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Creates a new registration. This method generates a registration ID, which you can subsequently use to retrieve, update, and delete this registration.

Request

Method

Request URI

HTTP version

POST

https://{namespace}.servicebus.windows.net/{NotificationHub}/registrations/?api-version=2015-01

HTTP/1.1

Request Headers

The following table describes required and optional request headers.

Request Header

Description

Content-Type

application/atom+xml;type=entry;charset=utf-8

Authorization

Token generated as specified in Shared Access Signature Authentication with Service Bus, or Service Bus authentication and authorization with Microsoft Azure Active Directory Access Control (also known as Access Control Service or ACS).

x-ms-version

2015-01

Request Body

Atom entry with the description embedded in the content. Some examples follow.

Native registration for Windows Notification Service:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <content type="application/xml">
        <WindowsRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <ChannelUri>{ChannelUri}</ChannelUri>
        </WindowsRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>

Note

The Tags element is optional.

Template registration for Windows Notification Service:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <content type="application/xml">
        <WindowsTemplateRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <ChannelUri>{ChannelUri}</ChannelUri>
            <BodyTemplate><![CDATA[{Template for the body}]]></BodyTemplate>
            <WnsHeaders>
                <WnsHeader>
                    <Header>X-WNS-Type</Header>
                    <Value>wns/tile</Value>
                </WnsHeader>
                <WnsHeader>
                    <Header>X-WNS-Tag</Header>
                    <Value>myTag</Value>
                </WnsHeader>
            </WnsHeaders>
        </WindowsTemplateRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>

Note

The BodyTemplate element is mandatory, as is the X-WNS-Type header.

Native registration for Apple Push Notification Service:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <content type="application/xml">
        <AppleRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <DeviceToken>{DeviceToken}</DeviceToken> 
        </AppleRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>

Note

The Tags element is optional.

Template registration for Apple Push Notification Service:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <content type="application/xml">
        <AppleTemplateRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <DeviceToken>{DeviceToken}</DeviceToken>
            <BodyTemplate><![CDATA[{Template for the body}]]></BodyTemplate>
            <Expiry>{Template for Expiry in }</Expiry>
        </AppleTemplateRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>

Note

The BodyTemplate element is mandatory. Expiry is optional.

Native registration for Google Cloud Messaging:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <content type="application/xml">
        <GcmRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <GcmRegistrationId>{GCM Registration Id}</GcmRegistrationId> 
        </GcmRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>

Note

The Tags element is optional.

Template registration for Google Cloud Messaging:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <content type="application/xml">
        <GcmTemplateRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <GcmRegistrationId>{GCM Registration Id}</GcmRegistrationId> 
            <BodyTemplate><![CDATA[ {BodyTemplate}]]></BodyTemplate>
        </GcmTemplateRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>

Note

The BodyTemplate element is mandatory.

Native registration for Microsoft Push Notification Service:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <content type="application/xml">
        <MpnsRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <ChannelUri>{ChannelUri}</ChannelUri>
        </MpnsRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>

Note

The Tags element is optional.

Template registration for Microsoft Push Notification Service:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <content type="application/xml">
        <MpnsTemplateRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <ChannelUri>{ChannelUri}</ChannelUri>
            <BodyTemplate><![CDATA[{Template for the body}]]></BodyTemplate>
            <MpnsHeaders>
                <MpnsHeader>
                    <Header>X-WindowsPhone-Target</Header>
                    <Value>toast</Value>
                </MpnsHeader>
                <MpnsHeader>
                    <Header>X-NotificationClass</Header>
                    <Value>[batching interval]</Value>
                </MpnsHeader>
            </MpnsHeaders>
        </MpnsTemplateRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>

Note

The BodyTemplate element is mandatory, as is the X-WindowsPhone-Target header.

Response

The response includes an HTTP status code and a set of response headers.

Response Codes

Code

Description

201

Registration created successfully.

400

Invalid request body. The registration could not be created because the request was malformed.

401

Authorization failure. The access key was incorrect.

403

Quota exceeded; too many registrations in this namespace. Registration not created.

403

Request rejected because registration operations rate is too high.

For information about status codes, see Status and Error Codes.

Response Headers

Response Header

Description

Content-type

application/atom+xml;type=entry;charset=utf-8

ETag

{weak ETag}

Response Body

Upon success, a validated Atom entry is returned. This includes read-only elements such as ETag, RegistrationId, and ExpirationTime. For example:

<entry>
    <id>https://{tenant}.servicebus.windows.net/{NotificationHub}/registrations/{registrationId}</id>
    <title type="text"> /{NotificationHub}/registrations/{registrationId}</title>
    <updated>2012-08-17T17:32:00Z</updated>
    <metadata:etag>{weak Etag}</metadata:etag>
    <content type="application/xml">
    <WindowsRegistrationDescription xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/netservices/2010/10/servicebus/connect">
        <ETag>{ETag}</ETag>
        <ExpirationTime>2012-07-16T19:20+01:00</ExpirationTime>
        <RegistrationId>{RegistrationId}</RegistrationId>
            <Tags>myTag, myOtherTag</Tags>
            <ChannelUri>{ChannelUri}</ChannelUri>
        </WindowsRegistrationDescription>
    </content>
</entry>