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POST
/
instances
/
{instanceId}
/
token
/
{token}
/
modify-chat
Read chats
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.z-api.io/instances/{instanceId}/token/{token}/modify-chat \
  --header 'Client-Token: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phone": "<string>",
  "action": "<string>"
}
'

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Overview

This method is responsible for reading a chat as a whole, or also marking a chat as unread.

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Attributes

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instanceId
string
required
Your instance ID. Available in the Z-API panel under Instances.
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token
string
required
Your Z-API instance token.

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Required

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phone
string
required
Phone number of the chat you want to modify
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action
string
required
Action: read or unread

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Request Body

{
  "phone": "5544999999999",
  "action": "read"
}

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Response

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200

{
  "value": true
}

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405

In this case, make sure you are correctly sending the method specification, i.e., check if you sent POST or GET as specified at the beginning of this topic.

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415

If you receive a 415 error, make sure to add the “Content-Type” of the object you are sending in the request headers, most commonly “application/json”.