(Deprecated) SendLink#

The method is deprecated. Please use SendMessage.

The method is aimed for sending a message with a link, by which an image preview, title and description will be added. Linked device not required when sending. Messages will be kept for 24 hours in the queue until account will be authorized Image, title and description are obtained from Open Graph page template being linked to. The message will be added to the send queue. The rate at which messages are sent from the queue is managed by Messages sending delay parameter.

Request#

To send a link message, you have to execute a request at:

POST {{APIUrl}}/waInstance{{idInstance}}/sendLink/{{apiTokenInstance}}

For APIUrl, idInstance and apiTokenInstance request parameters, refer to Before you start section.

Request parameters#

It is recommended that the page referred to with urlLink contains Open Graph template. In this case, the message will be supplemented with an image, a title and a short description.

Request body example#

Sending a message to a personal chat:

{
    "chatId": "11001234567@c.us",
    "urlLink": "https://green-api.com"
}

Sending a message to a group chat:

{
    "chatId": "11001234567-1581234048@g.us",
    "urlLink": "https://green-api.com"
}

Sending a message to a personal chat:

{
    "chatId": "11001234567@c.us",
    "urlLink": "https://green-api.com",
    "quotedMessageId": "361B0E63F2FDF95903B6A9C9A102F34B"
}

Response#

Response parameters#

Response body example#

{
    "idMessage": "3EB0C767D097B7C7C030"
}

SendLink errors#

For a list of errors common to all methods, refer to Common errors section

Python request example#

import requests

url = "{{APIUrl}}/waInstance{{idInstance}}/sendLink/{{apiTokenInstance}}"

payload = "{\r\n\t\"chatId\": \"11001234567@c.us\",\r\n\t\"urlLink\": \"https://green-api.com\"\r\n}\r\n"
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data = payload)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))