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POST
/
instances
/
{instanceId}
/
token
/
{token}
/
send-reaction
Send reaction
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.z-api.io/instances/{instanceId}/token/{token}/send-reaction \
  --header 'Client-Token: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phone": "<string>",
  "reaction": "<string>",
  "messageId": "<string>"
}
'

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Overview

With this method you can send an emoji reaction to a message.

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Example on WhatsApp

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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
Recipient’s phone number (or group ID for group messages) in DDI DDD NUMBER format. E.g.: 551199999999
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reaction
string
required
Reaction emoji
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messageId
string
required
ID of the message to react to

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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, meaning how many seconds it will wait before sending the next message. (E.g.: “delayMessage”: 5). The default delay if not provided is 1 to 3 sec

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Request Body

{
  "phone": "5511999999999",
  "reaction": "❤️",
  "messageId": "3999984263738042930CD6ECDE9VDWSA"
}

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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”.