File transfer messages - AWS Wickr
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File transfer messages

The file JSON object contains the details of the file being transferred, described in the following table.

Field Description

filename

The display name of the file being transferred.

guid

A unique identifier for the transferred file.

isscreenshot

Boolean field that identifies if the file is a screenshot.

localfilename

The path name of the file in the compliance output.

uploadedbyuser

The display name of the user, if known.

uploadedtimestamp

The time when the file was uploaded by the user.

The following shows the format of a file transfer message. The msgtype for file transfer messages is 6000. The compliance system decrypts files that it receives and stores them in the compliance output location.

{
  "file": {
    "filename": "quarterly-report.pdf",
    "guid": "068ed9ed-d6e4-4f41-984f-b82f74b16fde",
    "localfilename": "compliance-output-file-quarterly-report.pdf",
    "uploadedbyuser": "user002@example.com",
    "uploadedtimestamp": "8/4/23 7:15 PM"
  },
  "message_id": "4f8d3b6032fb11ee9a74053bb1017859",
  "msg_ts": "1691176544.000000",
  "msgtype": 6000,
  "receiver": "user001@example.com",
  "sender": "user002@example.com",
  "sender_type": "normal",
  "time": "8/4/23 7:15 PM",
  "time_iso": "2023-08-04 19:15:44.000",
  "vgroupid": "7ad65d17b945d7672190ecab6902fdd06eff162b91adfcda23df3b2ff95875e8"
}