> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pilotstatus.com.br/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Send text message > Sends a plain text message; when `linkPreview` is true the server enriches the first URL in `text` with an OpenGraph preview card. ## OpenAPI ````yaml openapi.evolution-go.json POST /send/text openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Evolution GO Layer version: 1.0.0 description: >- Pilot Status API Layer — Evolution GO. Base URL `https://pilotstatus.com.br/api/layer/evolution-go`. Authenticate with the `apikey` header (your Pilot Status `ps_` key) or `Authorization: Bearer`. Instance/session endpoints are NOT available through the layer. servers: - url: https://pilotstatus.com.br/api/layer/evolution-go security: - apiKey: [] tags: - name: Call (voice) - name: Chat - name: Community - name: Group - name: Label - name: Message - name: Newsletter / Channels - name: Send (load-balanced) - name: User / Contacts paths: /send/text: post: tags: - Send (load-balanced) summary: Send text message description: >- Sends a plain text message; when `linkPreview` is true the server enriches the first URL in `text` with an OpenGraph preview card. operationId: post__send_text requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: number: type: string description: >- Recipient MSISDN or JID (e.g. `5511999999999` or `5511999999999@s.whatsapp.net`, group `...@g.us`). example: '5511999999999' text: type: string description: Message body. example: Hello from Pilot Status! https://pilotstatus.com.br linkPreview: type: boolean description: >- Fetch OpenGraph metadata for the first URL in `text` and attach a preview. example: true id: type: string description: Client-supplied message id for tracking/idempotency. delay: type: integer description: Milliseconds to wait (as "typing") before sending. example: 1200 mentionedJid: type: string description: JID(s) to mention. mentionAll: type: boolean description: Mention every participant (groups). formatJid: type: boolean description: >- Auto-format `number` into a JID (default `true`); set `false` to send the value as-is. quoted: type: object description: 'Reply-to reference: `{ "messageId", "participant" }`.' example: messageId: 3EB0C767D097B7C7A0A1 participant: 5511988888888@s.whatsapp.net required: - number - text responses: '200': description: Success — provider-native response body. content: application/json: schema: type: object description: >- Standard Evolution GO send envelope (gin.H). The passthrough layer returns this native body verbatim. properties: message: type: string description: Fixed status label; always "success" on HTTP 200. data: type: object description: >- Text message send result. Serialized MessageSendStruct (no JSON tags → PascalCase keys Info/Message/MessageContextInfo). properties: Info: type: object description: >- whatsmeow types.MessageInfo — metadata of the just-sent message (MessageSource fields are promoted/flattened). No JSON tags, so keys use Go field names (PascalCase). JID fields (Chat/Sender/…) implement MarshalText and serialize as strings. properties: Chat: type: string description: >- Recipient JID (user "@s.whatsapp.net" or group "@g.us"). Sender: type: string description: >- Sender JID = this connected number (own device, includes device suffix). IsFromMe: type: boolean description: Always true for messages sent through this API. IsGroup: type: boolean description: Whether Chat is a group. AddressingMode: type: string description: 'Addressing mode: "", "pn" (phone number) or "lid".' SenderAlt: type: string description: >- Alternative sender address (LID/PN); empty string when unused. RecipientAlt: type: string description: >- Alternative recipient address; empty string when unused. BroadcastListOwner: type: string description: Broadcast-list owner JID; empty for normal chats. BroadcastRecipients: type: - array - 'null' items: type: object description: Broadcast recipients; null for normal sends. ID: type: string description: Server message ID assigned to the sent message. ServerID: type: integer description: Newsletter/server sequence ID; 0 for normal chats. Type: type: string description: >- Internal message type label; "ExtendedTextMessage" for text. PushName: type: string description: Sender push name; empty on send. Timestamp: type: string format: date-time description: Send time (RFC 3339). Category: type: string description: Message category; empty on send. Multicast: type: boolean description: Whether the message was multicast. MediaType: type: string description: Media type label; empty for non-media. Edit: type: string description: Edit attribute; empty for new messages. MsgBotInfo: type: object description: Bot edit metadata (zero-valued on normal sends). properties: EditType: type: string EditTargetID: type: string EditSenderTimestampMS: type: string format: date-time MsgMetaInfo: type: object description: >- Meta targeting metadata (zero-valued on normal sends). properties: TargetID: type: string TargetSender: type: string TargetChat: type: string DeprecatedLIDSession: type: - boolean - 'null' ThreadMessageID: type: string ThreadMessageSenderJID: type: string VerifiedName: type: - object - 'null' description: Business verified-name details; null when absent. DeviceSentMeta: type: - object - 'null' description: Own-device send metadata; null when absent. Message: type: object description: >- Echo of the sent waE2E.Message proto (encoding/json, proto lowerCamelCase tags). Only the sub-message for this endpoint is populated. properties: extendedTextMessage: type: object properties: text: type: string description: Message body. contextInfo: type: object description: >- Message-level context info (mentions/quote); empty object when none. properties: {} MessageContextInfo: type: object description: >- Quoted-message context echoed back (waE2E.ContextInfo). Empty strings when the send was not a reply. properties: stanzaID: type: string description: Quoted message ID; empty when not replying. participant: type: string description: >- Quoted message author JID; empty when not replying. quotedMessage: type: object description: Placeholder quoted message. properties: conversation: type: string example: message: success data: Info: Chat: 5511999999999@s.whatsapp.net Sender: 5511888888888:23@s.whatsapp.net IsFromMe: true IsGroup: false AddressingMode: '' SenderAlt: '' RecipientAlt: '' BroadcastListOwner: '' BroadcastRecipients: null ID: 3EB0C767D26A1D8A3C2B ServerID: 0 Type: ExtendedTextMessage PushName: '' Timestamp: '2026-07-10T13:45:30Z' Category: '' Multicast: false MediaType: '' Edit: '' MsgBotInfo: EditType: '' EditTargetID: '' EditSenderTimestampMS: '0001-01-01T00:00:00Z' MsgMetaInfo: TargetID: '' TargetSender: '' TargetChat: '' DeprecatedLIDSession: null ThreadMessageID: '' ThreadMessageSenderJID: '' VerifiedName: null DeviceSentMeta: null Message: extendedTextMessage: text: Hello from Pilot Status! contextInfo: {} MessageContextInfo: stanzaID: '' participant: '' quotedMessage: conversation: '' default: description: Error — provider or layer error. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: status: type: integer error: type: string message: type: string response: type: object example: status: 400 error: Bad Request message: Invalid payload components: securitySchemes: apiKey: type: apiKey in: header name: apikey description: >- Your Pilot Status API key (ps_...). Evolution GO also accepts `Authorization: Bearer `. ````