GroupMe API Client

This library is an unofficial PHP wrapper for the GroupMe v3 API.

Installation

Install using Composer: "emilh91/groupme-api-client": "dev-master"

Boilerplate

Your GroupMe API key can be found on the page mentioned above once you are logged in. You do not need to specify an API key if you only plan to use this library for sending bot messages.

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
$c = new GroupMeApi\Client('API-KEY');

Client methods

All the methods in the following sub-sections should be invoked on the newly created client object.

Bot methods

public function getMyBots()
public function createBot($bot_name, $group_id, $avatar_url='', $callback_url='')
public function sendBotMessage($bot_id, $text, array $attachments=array())
public function parseBotMessage($bot_id, $text)
public function destroyBot($bot_id)

Direct Message methods

public function getDirectMessageChats($page=1, $per_page=10)
public function getLatestDirectMessages($other_user_id, $limit=20)
public function getDirectMessagesBefore($other_user_id, $message_id)
public function getDirectMessagesSince($other_user_id, $message_id)
public function sendDirectMessage($other_user_id, $text, array $attachments=array(), $source_guid=null)
public function parseDirectMessage($other_user_id, $text, $source_guid=null)
public function likeDirectMessage($other_user_id, $message_id)
public function unlikeDirectMessage($other_user_id, $message_id)

Group methods

public function getAllGroups()
public function getGroups($page = 1, $per_page = 10)
public function getGroupByName($name)
public function getGroupById($group_id)
public function getFormerGroups()
public function createGroup($name, $description='', $image_url='', $share=false)
public function getGroupDetails($group)
public function updateGroupDetails($group_id, array $payload)
public function destroyGroup($group_id)
public function joinGroup($group_id, $share_token)
public function rejoinGroup($group_id)
public function getLeaderboard($group_id, $period='day')
public function getLeaderboardForDay($group_id)
public function getLeaderboardForWeek($group_id)
public function getLeaderboardForMonth($group_id)
public function getMyLikes($group_id)
public function getMyHits($group_id)
public function addMembersToGroup($group_id, array $members)
public function getAddMembersToGroupResult($group_id, $results_id)
public function getGroupMembers($group_id)
public function updateMyGroupMembership($group_id, $nickname)
public function removeGroupMember($group_id, $user_id)
public function getLatestGroupMessages($group_id, $limit=20)
public function getGroupMessagesBefore($group_id, $message_id, $limit=20)
public function getGroupMessagesAfter($group_id, $message_id, $limit=20)
public function getGroupMessagesSince($group_id, $message_id, $limit=20)
public function getGroupNameById($group_id)
public function getGroupIdByName($group_name)
public function isMemberOfGroup($group_id)
public function sendGroupMessage($group_id, $text, array $attachments=array(), $source_guid=null)
public function parseGroupMessage($group_id, $text, $source_guid=null)

User methods

public function getMyDetails()
public function updateMyDetails(array $payload)
public function enableSmsMode($duration, $registration_id)
public function disableSmsMode()

Attachments

When sending messages (bot, direct, or group), you can specify an array of attachments. A factory class exists to easily create attachments: GroupMeApi\AttachmentUtils.

public static function makeLocationAttachment($lat, $lng, $name='')
public static function makeImageAttachment($image_url)
public static function makeMentionsAttachment($users, $strpos)
public static function makeSplitAttachment()
public static function makeEmojiAttachment(array $charmap)

Emojis

Aah, the pinnacle of modern communication... To send emojis in GroupMe, you need to specify a charmap (character map) when creating the attachment. For this purpose, another factory class exists: GroupMeApi\EmojiUtils. To send emojis without dealing with charmaps and placeholders, just write them inline and use the parse*Message(...) methods to send them.

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
$c = new GroupMeApi\Client('API-KEY');
$c->parseBotMessage('BOT-ID', 'Awaiting instructions... :frustrated_face:');
$c->parseDirectMessage('OTHER-USER-ID', 'Hello :cool_guy_face::cigar_face:');
$c->parseGroupMessage('GROUP-ID', 'Hello everyone! :smiley_face::content_face:');

Image Service

Before using local images in messages you have to upload an image to GroupMe's image service.

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
$c = new GroupMeApi\Client('API-KEY');
$res = $c->uploadImage('my_image_file.png', 'image/png', 'testpic');

If the upload was successful, the return variable contains the image url in $res['payload']['url'] or an error message in $res['error'][]. Thanks to user rgaida for fixing the image service!