Start typing indicator

chats.typing.start()

POST/v3/chats/{chatId}/typing

Send a typing indicator to show that someone is typing in the chat.

Behavior & Limitations

Typing indicators are best-effort signals with the following limitations:

Active conversations only: The recipient must have sent or received a message in this chat within the last 5 minutes. If the chat is inactive, the request is still accepted (204) but the indicator will not reach the recipient’s device.
No delivery guarantee: Even for active chats, a 204 response only indicates the request was accepted for processing.
Group chats not supported: Attempting to start a typing indicator in a group chat will return a 403 error.

ParametersExpand Collapse

chat_id: str

formatuuid

Start typing indicator

import os
from linq import LinqAPIV3

client = LinqAPIV3(
    api_key=os.environ.get("LINQ_API_V3_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
client.chats.typing.start(
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
)

{
  "error": {
    "status": 400,
    "code": 1002,
    "message": "Phone number must be in E.164 format"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 401,
    "code": 2004,
    "message": "Unauthorized - missing or invalid authentication token"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 403,
    "code": 2005,
    "message": "Access denied - insufficient permissions for this resource"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 404,
    "code": 2001,
    "message": "Resource not found"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 500,
    "code": 3006,
    "message": "Internal server error"
  },
  "success": false
}

Returns Examples

{
  "error": {
    "status": 400,
    "code": 1002,
    "message": "Phone number must be in E.164 format"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 401,
    "code": 2004,
    "message": "Unauthorized - missing or invalid authentication token"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 403,
    "code": 2005,
    "message": "Access denied - insufficient permissions for this resource"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 404,
    "code": 2001,
    "message": "Resource not found"
  },
  "success": false
}

{
  "error": {
    "status": 500,
    "code": 3006,
    "message": "Internal server error"
  },
  "success": false
}