ModmailConversation¶

class praw.models.ModmailConversation(reddit, id=None, mark_read=False, _data=None)¶

A class for modmail conversations.

Typical Attributes

This table describes attributes that typically belong to objects of this class. Since attributes are dynamically provided (see Determine Available Attributes of an Object), there is not a guarantee that these attributes will always be present, nor is this list comprehensive in any way.

Attribute	Description
`authors`	Provides an ordered list of `Redditor` instances. The authors of each message in the modmail conversation.
`id`	The ID of the ModmailConversation.
`is_highlighted`	Whether or not the ModmailConversation is highlighted.
`is_internal`	Whether or not the ModmailConversation is a private mod conversation.
`last_mod_update`	Time of the last mod message reply, represented in the ISO 8601 standard with timezone.
`last_updated`	Time of the last message reply, represented in the ISO 8601 standard with timezone.
`last_user_update`	Time of the last user message reply, represented in the ISO 8601 standard with timezone.
`num_messages`	The number of messages in the ModmailConversation.
`obj_ids`	Provides a list of dictionaries representing mod actions on the ModmailConversation. Each dict contains attributes of ‘key’ and ‘id’. The key can be either ‘messages’ or ‘ModAction’. ModAction represents archiving/highlighting etc.
`owner`	Provides an instance of `Subreddit`. The subreddit that the ModmailConversation belongs to.
`participant`	Provides an instance of `Redditor`. The participating user in the ModmailConversation.
`subject`	The subject of the ModmailConversation.

__init__(reddit, id=None, mark_read=False, _data=None)¶

Construct an instance of the ModmailConversation object.

Parameters:	mark_read – If True, conversation is marked as read (default: False).

archive()¶

Archive the conversation.

Example:

reddit.subreddit('redditdev').modmail('2gmz').archive()

fullname¶

Return the object’s fullname.

A fullname is an object’s kind mapping like t3 followed by an underscore and the object’s base36 ID, e.g., t1_c5s96e0.

highlight()¶

Highlight the conversation.

Example:

reddit.subreddit('redditdev').modmail('2gmz').highlight()

mute()¶

Mute the non-mod user associated with the conversation.

Example:

reddit.subreddit('redditdev').modmail('2gmz').mute()

classmethod parse(data, reddit, convert_objects=True)¶

Return an instance of ModmailConversation from data.

Parameters:	data – The structured data. reddit – An instance of `Reddit`. convert_objects – If True, convert message and mod action data into objects (default: True).

read(other_conversations=None)¶

Mark the conversation(s) as read.

Parameters:	other_conversations – A list of other conversations to mark (default: None).

For example, to mark the conversation as read along with other recent conversations from the same user:

subreddit = reddit.subreddit('redditdev')
conversation = subreddit.modmail.conversation('2gmz')
conversation.read(other_conversations=conversation.user.recent_convos)

reply(body, author_hidden=False, internal=False)¶

Reply to the conversation.

Parameters:	body – The markdown formatted content for a message. author_hidden – When True, author is hidden from non-moderators (default: False). internal – When True, message is a private moderator note, hidden from non-moderators (default: False).
Returns:	A `ModmailMessage` object for the newly created message.

For example, to reply to the non-mod user while hiding your username:

conversation = reddit.subreddit('redditdev').modmail('2gmz')
conversation.reply('Message body', author_hidden=True)

To create a private moderator note on the conversation:

conversation.reply('Message body', internal=True)

unarchive()¶

Unarchive the conversation.

Example:

reddit.subreddit('redditdev').modmail('2gmz').unarchive()

unhighlight()¶

Un-highlight the conversation.

Example:

reddit.subreddit('redditdev').modmail('2gmz').unhighlight()

unmute()¶

Unmute the non-mod user associated with the conversation.

Example:

reddit.subreddit('redditdev').modmail('2gmz').unmute()

unread(other_conversations=None)¶

Mark the conversation(s) as unread.

Parameters:	other_conversations – A list of other conversations to mark (default: None).

For example, to mark the conversation as unread along with other recent conversations from the same user:

subreddit = reddit.subreddit('redditdev')
conversation = subreddit.modmail.conversation('2gmz')
conversation.unread(other_conversations=conversation.user.recent_convos)