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

# Send Reaction

`POST /message/sendReaction/{instance}`

## Request

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

Send Reaction

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `key` object
    - `remoteJid` string: Chat contact or group remote JID
    - `fromMe` boolean: If the message was sent by the instance owner or not
    - `id` string: Message ID
  - `reaction` string: Reaction emoji

## 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, reaction, etc.
    - `reactionMessage` object: Details of the reaction message.
      - `key` object: The key of the original message to which the reaction is linked.
        - `remoteJid` string: The remote Jid of the original message.
        - `fromMe` boolean: Indicates whether the original message was sent by the user.
        - `id` string: The ID of the original message.
      - `text` string: The reaction text or emoji.
      - `senderTimestampMs` string: The timestamp when the reaction was sent, in milliseconds.
  - `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) `0a43baffbb33`: 1 warning, 2 info
  - removed the request property `reactionMessage`
  - added the new optional request property `key`
  - added the new optional request property `reaction`
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 1 breaking, 6 info
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `sendReaction` was added
  - the endpoint scheme security `ApiKeyAuth` was added to the API
  - api tag `Message Controller` added
  - …3 more
- **2024-09-09** (v2) `0c4620ca5ed5`: 1 breaking, 1 warning, 5 info
  - removed the success response with the status `201`
  - removed the request property `reactionMessage`
  - api operation id `sendReaction` removed and replaced with ``
  - the endpoint scheme security `ApiKeyAuth` was removed from the API
  - …3 more

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

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