---
title: "Start typing indicators"
method: POST
path: "/v3/group_channels/{channel_url}/typing"
tags: ["Group channel"]
---

# Start typing indicators

`POST /v3/group_channels/{channel_url}/typing`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com`
- URL: `https://api-APP_ID.sendbird.com/v3/group_channels/{channel_url}/typing`
- Auth: none declared

## Start typing indicators

You can start showing a typing indicator using this API. Seeing whether other users are typing can help a more interactive conversation environment by showing real-time engagement of other users.

If you're looking for an easy way to show typing indicators on your app, check out Sendbird UIKit for a ready-to-use UI feature that can be customized to fit your needs.

https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/channel/managing-typing-indicators/start-typing-indicators#1-start-typing-indicators

`channel_url`  
Type: string  
Description: Specifies the URL of the channel to set typing indicators.

## Path parameters

- `channel_url` string, required

## Headers

- `api-token` string

## Request body

- StartTypingIndicatorsRequest
  - `user_ids` string[], required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- EmptyObjectResponse

## Changes

- **2025-07-27** `7a85bad03e90`: 2 warning, 2 info
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Api-Token`
  - removed the optional property `anyOf` from the response with the `200` status
  - api operation id `gcStartTypingIndicators` removed and replaced with `startTypingIndicators`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `api-token`
- **2023-11-21** `2b1c519fe0c8`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/changes/v3/group_channels/:channel_url/typing/post.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/revisions/9e53a5288df0?raw)