---
title: "Send Presence"
method: POST
path: "/chat/sendPresence/{instance}"
tags: ["Chat Controller"]
---

# Send Presence

`POST /chat/sendPresence/{instance}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://evolution-example`
- URL: `https://evolution-example/chat/sendPresence/{instance}`
- Auth: API key in header `apikey`

Send Presence (typing...)

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `number` string, required: Receiver phone number with country code
  - `options` object, required
    - `delay` integer, required: Presence display time in milliseconds
    - `presence` 'composing' | 'recording', required: Presence type
    - `number` string, required: Number contact

## Response `201`

Created

## Changes

- **2024-11-25** (v2) `669c21c8934b`: 1 breaking
  - added the new required request property `options/number`
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 3 breaking, 5 info
  - added the new required request property `number`
  - added the new required request property `options`
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `sendPresence` was added
  - …4 more
- **2024-09-09** (v2) `0c4620ca5ed5`: 1 breaking, 2 warning, 5 info
  - removed the success response with the status `201`
  - removed the request property `number`
  - removed the request property `options`
  - api operation id `sendPresence` removed and replaced with ``
  - …4 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/changes/chat/sendPresence/:instance/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/revisions/153363ee7f38?raw)