--- title: thread slug: /main-concepts/metadata-standard/schemas/entity/feed/thread --- # Thread *This schema defines the Thread entity. A Thread is a collection of posts made by the users. The first post that starts a thread is **about** a data asset **from** a user. Other users can respond to this post by creating new posts in the thread. Note that bot users can also interact with a thread. A post can contains links that mention Users or other Data Assets.* ## Properties - **`id`**: Unique identifier that identifies an entity instance. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid*. - **`type`**: Refer to *#/definitions/threadType*. - **`href`**: Link to the resource corresponding to this entity. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/href*. - **`threadTs`**: Timestamp of the first post created the thread in Unix epoch time milliseconds. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp*. - **`about`**: Data asset about which this thread is created for with format <#E::{entities}::{entityName}::{field}::{fieldValue}. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/entityLink*. - **`entityRef`**: Reference to the entity in `about` that the thread belongs to. Refer to *../../type/entityReference.json*. - **`entityUrlLink`** *(string)*: Link to the entity in `about` that the thread belongs to. - **`domains`** *(array)*: Domain the entity belongs to. Default: `None`. - **Items**: Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid*. - **`generatedBy`** *(string)*: User or team that generated the thread. Must be one of: `['user', 'system']`. Default: `user`. - **`cardStyle`** *(string)*: Card style for the thread. Must be one of: `['default', 'logicalTestCaseAdded', 'entityCreated', 'entityDeleted', 'entitySoftDeleted', 'description', 'tags', 'owner', 'testCaseResult', 'customProperties', 'assets', 'domain']`. Default: `default`. - **`fieldOperation`** *(string)*: Operation on thread, whether the field was added, or updated or deleted. Must be one of: `['added', 'updated', 'deleted', 'none']`. Default: `updated`. - **`feedInfo`** *(object)*: Entity Id of the entity in `about` that the thread belongs to. Cannot contain additional properties. - **`headerMessage`** *(string)*: Header message for the feed. - **`fieldName`** *(string)*: Field Name message for the feed. - **`entitySpecificInfo`** - **`addressedTo`**: User or team this thread is addressed to in format <#E::{entities}::{entityName}::{field}::{fieldValue}. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/entityLink*. - **`createdBy`** *(string)*: User who created the thread. - **`updatedAt`**: Last update time corresponding to the new version of the entity in Unix epoch time milliseconds. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp*. - **`updatedBy`** *(string)*: User who made the update. - **`resolved`** *(boolean)*: When `true` indicates the thread has been resolved. Default: `False`. - **`message`** *(string)*: The main message of the thread in Markdown format. - **`postsCount`** *(integer)*: The total count of posts in the thread. Default: `0`. - **`posts`** *(array)* - **Items**: Refer to *#/definitions/post*. - **`reactions`**: Reactions for the thread. Refer to *../../type/reaction.json#/definitions/reactionList*. - **`task`**: Details about the task. This is only applicable if thread is of type task. Refer to *#/definitions/taskDetails*. - **`announcement`**: Details about the announcement. This is only applicable if thread is of type announcement. Refer to *#/definitions/announcementDetails*. - **`chatbot`**: Details about the Chatbot conversation. This is only applicable if thread is of type Chatbot. Refer to *#/definitions/chatbotDetails*. ## Definitions - **`taskType`** *(string)*: Type of a task. Must be one of: `['RequestDescription', 'UpdateDescription', 'RequestTag', 'UpdateTag', 'RequestApproval', 'RequestTestCaseFailureResolution', 'Generic']`. - **`taskDetails`** *(object)*: Details about the task. This is only applicable if thread is of type task. Cannot contain additional properties. - **`id`** *(integer)*: Unique identifier that identifies the task. - **`type`**: Refer to *#/definitions/taskType*. - **`assignees`**: List of users or teams the task is assigned to. Refer to *../../type/entityReferenceList.json*. - **`status`**: Refer to *#/definitions/threadTaskStatus*. - **`closedBy`** *(string)*: The user that closed the task. - **`closedAt`**: Timestamp when the task was closed in Unix epoch time milliseconds. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp*. - **`oldValue`** *(string)*: The value of old object for which the task is created. - **`suggestion`** *(string)*: The suggestion object to replace the old value for which the task is created. - **`newValue`** *(string)*: The new value object that was accepted to complete the task. - **`testCaseResolutionStatusId`**: The test case resolution status id for which the task is created. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid*. - **`threadTaskStatus`** *(string)*: Status of a task. Must be one of: `['Open', 'Closed']`. Default: `Open`. - **`threadType`** *(string)*: Type of thread. Must be one of: `['Conversation', 'Task', 'Announcement', 'Chatbot']`. Default: `Conversation`. - **`announcementDetails`** *(object)*: Details about the announcement. This is only applicable if thread is of type announcement. Cannot contain additional properties. - **`description`** *(string)*: Announcement description in Markdown format. See markdown support for more details. - **`startTime`**: Timestamp of the start time from when the announcement should be shown. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp*. - **`endTime`**: Timestamp of when the announcement should end. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp*. - **`chatbotDetails`** *(object)*: Details about the Chatbot conversation. This is only applicable if thread is of type Chatbot. - **`query`** *(string)*: The query being discussed with the Chatbot. - **`post`** *(object)*: Post within a feed. Cannot contain additional properties. - **`id`**: Unique identifier that identifies the post. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid*. - **`message`** *(string)*: Message in Markdown format. See Markdown support for more details. - **`postTs`**: Timestamp of the post in Unix epoch time milliseconds. Refer to *../../type/basic.json#/definitions/timestamp*. - **`from`** *(string)*: Name of the User posting the message. - **`reactions`**: Reactions for the post. Refer to *../../type/reaction.json#/definitions/reactionList*. Documentation file automatically generated at 2025-08-12 05:39:47.683420+00:00.