A unique identifier is assigned to each user and channel in Flock. You will need it to, for example,
- Send and receive messages to other users or to groups
- Lookup group info or list of members
User identifiers are prefixed by u: whereas channel identifers are prefixed by g:.
- Example of a user identifier:
u:5bd391005e3c5cd3 - Example of a channel identifier:
g:c19b7ca2bafbea27
Bots use user identifiers.