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# Send chat presence (typing indicator)

> Send typing indicator to start or stop showing that you are composing a message. Presence cannot be scheduled; schedule fields (scheduled_at, timezone, recurrence, ...) are rejected with 400.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yml post /send/chat-presence
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: WhatsApp API MultiDevice
  version: 9.7.0
  description: |
    This API is used for sending whatsapp via API.

    The web dashboard is a separate project (gowa-ui); the server downloads its
    latest release asset and serves it at `/` (or returns a JSON banner when
    APP_UI_ENABLED=false).

    Device scoping:
    - Send `X-Device-Id` on all device-scoped REST calls.
    - WebSocket: connect to `/ws?device_id=<id>`.
    - WebSocket auth (when basic auth is enabled): browsers cannot set an
      Authorization header on WebSocket connections, so also pass
      `&authorization=<base64(user:pass)>` in the query string. Use TLS in
      production since the credential is visible in the URL.
servers:
  - url: http://localhost:3000
security:
  - basicAuth: []
tags:
  - name: app
    description: Initial Connection to Whatsapp server
  - name: device
    description: Device management for multi-device support
  - name: user
    description: Getting information
  - name: send
    description: Send Message (Text/Image/File/Video).
  - name: message
    description: Message manipulation (revoke/react/update).
  - name: call
    description: Call management (reject incoming calls)
  - name: chat
    description: Chat conversations and messaging
  - name: group
    description: Group setting
  - name: newsletter
    description: newsletter setting
  - name: chatwoot
    description: Chatwoot integration for customer support
paths:
  /send/chat-presence:
    post:
      tags:
        - send
      summary: Send chat presence (typing indicator)
      description: >-
        Send typing indicator to start or stop showing that you are composing a
        message. Presence cannot be scheduled; schedule fields (scheduled_at,
        timezone, recurrence, ...) are rejected with 400.
      operationId: sendChatPresence
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/DeviceIdHeader'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                phone:
                  type: string
                  example: 6289685024051@s.whatsapp.net
                  description: Phone number with country code
                action:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - start
                    - stop
                  example: start
                  description: >-
                    Action to perform - "start" to begin typing indicator,
                    "stop" to end typing indicator
              required:
                - phone
                - action
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SendResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorBadRequest'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorInternalServer'
components:
  parameters:
    DeviceIdHeader:
      name: X-Device-Id
      in: header
      required: false
      description: >
        Device identifier for multi-device support. Required when multiple
        devices are registered.

        If only one device is registered, it will be used as the default.

        Can also be provided as `device_id` query parameter.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: my-device-id
  schemas:
    SendResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: SUCCESS
        message:
          type: string
          example: Success
        results:
          type: object
          properties:
            message_id:
              type: string
              example: 3EB0B430B6F8F1D0E053AC120E0A9E5C
              description: Omitted for scheduled sends
            status:
              type: string
              example: <feature> success ....
            schedule_id:
              type: string
              example: 0b5c3a8e-7f5d-4d6f-9d1e-2f8c1a7b9e10
              description: Scheduled sends only. Use it with the /send/schedules routes.
            scheduled_at:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              example: '2026-10-01T02:00:00Z'
              description: Scheduled sends only. The first send time.
            next_run_at:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              example: '2026-10-01T02:00:00Z'
              description: Scheduled sends only. When the worker sends next.
    ErrorBadRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: 400
          description: HTTP Status Code
        message:
          type: string
          example: field cannot be blank
          description: Detail error message
        results:
          type: object
          example: null
          description: additional data
    ErrorInternalServer:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
          description: SYSTEM_CODE_ERROR
        message:
          type: string
          example: you are not loggin
          description: Detail error message
        results:
          type: object
          example: null
          description: additional data
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic

````

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