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

# Send Text

`POST /message/sendText/{instance}`

## Request

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

Send plain text message

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `number` string, required: Number to receive the message (with country code)
  - `text` string, required: Test message to send
  - `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
    - `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
    - `extendedTextMessage` object
      - `text` string: The text message.
  - `messageTimestamp` string: The timestamp of the message.
  - `status` string: The status of the message.

## 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) `a8b6397bfb36`: 1 breaking, 6 warning, 2 info
  - added the new required request property `text`
  - removed the request property `options/mentions`
  - removed the request property `options/presence`
  - removed the request property `options/quoted/key/fromMe`
  - …5 more
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `871e14dfc3ca`: 1 breaking, 3 warning, 6 info
  - added the new required request property `textMessage`
  - removed the request property `linkPreview`
  - removed the request property `mentionsEveryOne`
  - removed the request property `text`
  - …6 more
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `0666de64f49a`: 1 breaking, 7 warning, 2 info
  - added the new required request property `text`
  - removed the request property `options/linkPreview`
  - removed the request property `options/mentions`
  - removed the request property `options/presence`
  - …6 more
- **2024-11-25** (v2) `c153448703e5`: 3 breaking, 6 info
  - added the new required request property `number`
  - added the new required request property `textMessage`
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - api operation id `sendText` was added
  - …5 more

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

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