Knock .NET Library

Knock API access for applications using .NET. Supports .NET Standard 2.0+ and .NET Framework 4.6.1+.

Documentation

See the API documentation for usage examples.

Installation

There are several options to install the Knock .NET SDK.

Via the NuGet Package Manager

nuget install Knock.net

Via the .NET Core Command Line Tools

dotnet add package Knock.net

Via Visual Studio IDE

Install-Package Knock.net

Configuration

To use the Knock client, you must provide an API key from the Knock dashboard.

using Knock;

var knockClient = new KnockClient(
  new KnockOptions { ApiKey = "sk_12345" });

Usage

Identifying users

var knockClient = new KnockClient(
  new KnockOptions { ApiKey = "sk_12345" });

var identifyUserParams = new Dictionary<string, object>{
  { "name", "John Hammond" },
  { "email", "jhammond@ingen.net" }
};

var user = await knockClient.Users.Identify("jhammond", identifyUserParams)

Retrieving users

var knockClient = new KnockClient(
  new KnockOptions { ApiKey = "sk_12345" });

var user = await knockClient.Users.Get("jhammond")

Triggering workflows

var knockClient = new KnockClient(
  new KnockOptions { ApiKey = "sk_12345" });

var workflowTrigger = new TriggerWorkflow {
  // list of user ids for who should receive the notif
  Recipients = ["jhammond", "agrant", "imalcolm", "esattler"],
  // user id of who performed the action
  Actor: "dnedry",
  // an optional cancellation key
  CancellationKey: alert.Id,
  // an optional tenant
  Tenant: "jurassic-park",
  // data payload to send through
  Data: new Dictionary<string, object>{
    {"type", "trex"},
    {"priority", "1"}
  },
};

var result = await knockClient.Workflows.Trigger("dinosaurs-loose", workflowTrigger)

Preferences

var knockClient = new KnockClient(
  new KnockOptions { ApiKey = "sk_12345" });

// Set preference set for user
var preferenceSetUpdate = new SetPreferenceSet {
  ChannelTypes = new Dictionary<string, boolean> {
    {"email", false}
  }
};

var result = await knockClient.Users.SetPreferences("jhammond", preferenceSetUpdate);

// Set granular channel type preferences
var result = await knockClient.Users.SetChannelTypePreferences("jhammond", "email", true);

// Set granular workflow preferences
var result = await knockClient.Users.SetWorkflowPreferences("jhammond", "dinosaurs-loose", false);

// Retrieve preferences
var preferenceSet = await knockClient.Users.GetPreferences("jhammond");

Getting and setting channel data

var knockClient = new KnockClient(
  new KnockOptions { ApiKey = "sk_12345" });

// Set channel data for an APNS channel
var channelData = new Dictionary<string, List<string>>{
  {"tokens", [apnsToken]},
};

var result = await knockClient.Users.SetChannelData("jhammond", knockApnsChannelId, channelData);

// Get channel data for the APNS channel
var result = await knockClient.Users.GetChannelData("jhammond", knockApnsChannelId);

Canceling notifies

var knockClient = new KnockClient(
  new KnockOptions { ApiKey = "sk_12345" });

var cancelParams = new CancelWorkflow {
  // Optional list of recipients to cancel the workflow run for
  Recipients = ["dnedry"],
  // The cancellation key that corresponds with the original workflow run
  CancellationKey = alert.id,
};

var result = await knockClient.Workflows.cancel("dinosaurs-loose", cancelParams);