Send Messages
Send Status / Story
Publishes a status/story on WhatsApp (text, image, or video). Visible to all contacts for 24 hours.
POST
https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/statusAuthentication with the x-api-key and x-api-secret headers.
Parameters
| Name | Type | In | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
type | select | body | Yes | Type |
text | text | body | No | Text (for text type) |
background_color | select | body | No | Background color (text type only) |
font | select | body | No | Font (text type only) |
file | text | body | No | File URL (image/video/audio) |
Request example
curl
curl -X POST "https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/status" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "x-api-secret: YOUR_API_SECRET" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"type":"text"}'Node.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/status", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-api-secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"type": "text"
}),
});
console.log(await res.json());Python
import requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/status",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "x-api-secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET"},
json={"type":"text"},
)
print(res.json())Response example
JSON
{
"messageId": "ABCDEF123456",
"status": "sent"
}Values are illustrative; the fields follow the real response format.
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