---
title: "Send Location"
method: POST
path: "/message/sendLocation/{instance}"
tags: ["Message Controller"]
---

# Send Location

`POST /message/sendLocation/{instance}`

## Request

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

Send Location

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `number` string, required: Number to receive the message (with country code)
  - `name` string, required: Name the city
  - `address` string, required: Location address
  - `latitude` number, required: Latitude location
  - `longitude` number, required: Longitude location
  - `delay` integer: Presence time in milliseconds before sending message
  - `linkPreview` boolean: Shows a preview of the target website if there's a link within the message
  - `mentionsEveryOne` boolean: Mentioned everyone when the message send
  - `mentioned` string[]: Numbers to mention
  - `quoted` object
    - `key` object
      - `id` string: Quoted message ID
    - `message` object
      - `conversation` string: Quoted message content

## Response `201`

Created

- object
  - `key` object: The key of the message, which identifies the message in the chat.
    - `remoteJid` string: The remote Jid.
    - `fromMe` boolean: Indicates whether the message was sent by the user.
    - `id` string: The ID of the message.
  - `message` object: The message content, which may include various types of messages like text, images, location, etc.
    - `locationMessage` object: Details of the location message.
      - `degreesLatitude` number, float: The latitude of the location.
      - `degreesLongitude` number, float: The longitude of the location.
      - `name` string: The name of the location.
      - `address` string: The address of the location.
      - `contextInfo` object: Additional context information.
  - `messageTimestamp` string: The timestamp of the message, represented as a string.
  - `status` string: The status of the message, such as sent, received, or pending.

## Changes

- **2024-11-25** (v2) `f4f5817334cd`: 1 warning, 5 info
  - removed the request property `options`
  - added the new optional request property `delay`
  - added the new optional request property `linkPreview`
  - added the new optional request property `mentioned`
  - …2 more
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `058a82a87836`: 4 breaking, 2 warning, 4 info
  - added the new required request property `address`
  - added the new required request property `latitude`
  - added the new required request property `longitude`
  - added the new required request property `name`
  - …6 more
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 3 breaking, 6 info
  - added the new required request property `locationMessage`
  - added the new required request property `number`
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `sendLocation` was added
  - …5 more
- **2024-09-09** (v2) `0c4620ca5ed5`: 1 breaking, 9 warning, 5 info
  - removed the success response with the status `201`
  - removed the request property `address`
  - removed the request property `delay`
  - removed the request property `latitude`
  - …11 more
- **2024-08-09** (v2) `996acfdb07ce`: 2 breaking, 2 warning, 6 info
  - added the new required request property `latitude`
  - added the new required request property `longitude`
  - removed the request property `locationMessage`
  - removed the request property `options`
  - …6 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/evolution-foundation/apis/evolution-api-3/changes/message/sendLocation/: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)