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POST
/
instances
/
{instanceId}
/
token
/
{token}
/
privacy
/
messages-duration
Temporary messages
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.z-api.io/instances/{instanceId}/token/{token}/privacy/messages-duration \
  --header 'Client-Token: <api-key>'

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Overview

Through this method, you can configure temporary messages for new individual conversations.
This setting only affects new conversations, it is not retroactive for existing ones.

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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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Query Parameters

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value
string
required
Message duration: days90 (90 days), days7 (7 days), hours24 (24 hours) or disable

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Response

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200

{
  "success": true
}

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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”.