RCS Messaging

RCS MaaP Simulator

RCS MaaP Chatbot Platform Simulator


Rich Communications Services (RCS) Messaging-as-a-Platform (MaaP) enables a chatbot to interact with a chatbot platform to send and receive messages between the chatbot and a user's mobile device. The RCS MaaP Simulator service simulates messaging between a chatbot and a user's mobile device, with the service performing as the chatbot platform that the chatbot application uses to communicate using RCS.

Credentials for using the RCS MaaP Simulator service can be obtained below and are valid for 90-days. When obtaining MaaP credentials, the webhook for your chatbot is registered and associated with those credentials. A bot ID is generated with your credentials and can be used to initiate a messaging session from the RCS Client Simulator.

RCS MaaP Simulator service enables a chatbot to authenticate with a simulated chatbot platform using OAuth2 and perform MaaP operations. A simple web-based RCS client can be used to simulate a user's mobile for sending and receiving messages. Messages received from the RCS client are passed to the chatbot webhook registered with the service when MaaP credentials were generated.

RCS MaaP Simulator Credentials

The bot ID, client ID and client secret are dynamically generated on this webpage. Enter your chatbot webhook and click the below button to register webhook and retrieve your credentials.

Chatbot
Bot ID: autogenerated
Chatbot webhook:
Optional: Webhook for MaaP events to your chatbot application.
Chatbot platform
OAuth and MaaP Server:rcsmaapsim.melroselabs.com
Port:443 (HTTPS)
Client ID:autogenerated
Client Secret: autogenerated

Use the above credentials with the RCS MaaP Simulator service. If you need any help or have any suggestions for improving the service, then send us a support request.

Developers needing to add RCS support to an application can write code to send RCS with MaaP and use the RCS MaaP Simulator to test.

Melrose Labs RCS MaaP Simulator

MaaP API Support

ItemPathFunctional Unit/DescriptionSupported
Chatbot to Chatbot Platform
auth/oauth2/v1/tokenOAuth2YES
auth/oauth2/v1/tokenBasic AuthenticationNO
capability/rcs/bot/v1/{botId}/contactCapabilities-YES
messages/rcs/bot/v1/{botId}/messages-YES
message status/rcs/bot/v1/{botId}/messages/{msgId}/status-YES
Chatbot Platform to Chatbot
webhook-message from userYES *
--isTyping notification from userYES *
--message status updateYES
--uploaded file status update-
--response to suggested reply or actionYES *
--alias link command-
--new user-

* when using Melrose Labs RCS Client Simulator or the RCS MaaP Simulator API

RCS Client Support (RCS Client Simulator)

ItemPathFunctional Unit/DescriptionSupported
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--message from userYES
--isTyping notification from userYES
--message status update-
--uploaded file status update-
--response to suggested reply or actionYES
--alias link command-
--new user-

Simulator API

EventDescriptionPathExample
Simulate RCS operations to Chatbot from Chatbot Platform/mobile user
message from user/sim/messages/{botId}POST request with bot ID in the URL path and JSON payload containing message text and originating mobile number. No authentication required.curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://rcsmaapsim.melroselabs.com/sim/messages/bot789383 -d '{"RCSMessage":{"textMessage":"hello world!"},"messageContact":{"userContact":"+447964847040"}}'
isTyping notification from user/sim/messages/{botId}POST request with bot ID in the URL path and JSON payload. No authentication required.curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://rcsmaapsim.melroselabs.com/sim/messages/bot789383 -d '{"RCSMessage":{"isTyping":"active"},"messageContact":{"userContact":"+447964847040"}}'
message status update/sim/messages/{botId}POST request with bot ID in the URL path and JSON payload. No authentication required.curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://rcsmaapsim.melroselabs.com/sim/messages/bot789383 -d '{"RCSMessage":{"status":"displayed"},"messageContact":{"userContact":"+447964847040"}}'
response to suggested reply or action/sim/messages/{botId}POST request with bot ID in the URL path and JSON payload. No authentication required.curl -v -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://rcsmaapsim.melroselabs.com/sim/messages/bot789383 -d '{"RCSMessage":{"suggestedResponse":...},"messageContact":{"userContact":"+447964847040"}}'

Service snapshot

  • Test RCS applications and infrastructure without RCS cost or risk
  • Messaging-as-a-Platform (MaaP) v1.0
  • A2P and P2A
  • Web browser RCS client

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