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API Reference

Typing Indicators

Send a typing indicator

post/api/send-typing-indicator

Send an indication that you are typing to a user. This shows up as the animated three dots on the recipient's device. Only available for existing chats and not supported in group chats.

Body ParametersExpand Collapse

number: string

The number you want to send a typing indicator to (E.164 format)

ReturnsExpand Collapse

error_message: optional string

The error message if the status is ERROR

number: optional string

The number you evaluated in E.164 format

status: optional "SENT" or "ERROR"

The status of the typing indicator you tried to send

Accepts one of the following:

"SENT"

"ERROR"

Send a typing indicator

http

• http
• typescript
• python

curl https://api.sendblue.co/api/send-typing-indicator \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "sb-api-key-id: $SENDBLUE_API_API_KEY" \
    -H "sb-api-secret-key: $SENDBLUE_API_API_SECRET" \
    -d '{
          "number": "+19998887777"
        }'

200 example

{
  "error_message": null,
  "number": "+19998887777",
  "status": "SENT"
}

Returns Examples

200 example

{
  "error_message": null,
  "number": "+19998887777",
  "status": "SENT"
}