Send contact
Method#
/send-contact#
POST https://api.z-api.io/instances/YOUR_INSTANCE/token/YOUR_TOKEN/send-contact
Header#
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Client-Token | ACCOUNT SECURITY TOKEN |
Concept#
Simple and object, this method allows you to send a contact. You don't need to have it added to your contacts list, all you have to do is fill in the method attributes with the contact information and send.
Attributes#
Required#
| Attributes | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| phone | string | Recipient (or group ID in case you want to send it to a group) telephone number in the format DDI DDD NUMERS Ex: 551199999999. IMPORTANT only send numbers without formatting or a mask |
| contactName | string | Contact’s name |
| contactPhone | string | Contact’s phone number that you’d like to share |
Optionals#
| Attributes | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| messageId | String | Attribute used to answer a chat message. All you have to do is add the messageID of the message that you want to respond to this attribute |
| delayMessage | number | In this attribute a delay is added to the message. You can decide between a range of 1 - 15 secs (this is for how many seconds it will wait to send the next message EX: “delayMessage”:5,). The default delay is between 1 - 3 secs. |
| contactBusinessDescription | string | Short contact description (not displayed on WhatsApp Web) |
Request Body#
Response#
200#
| Attributes | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| zaapId | string | id on z-api |
| messageId | string | id on whatsapp |
Example
405#
In this case certify that you are sending the correct specification of the method. This means, verify if you sent a POST or GET as specified at the beginning of this topic.
415#
In case you receive 415 error, make sure to add the “Content-Type” of the object you are sending in the request headers, mostly “application/json”
Webhook Response#
Link for webhooks response (upon receiving)