Send text message

The method is intended for sending a text message to chats

In this method you will be able to send simple texts, you can add to them by using the formatting of text and emojis.

To send a text message, you need to make a request to:

POST https://gate.whapi.cloud/messages/text

Attributes

Required

Attributes Type Description

Attributes	Type	Description
`to`	string	Chat ID: The recipient's phone number (or group or channel ID) in international format without a plus. For example 14046542567. It is IMPORTANT to send only numbers without formatting or masking
`body`	string	Text to be sent. Emoji 😃 characters are supported. It is required to use UTF-8 encoding without BOM. May include an https link.

to

string

Chat ID: The recipient's phone number (or group or channel ID) in international format without a plus. For example 14046542567. It is IMPORTANT to send only numbers without formatting or masking

body

string

Text to be sent. Emoji 😃 characters are supported. It is required to use UTF-8 encoding without BOM. May include an https link.

Optional

Attributes Type Description

Attributes	Type	Description
`quoted`	string	Message ID of the message to be quoted
`ephemeral`	integer	Time in seconds for the message to be deleted. Requires the "Disappearing Messages" setting in chat to be enabled.
`edit`	string	Message ID of the message to be edited
`typing_time`	number	Time in seconds to simulate typing
`no_link_preview`	boolean	Set "true" if necessary to send the link without preview
`mentions`	array of strings	Responsible for mentioning members in the group. Specify numbers to mention here. Be sure to insert this mention in the `Body` text of the message you are sending. It should contain the @ symbol along with the number. Read more here: Mentioning All Participants in a WhatsApp Group
`view_once`	boolean	This message can only be viewed once

quoted

string

Message ID of the message to be quoted

ephemeral

integer

Time in seconds for the message to be deleted. Requires the "Disappearing Messages" setting in chat to be enabled.

edit

string

Message ID of the message to be edited

typing_time

number

Time in seconds to simulate typing

no_link_preview

boolean

Set "true" if necessary to send the link without preview

mentions

array of strings

Responsible for mentioning members in the group. Specify numbers to mention here. Be sure to insert this mention in the Body text of the message you are sending. It should contain the @ symbol along with the number. Read more here: Mentioning All Participants in a WhatsApp Group

view_once

boolean

This message can only be viewed once

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If you have any inquiries, or if you'd like to share your experiences, please don't hesitate to get in touch: care@whapi.cloud

Send Media Message

Additional endpoint for easy send media-file as message. Use request body as file and inpath parameters for send parameters. Media message can be one of the following types:

📎 Send media messageWhapi Cloud - Whatsapp API for developers

Send Voice

You can Send a ppt audio recording to the phone number or group, But WhatsApp is sensitive to this extension, you need to be in OGG format and the codecs should be the opus. Our API has an automatic video and audio converter for the necessary codecs compatible with WhatsApp. For more information, you can check out this article.

🎤 Send media-voice messageWhapi Cloud - Whatsapp API for developers