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POST
/
instances
/
{instanceId}
/
token
/
{token}
/
send-text
Mention member
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.z-api.io/instances/{instanceId}/token/{token}/send-text \
  --header 'Client-Token: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phone": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "mentioned": [
    {}
  ]
}
'

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Overview

This method is responsible for mentioning participants in a group.
You can mention multiple members at once without explicitly including ”@” — just include the numbers in the mentioned array.

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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
Group ID where participants will be mentioned
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message
string
required
Text to be sent (must contain @ with the number)
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mentioned
array
required
Numbers to be mentioned

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Optional

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delayMessage
number
Delay added to the message. You can choose between a range of 1 to 15 sec. The default delay if not provided is 1 to 3 sec

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Request Body

{
  "phone": "5511999999999-group",
  "message": "Welcome to *Z-API group* @5544999999999",
  "mentioned": ["5544999999999"]
}

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Response

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200

{
  "zaapId": "3999984263738042930CD6ECDE9VDWSA",
  "messageId": "D241XXXX732339502B68",
  "id": "D241XXXX732339502B68"
}

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405

Make sure you are correctly sending the method specification, that is, verify that 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” header to your request, which in most cases is “application/json”.