---
title: "Send a status broadcast"
method: POST
path: "/v1/message/sendStatus/{instance}"
tags: ["Message"]
---

# Send a status broadcast

`POST /v1/message/sendStatus/{instance}`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:8080`
- URL: `http://localhost:8080/v1/message/sendStatus/{instance}`
- Auth: API key in header `apikey`

Sends a status (text/image/audio/video) to status@broadcast

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- DtoSendStatusRequest
  - `allContacts` boolean
  - `backgroundColor` string
  - `caption` string
  - `content` string, required
  - `font` integer
  - `statusJidList` string[]
  - `type` 'text' | 'image' | 'audio' | 'video', required

## Response `200`

OK

- DtoSendStatusResponse
  - `instanceId` string
  - `key` DtoMessageResponseKey
    - `fromMe` boolean
    - `id` string
    - `remoteJid` string
  - `messageTimestamp` integer
  - `messageType` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-18** `f812473c5a89`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/verbeux-ai/apis/whatsmiau-api/changes/v1/message/sendStatus/:instance/post.md)

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