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You can now use audiences created with the Messaging API for step messages

2023/05/29

You can now use audiences created with the Messaging API for step messages in the LINE Official Account Manager. Step messages in LINE Official Account Manager is a feature that allows you to send mul...

Messaging API

Reminder: Revision of LINE Official Account subscription plans

2023/04/12

As announced on October 31, 2022, we'll revise the subscription plans for LINE Official Account on June 1, 2023. In this revision, the pricing for each plan will remain unchanged, but the number of me...

Messaging API

Maintenance notice for Messaging API, module, and LINE Developers Console

2023/04/11

Maintenance is scheduled on the Messaging API, the module (Options for corporate customers) and the LINE Developers Console. Date and time of maintenance May 11, 2023 around 2:00 - around 3:00 (UTC+9)...

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Template messages sent by LIFF method are now available for the desktop version of LINE

2023/03/10

Template messages sent by liff.sendMessages() and liff.shareTargetPicker() in LIFF are now available for the desktop version of LINE (macOS and Windows). Messaging API template messages have been ...

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"Individual Terms and Conditions for Provision of Information to ZHD Group" have been established

2023/03/08

As announced on July 5, 2022 and February 8, 2023, from March 8, 2023, consent to the "Individual Terms and Conditions for Provision of Information to ZHD Group" (only available in Japanese) (hereafte...

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Messaging API now includes @All in the mention property of the webhooks

2023/03/08

In the Messaging API, the mention for the entire group using @All is now included in the mention property of the webhooks. In group chats and multi-person chats that LINE Official Accounts are in,...

Messaging API

In the Messaging API, you can now get the preparation status for getting and a preview image of the content sent by users

2023/02/14

In the Messaging API, we've added endpoints related to getting the content sent by users. The added endpoints are as follows: - Endpoint to verify the preparation status of a video or audio for gettin...

Messaging API

Establishment of "Individual Terms and Conditions for Provision of Information to ZHD Group"

2023/02/08

As announced in the July 5, 2022 news, from March 8, 2023, consent to the "Individual Terms and Conditions for Provision of Information to ZHD Group" (only available in Japanese) (hereafter called ind...

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We've published "Getting user IDs" in the Messaging API documentation

2022/12/14

We've published "Getting user IDs" in the Messaging API documentation. When you want to send a message to a specific user using the Messaging API, specify the user ID. In "Getting user IDs", we explai...

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Messaging API requests will return an error if the JSON object has duplicate properties

2022/12/06

As announced on October 31, 2022, we've changed the specification of the Messaging API to return an error if the request body's JSON object contains duplicate properties. Date of change December 6, 20...

Messaging API

You can now use both webhooks and chats together for your LINE Official Account

2022/12/01

Previously, LINE Official Accounts required a setting called Response Mode to select either Bot mode for using webhooks or Chat mode for using chats. This specification has been changed so that webhoo...

Messaging API

LINE Developers Console maintenance notice

2022/11/25

Maintenance is scheduled for LINE Developers Console. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and thank you for your understanding. Date and time of maintenance November 29, 2...

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Revision of LINE Official Account subscription plans

2022/10/31

We're planning to revise the subscription plans for LINE Official Account around June 2023. In this revision, the pricing for each plan will remain unchanged, but the number of messages that can be se...

Messaging API

As of December 5, 2022, Messaging API requests will return an error if the JSON object has duplicate properties

2022/10/31

As of December 5, 2022, in the Messaging API, we'll change the specification to return an error when there are duplicate properties of the JSON object specified in the request body. Scheduled date of ...

Messaging API

The endpoints for validating message objects have been added

2022/10/24

We've added endpoints for validating message objects in the Messaging API. Added endpoints are as follows: - Validate message objects of a reply message - Validate message objects of a push message - ...

Messaging API

[Resolved/Updated] Notice about service outage for the LINE Platform

2022/10/19

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding the LINE Platform. The issue has now been resolved. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Date and time of o...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for LINE Platform

2022/10/17

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the LINE Platform

2022/10/11

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The scheduled effective date of the "Individual Terms and Conditions for Provision of Information to ZHD Group" will be postponed to March 8, 2023

2022/10/03

We'll postpone the scheduled effective date of the "Individual Terms and Conditions for Provision of Information to ZHD Group" (only available in Japanese) (hereafter called individual terms and condi...

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"Feature for getting statistics per aggregation unit" is now available in the Messaging API

2022/09/28

"Feature for getting statistics per aggregation unit," which was previously an option for corporate customers, is now a feature of the Messaging API and can be used by anyone. Overview This feature en...

Messaging API

[Updated] Messaging API template messages are now available for the desktop version of LINE

2022/09/21

Messaging API template messages are now available for the desktop version of LINE (macOS and Windows). Previously, template messages were only supported on LINE for iOS and LINE for Android, but now ...

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Users can now cancel sending messages in one-on-one chats with LINE Official Accounts

2022/08/17

In one-on-one chats between users and LINE Official Accounts, users (excluding users in Thailand and Taiwan) can now cancel sending messages. Accordingly, in the Messaging API webhooks, the object inc...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2022/07/28

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding the Messaging API. The issue has now been resolved. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Date and time of ou...

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[Updated] Establishment of "Individual Terms and Conditions for Provision of Information to ZHD Group"

2022/07/05

As of March 8, 2023, consent to the "Individual Terms and Conditions for Provision of Information to ZHD Group" (only available in Japanese) (hereafter called individual terms and conditions) will be...

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With the enforcement of Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act, the specifications of some features have been changed in the Messaging API

2022/05/26

Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act is scheduled to be enforced on June 1, 2022. Accordingly, as announced on May 17, 2022, we've changed the specifications of some features in the Messaging API. ...

Messaging API

With the enforcement of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act, as of late May 2022, the specifications of some features will be changed in the Messaging API

2022/05/17

Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act is scheduled to be enforced on June 1, 2022. Accordingly, we plan to change the specifications in the Messaging API for sending messages using attribute informa...

Messaging API

[Updated] Added features such as automatic opening and closing of the rich menu when tapping a rich menu

2022/05/13

In postback action of the Messaging API, we've added features to open and close a rich menu and open keyboard and voice message input mode based on user action. Previously, when a user tapped on a ri...

Messaging API

In the Messaging API, a feature to redeliver webhooks that fail to be received has been added

2022/04/19

As announced on March 7, 2022, we've added the webhook redelivery feature to the Messaging API. When a user sends a message to a LINE Official Account, the webhook is sent to the bot server according ...

Messaging API

The endpoint for validating rich menu object has been added

2022/04/05

We've added an endpoint for validating a rich menu object to the Messaging API. Previously, when checking that a rich menu object is valid, you must execute create rich menu endpoint. However, this me...

Messaging API Rich menu

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2022/04/01

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"LINE original unicode emojis" of the Messaging API has been discontinued as of March 31, 2022

2022/04/01

As announced on November 30, 2021 and February 28, 2022, "LINE original unicode emojis" has been end-of-life as of March 31, 2022. Date of discontinuation March 31, 2022 Impact "LINE original unicode ...

Messaging API End of life

Messaging API maintenance notice

2022/03/31

Maintenance is scheduled for the Messaging API. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and thank you for your understanding. Date and time of maintenance April 7, 2022 21:00 ...

Maintenance Messaging API Options for corporate customers

[Resolved] Notice of failure in some of the insight's APIs

2022/03/24

Outage Report Messaging API Options for corporate customers

[Maintenance completed] Emergency maintenance notice of LINE notification messages

2022/03/17

We've been performing emergency maintenance on LINE notification messages of options for corporate customers, and the maintenance has been completed. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that...

Maintenance Messaging API Options for corporate customers

[Updated] As of March 29, 2022, only users who have agreed to the privacy policy (revised March 2022) will be added to an audience for uploading user IDs

2022/03/15

As announced on "Revisions to the LINE Corporation Privacy Policy," we've made changes to the LINE Privacy Policy. With the changes to the LINE Privacy Policy, we plan to change specifications to add...

Messaging API

[Updated] Flex Message Update 3 released

2022/03/11

We've released Flex Message Update 3. In Flex Message Update 3, the following features have been added: - A video can now be displayed in the hero block - The max width and height of a box component ...

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Comprehensive learning platform "LINE Campus" is now available

2022/03/07

"LINE Campus", a comprehensive learning platform that enables users to acquire the knowledge and skills of LINE Official Accounts and LINE Ads online, is now available. LINE Campus is currently only a...

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Webhook redelivery feature will be added to Messaging API in early April 2022

2022/03/07

When a user sends a message to the LINE Official Account, a webhook is sent to the bot server according to the event. This webhook is only sent once, but we are planning to add a feature to redeliver ...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2022/03/01

Outage Report Messaging API Options for corporate customers

Reminder: "LINE original unicode emojis" of the Messaging API will be discontinued on March 31, 2022

2022/02/28

As announced on November 30, 2021, "LINE original unicode emojis" will be end-of-life on March 31, 2022. Scheduled date of discontinuation March 31, 2022 Impact After March 31, 2022, "LINE original un...

Messaging API Deprecated End of life

Users can no longer set "Other" as the Company or owner's country or region for the channel

2022/02/24

As announced in the news on February 10, 2022, regarding the Company or owner's country or region, "Other" has been removed from the selectable items. The changes and impact are as follows. Changes an...

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[Updated] With the enforcement of the Amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information, companies or owners that manage the LINE Official Account or the authorized apps should configure the country or region in which they are located

2022/02/10

Japanese "Amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information" will be enforced on April 1, 2022. Accordingly, the country or region the of company or owner that manage the LINE Official Account or...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2022/02/04

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Rich Menu Playground is now available

2022/02/02

Rich Menu Playground is now available. Rich Menu Playground is a LINE Official Account where you can try out rich menu features. It is only available in Japanese. You can try out various rich menu fea...

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Development of the LINE Bot Designer has been terminated

2022/01/18

We have terminated the development of the LINE Bot Designer, which has been used for creating LINE Bot prototypes. As a result, new features added to the Messaging API in the future won't be available...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage of the LINE Platform

2021/12/20

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"LINE original unicode emojis" of the Messaging API will be discontinued on March 31, 2022

2021/11/30

Currently, there are 3 types of emojis that can be sent via the Messaging API. - LINE emojis - Unicode emojis - LINE original unicode emojis (deprecated) Among these, "LINE original unicode emojis", w...

Messaging API Deprecated End of life

Messaging API Update (November 2021)

2021/11/09

New features have been added to the Messaging API. These are the features that have been newly added or updated. - You can now retrieve the text entered by the user in a message sticker - You can now ...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for LINE Platform

2021/11/04

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As of November 18, 2021, the rate limit will change for some endpoints in the Messaging API

2021/11/04

In the Messaging API, each endpoint has a rate limit. The rate limit will change for some endpoints starting November 18, 2021. Refer to this table for the differences between before and after changes...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/10/21

Outage Report Messaging API Options for corporate customers

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for LINE Platform

2021/10/01

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for Messaging API

2021/09/24

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding the Messaging API. We've released a version of LINE that resolved the issue. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have ca...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/09/16

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding the Messaging API. The issue has now been resolved, but we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Date and time o...

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Requirement reduced for minimum number of users per audience when sending messages

2021/09/14

Narrowcast messages in the Messaging API can specify an audience as a recipient. Previously, there was a minimum requirement of "100 users per audience", but this requirement has been reduced to a min...

Messaging API

You can now confirm the number of images sent simultaneously through webhooks

2021/09/07

With the Messaging API, when a user sends two images simultaneously, two webhook events are sent from the LINE Platform to the bot server. These fields have been added to the message object of images,...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for LINE Platform

2021/09/06

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding PRODUCT. The issue has now been resolved. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Date and time of outage 1. Se...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/08/23

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LINE API emergency maintenance notice

2021/08/17

We will be performing emergency maintenance on LINE APIs as follows. During the maintenance period, some requests using LINE APIs may not be processed properly. We sincerely apologize for any inconven...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for LINE Platform

2021/08/04

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Messaging API Update (August, 2021)

2021/08/03

The following features have been changed in this update of the Messaging API. - The period for getting "Narrowcast Message Status" has been extended from 7 days to 14 days - The maximum character limi...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/08/02

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/07/26

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[Updated] Messaging API maintenance notice

2021/07/20

Maintenance will be performed on the Messaging API. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and thank you for your understanding. Date and time of maintenance August 5, 2021 ...

Maintenance Messaging API Options for corporate customers

List of available LINE emojis with Messaging API has been changed for easier viewing

2021/07/19

The list of available LINE emojis with Messaging API has been changed from a PDF file to a web page for easier viewing. For more information, see List of available LINE emojis in the Messaging API doc...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/07/06

Outage Report Messaging API

We have set a limit on the number of concurrent endpoint operations for creating audience for uploading user IDs/adding user IDs

2021/07/05

As announced on June 21, 2021, we have set a limit on the number of concurrent endpoint operations for creating audience for uploading User IDs and adding user IDs to an audience, for the Messaging AP...

Messaging API

[Resolved/Updated] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/07/01

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/06/29

Outage Report Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/06/24

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding the Messaging API. The issue has now been resolved but we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Date and time of...

Outage Report Messaging API

Reminder: Mark-as-Read API maintenance notice

2021/06/22

As announced on June 9, 2021, maintenance will be performed on the Mark-as-Read API, which marks messages from users as "Read". We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and tha...

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You can now easily switch between multiple rich menus

2021/06/21

A new feature to switch between rich menus has been added to the Messaging API. Rich menu aliases make it easy to switch between multiple rich menus like switching tabs. For more information, see Swit...

Messaging API

We'll set a limit on the number of concurrent endpoint operations for creating audience for uploading user IDs/adding user IDs

2021/06/21

We'll set a limit on the number of concurrent endpoint operations for creating audience for uploading User IDs and adding user IDs to an audience, for the Messaging API. If you're using the target end...

Messaging API

Tutorial on how to create a sample bot for Messaging API using Node.js and Heroku is now available

2021/06/17

We have published a tutorial on how to create a Messaging API sample bot with Node.js and deploy it using Heroku. - (Tutorial) Make a sample reply bot using Node.js This tutorial practically demonstra...

Messaging API

The APIs for converting MIDs to user IDs will be discontinued at the end of June, 2021

2021/06/15

The APIs for converting MIDs to user IDs will be discontinued at the end of June 2021. The target APIs were temporarily provided to LINE Login v1 developers due to the need to convert MIDs to user ID...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/06/09

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Mark-as-Read API maintenance notice

2021/06/09

Maintenance will be performed on the Mark-as-Read API, which marks messages from users as "Read". We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and thank you for your understanding....

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You can now create audiences with the same name in the Messaging API

2021/05/27

Until now, Messaging API had a restriction that prevented you from reusing an existing audience name. This restriction has been removed. For example, even if an audience named "AudienceGroupName_01" a...

Messaging API

You can now send test messages from Flex Message Simulator

2021/05/20

Messaging API has a feature called Flex Message that can be written in JSON format to customize the layout. To make it easier for developers to try out Flex Messages, we introduced a new feature to se...

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The procedure for issuing an assertion signing key has changed

2021/05/12

As announced on April 1, 2021, the procedure for creating an Assertion Signing Key has changed. Overview These changes have been made to the issuing procedure for safer use of the Assertion Signing Ke...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/04/27

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2021/04/23

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Provider and Messaging API channel creation flow updated

2021/04/23

We updated the process to create a provider and a Messaging API channel on the LINE Developers Console to improve the developer experience. What's changed? We've made these changes: - Added a guide te...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for sending webhook events

2021/04/15

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More stickers are available with Messaging API

2021/04/07

We have greatly increased the number of stickers available with Messaging API, and the sticker list has been changed from a PDF file to a web page for easier viewing. For more information, see List of...

Messaging API

The procedure for creating an Assertion Signing Key will be changed

2021/04/01

The procedure for creating an Assertion Signing Key is scheduled to change in early May of 2021. Overview Currently, when you click the Issue button for the Assertion Signing Key in the LINE Developer...

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Messaging API update for March 2021

2021/03/10

We've added new features to the Messaging API. These are the features added in this update: - URI action can be used with quick reply - "Feature for getting statistics per aggregation unit" has been a...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for processing rich menus

2021/02/26

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding some of the rich menu APIs provided by Messaging API. The issue has now been resolved but we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that thi...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for sending webhook events

2021/02/26

Outage Report Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for sending webhook events

2021/02/16

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TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 support by the webhook notification source discontinued

2021/02/08

As announced on October 6, 2020, January 18, 2021, and January 28, 2021, the following updates have been made to the LINE Platform, which is the source for webhook notifications for the Messaging API....

Messaging API SSL/TLS End of life

Reminder: TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 support by the webhook notification source will be discontinued at the end of January 2021

2021/01/28

As announced on October 6, 2020 and January 18, 2021, we're planning these updates to the LINE Platform, which is source for webhook notifications for the Messaging API. If you're using a webhook, con...

Messaging API SSL/TLS

You can now use audiences created with LINE Ads and LINE Points Ads

2021/01/27

Audiences created and shared by LINE Ads and LINE Points Ads (Japanese only) can now be used through the Messaging API. Audiences now available through the Messaging API|How to create -|- Audience for...

Messaging API

Some endpoints have stopped accepting requests with the old domain name

2021/01/21

As we have announced on November 8, 2019, March 19, 2020, August 12, 2020, and October 9, 2020, the domain name for some endpoints in the Messaging API changed from "api.line.me" to "api-data.line.me"...

Messaging API

Messaging API update for January 2021

2021/01/20

We added new properties to the Get narrowcast message status API endpoint and the Text message type of the Message webhook event object of the Messaging API. - Get narrowcast message status properties...

Messaging API

Reminder: TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 support by the webhook notification source will be discontinued at the end of January 2021

2021/01/18

As announced on October 6, 2020, we're planning these updates to the LINE Platform, which is source for webhook notifications for the Messaging API. If you're using a webhook, confirm communication fr...

Messaging API SSL/TLS End of life

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for sending webhook events

2021/01/14

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding LIFF. When a message was sent to a chat room using the liff.sendMessages() method of the LIFF SDK, the corresponding webhook event was not se...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for sending webhook events

2021/01/13

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Beacon Leave Event was deprecated at the end of 2020

2021/01/07

As announced on June 6, 2020 and November 25, 2020, the leave event of Beacon event was deprecated at the end of 2020. Schedule | Description -|- End of 2020 | Leave event was deprecated. January 6,...

Messaging API End of life

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2020/12/22

Outage Report Messaging API

Messaging API update for December 2020

2020/12/02

We added a new property to the Sticker message type of the Message webhook event object of the Messaging API. - keywords property keywords property Previously, developers were unable to understand the...

Messaging API

As of December 2020, the rate limit will change for some endpoints in the Messaging API

2020/11/27

In the Messaging API, each endpoint has a rate limit. The rate limit will change for some endpoints starting December 1, 2020. Refer to this table for the differences between before and after changes....

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for sending webhook events

2020/11/27

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Reminder: Beacon Leave Event to be deprecated at the end of 2020

2020/11/25

As announced on June 6, 2020, the leave event of Beacon event, will be deprecated at the end of 2020. Please adjust your service to use the stay event instead of the leave event for detecting wh...

Messaging API

Reminder: Notice of domain name change for certain endpoints (Domain names must be updated by October 30, 2020)

2020/10/09

As announced on November 8, 2019, March 19, 2020, and August 12, 2020, the domain name of certain Messaging API endpoints has been changed from api.line.me to api-data.line.me. The initial plan was to...

Messaging API

[Updated] Flex Message Update 2 released

2020/10/08

Flex Message Update 2 has been released for the Messaging API. Flex Message Update 2 includes these improvements: - Changed the maximum number of bubbles that can be included in a carousel - Added mo...

Messaging API Flex Message

[Updated] TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 support by the webhook notification source will be discontinued at the end of January 2021

2020/10/06

The following updates are planned for the LINE Platform, the source of webhook notifications for the Messaging API. If you are using a webhook, please confirm communication from the new environment d...

Messaging API SSL/TLS

Messaging API update for October 2020

2020/10/06

We added new endpoints to the Messaging API. - Get bot info - Get webhook endpoint information - Set webhook endpoint URL - Test webhook endpoint This is a summary of each new endpoint. For details, s...

Messaging API

Redelivery object has been added to the criteria for narrowing down the narrowcast message target

2020/09/15

Redelivery object has been added to the criteria for narrowing down the narrowcast message target in the Messaging API. Using the redelivery object, you can send a message conditioned on users who hav...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2020/09/15

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding the Messaging API. All functions provided by the Messaging API may have been affected by this outage. The issue has now been resolved. We apolo...

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Messaging API update for September 2020

2020/09/01

We've added new features to the Messaging API. These are the features added in this update: - Narrowcast messages can now be sent within the maximum number of messages that can be delivered - The maxi...

Messaging API

Reminder: Notice of domain name change for certain endpoints (Domain names must be updated by October 30, 2020)

2020/08/12

As announced on November 8, 2019 and March 19, 2020, the domain name of certain Messaging API endpoints has been changed from api.line.me to api-data.line.me. The initial plan was to complete the tran...

Messaging API

The endpoint to get statistics is now available in Indonesia (ID)

2020/08/05

The endpoint of the Messaging API to get statistics is now available in Indonesia (ID). Before, LINE Official Accounts created by Indonesian (ID) users weren't able to obtain this statistic. This upda...

Messaging API

[Updated] Messaging API update for August 2020

2020/08/04

We've added new webhook events and an API endpoint to the Messaging API. These are the features added in this update: - Unsend event has been added - Video viewing complete event has been added - The...

Messaging API

Get all valid channel access tokens v2.1 endpoint and content removed

2020/07/29

As announced on July 01, 2020, the Get all valid channel access tokens v2.1 API endpoint for Messaging API has been removed. We've also removed all content related to this endpoint from this site. Whe...

Messaging API Docs

[Partially resolved] Notice of failure of some analytics APIs

2020/07/29

These problems occurred in the Messaging API, but it has been partially resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers. Date and time of outage Issue 1: July 21, 2020 around 7:00...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for sending webhook events

2020/07/15

Outage Report Messaging API

Improved Messaging API reference and side menu

2020/07/08

The LINE Developers site's Messaging API reference page, due to the large amount of endpoints, was long and difficult to navigate. We received feedback about the navigation pain points developers face...

Messaging API

Get all valid channel access tokens 2.1 is deprecated

2020/07/01

As announced on June 22, 2020, the Get all valid channel access tokens v2.1 API endpoint is now deprecated and will be permanently removed on July 29, 2020. If you're using this endpoint, change your ...

Messaging API

LINE's APIs now support TLS 1.3

2020/07/01

LINE's APIs now support TLS 1.3. Domain names subject to the update - api.line.me - api-data.line.me - access.line.me SSL/TLS supported protocol versions See this table for the differences before and...

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Beacon Leave Event to be deprecated at the end of 2020

2020/06/30

As announced previously, the leave event of Beacon Event, will be deprecated. Please refer to the following schedule: Schedule | Description -|- End of 2020 | Leave event will be deprecated. Early ...

Messaging API

The key IDs to identify Channel Access Tokens have been added

2020/06/22

The endpoint to Get all valid channel access tokens v2.1 returns re-encrypted channel access tokens for security reasons. Even for the same channel access token, the value changes when issuing and get...

Messaging API

Messaging API update for June 2020

2020/06/10

We added new endpoints to the Messaging API. These are the new features added to this update: Endpoints - Get group summary - Get number of users in a group - Get number of users in a room This is a s...

Messaging API

Flex Message Simulator tutorial now available

2020/06/09

We published our first tutorial about using the Flex Message Simulator. - Using Flex Message Simulator to create a digital business card Following this tutorial, you will obtain hands-on experience an...

Messaging API Flex Message

[Updated] Messaging API update for May 2020

2020/05/12

We made several improvements to the Messaging API. Message character limit and media file usage conditions have been changed The character limit for text messages and the conditions for media files t...

Messaging API

Notice about resumption of service for some APIs for 'Audience' and 'Insight'

2020/05/01

We announced the outage of APIs for "Audience" and "Insight" on April 22, 2020. The APIs are now available with a limit. Please note that depending on the delivery date and time of the message, the cr...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2020/05/01

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[Recovered/Updated] Notice about service outage in the aggregation of some APIs for 'Audience' and 'Insight'

2020/04/22

We'd like to inform you about the following service outage regarding our Messaging API that has already been recovered. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Date and time of outag...

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[Updated] Messaging API update for April 2020

2020/04/14

We made several improvements to the Messaging API. Use LINE emoji in messages In addition to standard unicode emoji and (deprecated) LINE original emoji, you can now include LINE emoji when you send ...

Messaging API

Channel access token v2.1 released

2020/04/06

We released the latest version of the channel access token. This new version lets the user specify the expiration date and also provides security enhancements by switching to using a JSON Web Token (J...

Messaging API

New "message sticker" resource type added to sticker message webhook event

2020/03/30

Following the release of message stickers (stickers with a customizable text), we have added PERSTICKERTEXT to the stickerResourceType property of the webhook event that notifies you when a sticke...

Messaging API

LINE Beacon no longer supported on several LINE versions

2020/03/26

As announced on March 10, 2020, LINE Beacon is no longer supported on the following LINE versions: - Japan: Any version before LINE 8.17.0 - Taiwan: Any version before LINE 9.14.0 - Thailand: Any vers...

Messaging API

LINE URL scheme of 'line://' is deprecated

2020/03/25

line:// is deprecated because it allows a takeover attack of the LINE URL scheme. Use https://line.me/R/ or https://liff.line.me/ instead. A line:// takeover attack is an attack in which a us...

LINE Login Messaging API

Reminder: Notice of domain name change for certain endpoints (Domain names must be updated by April 30, 2020)

2020/03/19

As announced on November 8, 2019, the domain name of certain Messaging API endpoints has been changed from api.line.me to api-data.line.me. Target endpoint - Get content - Upload rich menu image - Dow...

Messaging API

You can now change the icon and display name of your LINE Official Account

2020/03/17

The push/reply API request extension of the Messaging API to change icon and display name of LINE Official Account is now generally available. This was previously an optional feature for corporate use...

Messaging API

LINE Beacon no longer supported on several LINE versions from March 25, 2020

2020/03/10

LINE Beacon will no longer be supported on the following LINE versions: - Japan: Any version before LINE 8.17.0 - Taiwan: Any version before LINE 9.14.0 - Thailand: Any version before LINE 9.8.0 - Ind...

Messaging API

All Narrowcast and Audience Management documentation now available in English

2020/03/04

All documentation about sending narrowcast messages and managing audiences with Messaging API is now available in English. Newly translated content: - Using audiences - Change the authority level of t...

Messaging API

English documentation for Messaging API narrowcast features published

2020/02/19

The documentation about sending narrowcast messages and managing audiences with Messaging API is now (partially) available in English: - Sending messages to multiple users via attribute data or retarg...

Messaging API

Audience sharing now available

2020/02/03

You can now use audiences created with the Messaging API in LINE Official Account Manager and LINE Ads. Audiences help with advanced advertisement targeting. By using audiences, you can send messages ...

Messaging API

New Messaging API endpoint for sending narrowcast messages

2020/01/15

An endpoint for sending narrowcast messages has been added to the Messaging API. This endpoint lets you send push messages to multiple users at any time. You can specify the recipient using certain at...

Messaging API

[Updated] Make sure the provider name is correct

2020/01/08

Starting January 16, 2020, LINE Official Accounts using the Messaging API will display the provider name registered by the developer at the bottom of the profile. Corporate LINE Official Accounts may...

Messaging API

mode property added to Messaging API webhook events

2019/12/17

We've added the mode property to all Messaging API webhook events. The mode property is necessary for the channel multiplexing feature (under development). Now, all existing webhook events contain...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Problem with channel statistics in console

2019/12/11

There was an issue with the Statistics tab for Messaging API channels on the LINE Developers Console. Due to an inconsistency in how the system handled timezones, the tab appeared to show different da...

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A stay event was added to beacon event

2019/12/06

In the Messaging API beacon event, a stay event has been added to indicate that the user is staying in the covered area of the beacon. ~~If you wish to use the stay event, please contact us at LIN...

Messaging API

New property added to "sticker message" webhook event

2019/12/05

We added a new stickerResourceType property to the webhook event that notifies you when a sticker message is sent. Use this property to see what type of sticker was sent (still image, animated stick...

Messaging API

Notice of domain name change for certain endpoints

2019/11/08

The domain name of certain Messaging API endpoints has been changed from api.line.me to api-data.line.me. There is no maintenance associated with this. Target endpoint - Get content - Upload rich menu...

Messaging API

Endpoint for obtaining user statistics now available in Thailand (TH)

2019/10/30

Previously, the following Messaging API endpoint didn't allow LINE Official Accounts created in Thailand (TH) to get user activity statistics. Today, we've made it available. - Get user activity stati...

Messaging API

New Messaging API endpoint for friend statistics

2019/10/16

We added a new Messaging API endpoint that returns information about how users interact with broadcast messages sent from your LINE Official Account. - Get user interaction statistics This endpoint re...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2019/10/04

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding the Messaging API. The issue has now been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Date and time of outage Date:...

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Notice about system maintenance

2019/09/26

We're performing system maintenance at the below time. We apologize for any inconvenience. Scheduled maintenance time September 26, 2019 16:20 - 16:50 (UTC+9) The maintenance will only last a few seco...

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Try out Messaging API calls in your browser

2019/09/18

We've added a Try button to these sections of the Messaging API reference documentation: - Issue short-lived channel access token - Revoke long-lived or short-lived channel access token - Get profile ...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2019/09/12

Outage Report Messaging API

Flex Message Simulator Update 1 (β) released

2019/08/30

We released Flex Message Simulator Update 1 (β). This version contains sample Flex Messages with more sophisticated layouts based on the new features of Flex Message Update 1.

Messaging API Flex Message

Flex Message Update 1 released

2019/08/28

We've added new Flex Message properties. As a result, you can use the rich expressive power of HTML and CSS in Flex Messages. For details, see Sending Flex Messages.

Messaging API Flex Message

New Messaging API endpoints for friend statistics

2019/07/08

We're happy to announce that we've added 3 new Messaging API endpoints that enable you to get detailed information about the friends of your LINE Official Account: - Get number of message deliveries -...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice of problems with migration of LINE Official Accounts

2019/06/18

We encountered problems during the planned migration of accounts from the deprecated Developer Trial plan to the new free plan, which started on June 11, 2019. The problems have now been resolved. We ...

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2019/06/14

Outage Report Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2019/06/05

We'd like to inform you about a service outage regarding the LINE Developers site. The issue has now been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. Date and time of outag...

Outage Report Messaging API

Changes associated with the integration of LINE@ accounts into LINE Official Accounts

2019/04/18

With the consolidation of LINE@ account plans into LINE official plans, we changed the functionality of the LINE Developers Console and the Messaging API as follows: Changes in the LINE Developers Con...

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Migrating your LINE@ account under the Developer Trial plan

2019/04/10

We will consolidate the LINE@ account plans into the new LINE Official Account plans. From April 18, 2019, when you create a Messaging API channel in the LINE Developers Console, a LINE Official Accou...

Messaging API

Messaging API: You can configure the rich menu setting for multiple users at a time

2019/03/28

We added endpoints for the following rich menu operations: - Link a rich menu to multiple users - Unlink rich menus from multiple users For more information on how to use the rich menu features, see t...

Messaging API Rich menu

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for Messaging API

2019/02/26

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[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2019/02/25

Outage Report Messaging API

LINE Developers Console: We changed how to check the number of your bot's friends

2019/02/19

We moved information related to the number of your bot's friends from the LINE Developers Console to the LINE Official Account Manager. We removed this information from the "Number of friends" tab on ...

LINE Developers Console Messaging API

New endpoints added to Messaging API

2019/01/17

We added new endpoints to the Messaging API. Use these endpoints to get the number of messages sent from your channel. Learn more from these sections of the Messaging API reference: - Get number of se...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2019/01/15

Outage Report Messaging API

Specification change for the Messaging API

2018/12/18

The image and icon Now you can specify any aspect ratio of images and icons within a certain range. For more information, see the updated reference documentation below. - Image - Icon URI action Now y...

Messaging API

[Update] Change to the imagemap message

2018/11/27

We decided not to make the specification change of the imagemap message that we announced on November 14, 2018, for compatibility. We apologize for any inconveniences caused and appreciate your unders...

Messaging API

New webhook events are added for the Messaging API

2018/11/15

We have added two webhook events: Member join event and member leave event. For more information, see the following sections: - Member join event - Member leave event

Messaging API

Change to the imagemap message is scheduled

2018/11/14

We'd like to inform you that we will change the specification of the imagemap message. After the specification change, if the method of setting actions in imagemap messages is incorrect as below, an e...

Messaging API

Correction to documentation

2018/11/09

There were errors in the description of the new destination property added to webhook events released yesterday. We correct it as below: 【Incorrect】The destination property includes the MID of a b...

Messaging API

Specification change for the Messaging API

2018/11/08

You can play videos in imagemap messages Now you can play videos in imagemap messages. For more information, see Imagemap message. Note that this change doesn't include the validation of action areas ...

Messaging API

Change to the imagemap message is scheduled

2018/10/24

Messaging API

The scheme of the picture URL returned when getting a user profile has been changed

2018/10/03

Now we support https as the scheme of the pictureUrl property. The response to the GET https://api.line.me/v2/bot/profile/ request includes this property.

Messaging API

[Update] Discontinuation of the long-lived channel access token

2018/09/27

We'd like to inform you of the change in the discontinuation of the long-lived channel access token that we announced in August. We have concluded that discontinuing the long-lived channel access toke...

Messaging API

Default rich menu can now be configured with the Messaging API

2018/09/19

Now you can configure the default rich menu with the Messaging API. Both default rich menus created using LINE@ Manager and the Messaging API are supported and can be used at the same time. For more i...

Messaging API Rich menu

More stickers are available for your bot

2018/09/11

We have increased the number of sticker types available for bots from 342 to 462. You can create a smarter, more expressive bot with various new stickers. For more information, see Sticker message and...

Messaging API

Long-term channel access token to be discontinued

2018/08/13

We'd like to inform you that we will discontinue the long-lived channel access token used with the Messaging API. The discontinuation is scheduled in November 2018 with the removal of the endpoints of...

Messaging API

Flex Message is now available on your desktop

2018/08/06

Flex Message is now available on your desktop. The feature is supported on LINE 5.9.0 for macOS and Windows. In addition, we have added the following new Flex Message properties so that you can create...

Messaging API Flex Message

Quick reply released

2018/07/31

We have released the quick reply feature for messages sent through the Messaging API. When a user receives a message that contains quick reply buttons, those buttons appear at the bottom of the chat s...

Messaging API

An important message for our users in Thailand, Taiwan, and Indonesia

2018/07/18

Important notice concerning LINE Official Accounts, LINE@ accounts, Business Connect accounts, and Customer Connect accounts The following message applies to our users in Thailand, Taiwan, and Indones...

Messaging API

[Resolved] Notice about service outage for the Messaging API

2018/06/27

Outage Report Messaging API

Flex Message released

2018/06/12

We have released Flex Message, a new message type for the Messaging API. Flex Messages are messages with a customizable layout. You can customize the layout freely by combining multiple elements. Flex...

Messaging API Flex Message

The maximum number of rich menus has been increased

2018/04/18

Now you can set up to 1000 rich menus for one bot with the Messaging API. The previous maximum number was 10. For more information about rich menus, see Using rich menus.

Messaging API Rich menu

Account link feature released

2018/03/29

You will now be able to securely link the user account for your existing service with the LINE account of the user if they have friended your bot. This will allow you to utilize the user information y...

Messaging API

LINE Bot Designer released

2018/02/28

LINE Bot Designer lets you prototype LINE bots faster and easier without any programming knowledge. You can freely design chatbots in a desired scenario. LINE Bot Designer free for use. Download it no...

Messaging API Bot Designer

Property for accessibility released

2018/02/22

Now you can specify text to be spoken using the label property for imagemap messages and rich menus when the accessibility feature is enabled on the client device. This feature is supported on LINE ...

Messaging API Rich menu Imagemap message

New properties for template messages and postback actions released

2018/02/08

Default actions can now be set for template messages The defaultAction property has been added to the column object for buttons and carousel template messages. As a result, you can indicate a single...

Messaging API Template message

Community SDK section released

2018/01/15

We have released a community SDK section to our Messaging API SDKs page with Messaging API SDKs developed by our developer community. We currently have a C# (.NET) SDK and are looking to add more reso...

Messaging API Docs

New article on sharing bots

2017/12/13

We've added a new article on how you can gain more friends and expand the reach of your bot. For example, you can use a QR code, add an "Add friend" button, or link your bot with a LINE Login channel....

Docs Messaging API

New options for template message images

2017/11/30

We have released imageAspectRatio , imageSize , and imageBackgroundColor fields for Buttons and Carousel template messages. Using these fields, you can configure the aspect ratio, size, and back...

Messaging API Template message

LINE URL scheme information released

2017/11/27

We've added an article about the LINE URL scheme to our LINE Login and Messaging API documentation. You can use the URL schemes to help your users navigate to specific content such as the camera, loca...

Docs Messaging API LINE Login

Link your bot to your LINE Login channel

2017/11/21

We've added an option to display a prompt to let you display an option for users to add your bot as a friend when logging in to your app with LINE Login. To do this, first, link a bot to your LINE Log...

Docs Messaging API LINE Login Social API

LINE Login and Messaging API glossaries

2017/11/10

To help you better understand the terms and concepts used in our documentation, we've added glossaries for both LINE Login and Messaging API. Check them out using the links below. - LINE Login glossar...

Docs Messaging API LINE Login

Specification change for rich menu resources

2017/11/08

We've made changes to the response of the rich menu resources of the Messaging API listed below. When sending a request to delete or upload a rich menu or to link or unlink a rich menu for a user, the...

Messaging API Rich menu

Column objects for template messages increased

2017/10/30

We've increased the number of column objects that you can include in your carousel and image carousel template messages from 5 to 10 objects. For more information, see the updated reference documentat...

Messaging API Template message

Rich menu features for Messaging API released

2017/10/23

We've released rich menu features for the Messaging API which lets you display different rich menus to different users. By using the newly released rich menu endpoints, you can create, link, and manag...

Messaging API Rich menu

Changes to the user consent process and data retrieved in webhooks

2017/05/31

The user consent process and the data included in certain webhooks will change from LINE version 7.5.0 (iOS and Android). The details of the changes are shown below. 1. Changes to the user consent pro...

Messaging API

Messaging API SDK for Node.js released

2017/05/12

We have released the Messaging API SDK for Node.js. This makes it easier for you to build a bot on LINE with Node.js using the Messaging API. See the Messaging API SDK repository below. - https://gith...

Messaging API

Multicast feature released

2017/01/23

We've released the multicast feature which lets you send messages to multiple users at any time. See the updated documentation in the API reference below. - Multicast reference We will continue to pro...

Messaging API

Messaging API released and LINE Developers documentation updated

2016/09/29

We've made some updates to the LINE Developers website. We've added new documentation together with the release of the Messaging API. Our API reference documentation has also been updated and redesign...

Messaging API

Sending rich messages section updated

2016/07/07

The "Sending rich messages" section of the LINE Developers site has been updated to include information about the "sendMessage" feature of rich messages. For more information, go to https://developers...

Messaging API

Useful links have been added for BOT API Trial

2016/06/15

We have added useful links to accelerate your development on BOT API Trial. See all the links added from below. Messaging API links

Messaging API

List of stickers updated

2016/05/20

Sticker images have been added to the List of available stickers which will allow developers to easily recognize the sticker ID.

Messaging API

Method for calling APIs for BOT API Trial changed

2016/04/28

You are no longer required to register the IP address of your server to call APIs for BOT API Trial. If you register an IP address on the whitelist, API calls will be limited to that IP address. You c...

Messaging API

Let's Encrypt and StartSSL CA has been added

2016/04/18

SSL CA root certificates for Let's Encrypt and StartSSL have been added for BOT API callback URL. See the "Note" in the Registering a callback URL section to find a link to the full list of authorized...

Messaging API

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