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Start typing indicator

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.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse
chatId: string
formatuuid

Start typing indicator

curl https://api.linqapp.com/api/partner/v3/chats/$CHAT_ID/typing \
    -X POST \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $LINQ_API_V3_API_KEY"
{
  "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
}