Send Messages
Send Text
Sends a simple text message to a WhatsApp number. The number must include the country code, for example: 5511999999999.
POST
https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/textAuthentication with the x-api-key and x-api-secret headers.
Parameters
| Name | Type | In | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
number | text | body | Yes | Number (with country code) |
text | textarea | body | Yes | Message |
mentions | text | body | No | Tag members (group only) |
delay | number | body | No | Delay (ms) |
replyid | text | body | No | ID of the message to reply to |
digitando | select | body | No | Shows 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/text" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "x-api-secret: YOUR_API_SECRET" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"number":"5511999999999","text":"Olá! Tudo bem?"}'Node.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/text", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-api-secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"number": "5511999999999",
"text": "Olá! Tudo bem?"
}),
});
console.log(await res.json());Python
import requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.zapzapapi.com/api/v1/{instanceId}/send/text",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "x-api-secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET"},
json={"number":"5511999999999","text":"Olá! Tudo bem?"},
)
print(res.json())Response example
JSON
{
"messageId": "ABCDEF123456",
"status": "sent"
}Values are illustrative; the fields follow the real response format.
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