | -|:----------|:----------|:--| -| `at` | timestamp | The moment the message was sent. | -| `channel` | string | The ID of the channel the message was sent to. | -| `sender` | string | The ID of the login that sent the message. | -| `id` | string | A unique identifier for the message. This can be used to associate the message with other events, or to make API calls targeting the message. | -| `body` | string | The text of the message. | +| Field | Type | Description | +|:-------------|:--------------------|:--| +| `at` | timestamp | The moment the message was sent. | +| `channel` | string | The ID of the channel the message was sent to. | +| `sender` | string | The ID of the login that sent the message. | +| `id` | string | A unique identifier for the message. This can be used to associate the message with other events, or to make API calls targeting the message. | +| `body` | string | The text of the message. | +| `deleted_at` | timestamp, optional | If set, the moment the message was deleted. | + +When a message is deleted or expires, the `"sent"` event is replaced with a tombstone `"sent"` event, so that the original message cannot be trivially recovered from the event stream. Tombstone events have a `deleted_at` field, and a `body` of `""`. + +Once a deleted message is [purged](./channels-messages.md#expiry-and-purging), these tombstone events are removed from the event stream. ### Message deleted |