Set Disappearing Chat#

The method is aimed for changing settings of disappearing messages in chats. The standard settings of the application are to be used: 0 (off), 86400 (24 hours), 604800 (7 days), 7776000 (90 days).

Request#

To set settings, you have to execute a request at:

POST https://api.green-api.com/waInstance{{idInstance}}/setDisappearingChat/{{apiTokenInstance}}

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

Request parameters#

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
`chatId`	string	Yes	Correspondent id
`ephemeralExpiration`	integer	No	Messages lifetime in seconds, takes on the values: 0, 86400, 604800, 7776000

Request body example#

{
    "chatId": "71234567890@c.us",
    "ephemeralExpiration": 0
}

Response#

Response parameters#

Parameter	Type	Description
`chatId`	string	yes
`disappearingMessagesInChat`	boolean	Chat state (disappearing or plain), takes on the values: true, false
`ephemeralExpiration`	integer	Messages lifetime in chats, takes on the values: 0, 86400, 604800, 7776000

Response body example#

{
    "chatId": "712345678910@c.us",
    "disappearingMessagesInChat": false,
    "ephemeralExpiration": 0
}

SetDisappearingChat errors#

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

Python request example#

import requests
import json

url = "https://api.green-api.com/waInstance{{idInstance}}/setDisappearingChat/{{apiTokenInstance}}
"
payload = json.dumps({
  "chatId": "712345678910@c.us",
  "ephemeralExpiration": 0
})
headers = {
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

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

print(response.text)