# Send Session Message

## Send WhatsApp Session Message

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.oneroute.io/api/public/conversation/text`

This API only works when you have received a Whatsapp message from the customer in the last 24 hours.

#### Headers

| Name   | Type   | Description                 |
| ------ | ------ | --------------------------- |
| apiKey | string | API Key for authentication. |

#### Request Body

| Name    | Type   | Description                                                                       |
| ------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| from    | string | Whatsapp number you are sending from. Must be connected to a channel on OneRoute. |
| to      | string | Whatsapp number to send the message to. Must be a valid Whatsapp number.          |
| message | string | The message to send to the customer.                                              |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 " %}

```
{
    "data": {
        "id": "c5cb6663-19fb-4551-abee-ddab2d7355d8",
        "content": "Hello :)",
        "contentType": "TEXT",
        "sender": {
            "name": "covid2020",
            "authUser": true,
            "lastActivity": "2021-06-03T14:37:24.684Z"
        },
        "externalId": "gBGHI0kFNWAgTwIJQFXbLV4JUIzD",
        "conversation_id": "65763b7f-b9a1-4370-b2ca-9cacfb0d65c2",
        "updatedAt": "2021-06-03T14:37:25.664Z",
        "createdAt": "2021-06-03T14:37:25.664Z",
        "subject": null,
        "imageUrl": null,
        "videoUrl": null,
        "documentUrl": null,
        "audioUrl": null,
        "quoted_message_id": null
    },
    "message": "Message sent to customer",
    "success": true
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401 " %}

```
{
    "data": null,
    "message": "Invalid API Key",
    "success": false
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Example Request Payload

```
{
    "from": "234XXXXXXXXXX",
    "message":"Session message",
    "to": "234XXXXXXXXX"
}
```


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.oneroute.io/whatsapp-api/endpoints/send-session-message.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.