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<h3 dir="auto">URL</h3>
<p dir="auto"><a href="https://master.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/user/messages" rel="nofollow">https://master.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/user/messages</a></p>
<h3 dir="auto">How to reproduce the issue?</h3>
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<li>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Send yourself a message</strong><br>
<code class="notranslate">POST https://master.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/user/messages</code><br>
Body: <code class="notranslate">recipient_id=<your id>, title=Test123, body=Test123</code><br>
Headers: <code class="notranslate">Authorization=Bearer <your OAuth2 token></code></p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Get the inbox</strong><br>
<code class="notranslate">GET https://master.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/user/messages/inbox</code><br>
Headers: <code class="notranslate">Authorization=Bearer <your OAuth2 token></code></p>
<p dir="auto">The message in the response will look something like this. <code class="notranslate">message_read</code> field is missing:</p>
<div class="highlight highlight-text-xml" dir="auto"><pre class="notranslate"><<span class="pl-ent">message</span> <span class="pl-e">id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>99<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">from_user_id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>3625<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">from_display_name</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>westnordost<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">to_user_id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>3625<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">to_display_name</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>westnordost<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">sent_on</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>2025-01-10T14:24:50Z<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">body_format</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>markdown<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">deleted</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>false<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span>>
  <<span class="pl-ent">title</span>>Test123</<span class="pl-ent">title</span>>
</<span class="pl-ent">message</span>></pre></div>
<p dir="auto">To confirm that it is a bug and not just not included because of weird API design (missing == false??):</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Update the read status of the message</strong><br>
<code class="notranslate">PUT https://master.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/user/messages/<message id></code><br>
Body: <code class="notranslate">read_status=true</code><br>
Headers: <code class="notranslate">Authorization=Bearer <your OAuth2 token></code></p>
<p dir="auto">The response will still look something like this. <code class="notranslate">message_read</code> field is missing:</p>
<div class="highlight highlight-text-xml" dir="auto"><pre class="notranslate"><<span class="pl-ent">message</span> <span class="pl-e">id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>99<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">from_user_id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>3625<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">from_display_name</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>westnordost<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">to_user_id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>3625<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">to_display_name</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>westnordost<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">sent_on</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>2025-01-10T14:24:50Z<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">body_format</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>markdown<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">deleted</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>false<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span>>
  <<span class="pl-ent">title</span>>Test123</<span class="pl-ent">title</span>>
</<span class="pl-ent">message</span>></pre></div>
<p dir="auto">To confirm that <code class="notranslate">message_read</code> is not just omitted for all responses except the inbox,</p>
</li>
<li>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Get the inbox again</strong><br>
<code class="notranslate">GET https://master.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/user/messages/inbox</code><br>
Headers: <code class="notranslate">Authorization=Bearer <your OAuth2 token></code></p>
<p dir="auto">The message in the response will still look something like this. <code class="notranslate">message_read</code> field is missing:</p>
<div class="highlight highlight-text-xml" dir="auto"><pre class="notranslate"><<span class="pl-ent">message</span> <span class="pl-e">id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>99<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">from_user_id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>3625<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">from_display_name</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>westnordost<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">to_user_id</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>3625<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">to_display_name</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>westnordost<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">sent_on</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>2025-01-10T14:24:50Z<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">body_format</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>markdown<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span> <span class="pl-e">deleted</span>=<span class="pl-s"><span class="pl-pds">"</span>false<span class="pl-pds">"</span></span>>
  <<span class="pl-ent">title</span>>Test123</<span class="pl-ent">title</span>>
</<span class="pl-ent">message</span>></pre></div>
</li>
</ol>
<h3 dir="auto">Screenshot(s) or anything else?</h3>
<p dir="auto"><em>No response</em></p>

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