Send Messages

Send Location

Sends a geographic location with a map pin. The recipient can open it directly in Google Maps or Apple Maps.

POSThttps://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/location

Authentication with the x-api-key and x-api-secret headers.

Parameters

NameTypeInRequiredDescription
numbertextbodyYesNumber (with country code)
latitudenumberbodyYesLatitude
longitudenumberbodyYesLongitude
nametextbodyNoPlace name
addresstextbodyNoAddress
delaynumberbodyNoDelay (ms)
digitandoselectbodyNoShows an automatic "typing..." indicator, proportional to the message length, before sending. On by default (humanizes and reduces block risk). Send false to turn it off and reply faster. The response remains synchronous.

Request example

curl

curl -X POST "https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/location" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-secret: YOUR_API_SECRET" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"number":"5511999999999","latitude":-23.5505,"longitude":-46.6333}'

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/location", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "x-api-secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "number": "5511999999999",
    "latitude": -23.5505,
    "longitude": -46.6333
  }),
});
console.log(await res.json());

Python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/location",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "x-api-secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET"},
    json={"number":"5511999999999","latitude":-23.5505,"longitude":-46.6333},
)
print(res.json())

Response example

JSON

{
  "messageId": "ABCDEF123456",
  "status": "sent"
}

Values are illustrative; the fields follow the real response format.

See the full reference

Get your API keys

Create your account, connect a number in minutes and start using the API. R$15 per active number/month, with a welcome credit when you create the account, subject to the current campaign.