200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
A developer wants to use the Cisco Webex API to send a message to a specific person by email. Which parameter should be used in the POST /v1/messages request?
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Correct answer & explanation
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toPersonEmail
To send a message to a person, use the toPersonEmail parameter instead of roomId.
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personId
Why it's wrong here
personId identifies a Webex user account, but the stem specifies addressing the recipient by email address, which requires the toPersonEmail parameter. personId is correct when the sender already knows the person's Webex identifier rather than their email.
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toPersonEmail
Why this is correct
The Webex messages endpoint accepts toPersonEmail to address a recipient directly by their email address. This satisfies the stem's requirement to send a message to a specific person identified by email, rather than by person ID or room ID.
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recipientEmail
Why it's wrong here
recipientEmail is not a valid field of the POST /v1/messages request body; the API rejects unknown parameters. It is tempting because the goal is addressing a person by email, but Webex expects the resolved person identifier instead.
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roomId
Why it's wrong here
roomId targets an existing Webex space, not an individual, so the message would post to a room rather than reach the person directly. It is the correct parameter when sending to a known space by its identifier.
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