> ## Documentation Index
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# Send option list

> Send a message with a selectable option list

## Overview

With this method you can send text messages with an option list, where the user can select one of the sent options.

<Warning>
  The option list feature no longer works in groups.
</Warning>

#### Example on WhatsApp

<div style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "center" }}>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/z-api-8aa3bb40/nNYp_QHy_iUs4_xM/images/send-option-list-eng.jpeg?fit=max&auto=format&n=nNYp_QHy_iUs4_xM&q=85&s=0666d3541349c30e11e0229f748ebf23" width="400" data-path="images/send-option-list-eng.jpeg" />
</div>

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## Attributes

### Header

<ParamField path="instanceId" type="string" required>
  Your instance ID. Available in the Z-API panel under **Instances**.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="token" type="string" required>
  Your Z-API instance token.
</ParamField>

### Required

<ParamField body="phone" type="string" required>
  Recipient's phone number (or group ID for group messages) in DDI DDD NUMBER format. E.g.: 551199999999
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="message" type="string" required>
  Text to be sent
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="optionList" type="object" required>
  List configuration

  <Expandable title="Properties">
    <ParamField body="title" type="string" required>
      List title
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="buttonLabel" type="string" required>
      Button text that opens the list
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="options" type="array" required>
      Option list

      <Expandable title="Properties">
        <ParamField body="title" type="string" required>
          Option title
        </ParamField>

        <ParamField body="description" type="string">
          Option description
        </ParamField>

        <ParamField body="id" type="string">
          Option identifier
        </ParamField>
      </Expandable>
    </ParamField>
  </Expandable>
</ParamField>

### Optional

<ParamField body="delayMessage" type="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
</ParamField>

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## Request Body

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"poimandres"}}
{
  "phone": "5511999999999",
  "message": "Select the best option:",
  "optionList": {
    "title": "Available options",
    "buttonLabel": "Open option list",
    "options": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "description": "Z-API Wings for your imagination",
        "title": "Z-API"
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "description": "Don't work",
        "title": "Others"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

***

## Response

### 200

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"poimandres"}}
{
  "zaapId": "3999984263738042930CD6ECDE9VDWSA",
  "messageId": "D241XXXX732339502B68",
  "id": "D241XXXX732339502B68"
}
```

### 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.

### 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".