Add or remove a reaction to a message

messages.add_reaction(, ) -> MessageAddReactionResponse

POST/v3/messages/{messageId}/reactions

Add or remove emoji reactions to messages. Reactions let users express their response to a message without sending a new message.

Supported Reactions:

love ❤️
like 👍
dislike 👎
laugh 😂
emphasize ‼️
question ❓
custom - any emoji (use custom_emoji field to specify)

ParametersExpand Collapse

message_id: str

formatuuid

operation: Literal["add", "remove"]

Whether to add or remove the reaction

One of the following:

"add"

"remove"

type: ReactionType

Type of reaction. Standard iMessage tapbacks are love, like, dislike, laugh, emphasize, question. Custom emoji reactions have type “custom” with the actual emoji in the custom_emoji field. Sticker reactions have type “sticker” with sticker attachment details in the sticker field.

One of the following:

"love"

"like"

"dislike"

"laugh"

"emphasize"

"question"

"custom"

"sticker"

custom_emoji: Optional[str]

Custom emoji string. Required when type is “custom”.

part_index: Optional[int]

Optional index of the message part to react to. If not provided, reacts to the entire message (part 0).

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class MessageAddReactionResponse: …

message: Optional[str]

status: Optional[str]

trace_id: Optional[str]

Add or remove a reaction to a message

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
)
response = client.messages.add_reaction(
    message_id="69a37c7d-af4f-4b5e-af42-e28e98ce873a",
    operation="add",
    type="love",
)
print(response.trace_id)

{
  "message": "Reaction processed",
  "status": "accepted",
  "trace_id": "trace_id"
}

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

Returns Examples

{
  "message": "Reaction processed",
  "status": "accepted",
  "trace_id": "trace_id"
}

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