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-rw-r--r--docs/api/channels-messages.md4
-rw-r--r--docs/api/initial-setup.md4
-rw-r--r--docs/api/invitations.md4
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diff --git a/docs/api/channels-messages.md b/docs/api/channels-messages.md
index 1ff037d..a441f52 100644
--- a/docs/api/channels-messages.md
+++ b/docs/api/channels-messages.md
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ The response will have the following fields:
| `id` | string | A unique identifier for the channel. This can be used to associate the channel with events, or to make API calls targeting the channel. |
| `name` | string | The channel's name. |
+The returned name may not be identical to the name requested, as the name will be converted to [normalization form C](http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr15/) automatically. The returned name will include this normalization; the service will use the normalized name elsewhere, and does not store the originally requested name.
+
When completed, the service will emit a [channel created](events.md#channel-created) event with the channel's ID.
### Duplicate channel name
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ The response will have the following fields:
| `id` | string | A unique identifier for the message. This can be used to associate the message with events, or to make API calls targeting the message. |
| `body` | string | The message's body. |
+The returned message body may not be identical to the body as sent, as the body will be converted to [normalization form C](http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr15/) automatically. The returned body will include this normalization; the service will use the normalized body elsewhere, and does not store the originally submitted body.
+
When completed, the service will emit a [message sent](events.md#message-sent) event with the message's ID.
### Invalid channel ID
diff --git a/docs/api/initial-setup.md b/docs/api/initial-setup.md
index 3c5a8a6..306d798 100644
--- a/docs/api/initial-setup.md
+++ b/docs/api/initial-setup.md
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ The response will include the following fields:
| `id` | string | A unique identifier for the newly-created login. This can be used to associate the login with other events, or to make API calls targeting the login. |
| `name` | string | The login's name. |
+The returned name may not be identical to the name requested, as the name will be converted to [normalization form C](http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr15/) automatically. The returned name will include this normalization; the service will use the normalized name elsewhere, and does not store the originally requested name.
+
+The provided password will also be converted to normalization form C. However, the normalized password is not returned to the client.
+
The response will include a `Set-Cookie` header for the `identity` cookie, providing the client with a newly-minted identity token associated with the initial login created for this request. See the [authentication](./authentication) section for details on how this cookie may be used.
The cookie will expire if it is not used regularly.
diff --git a/docs/api/invitations.md b/docs/api/invitations.md
index d3431d7..ddbef8a 100644
--- a/docs/api/invitations.md
+++ b/docs/api/invitations.md
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ The response will include the following fields:
| `id` | string | A unique identifier for the newly-created login. This can be used to associate the login with other events, or to make API calls targeting the login. |
| `name` | string | The login's name. |
+The returned name may not be identical to the name requested, as the name will be converted to [normalization form C](http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr15/) automatically. The returned name will include this normalization; the service will use the normalized name elsewhere, and does not store the originally requested name.
+
+The provided password will also be converted to normalization form C. However, the normalized password is not returned to the client.
+
The response will include a `Set-Cookie` header for the `identity` cookie, providing the client with a newly-minted identity token associated with the login created for this request. See the [authentication](./authentication.md) section for details on how this cookie may be used.
The cookie will expire if it is not used regularly.