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# Offer a call

> Offers a voice or video call to a recipient number for a bounded ringing duration.



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi.evolution-v2.json POST /call/offer/{instance}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Evolution V2 Layer
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Pilot Status API Layer — Evolution V2. Base URL
    `https://pilotstatus.com.br/api/layer/evolution-v2`. Authenticate with the
    `apikey` header (your Pilot Status `ps_` key). Instance/session endpoints
    are NOT available through the layer.
servers:
  - url: https://pilotstatus.com.br/api/layer/evolution-v2
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Call & Business
  - name: Chat
  - name: Group
  - name: Label
  - name: Message
  - name: Profile
  - name: Settings & Proxy
  - name: Storage (S3)
  - name: Template
paths:
  /call/offer/{instance}:
    post:
      tags:
        - Call & Business
      summary: Offer a call
      description: >-
        Offers a voice or video call to a recipient number for a bounded ringing
        duration.
      operationId: post__call_offer_instance
      parameters:
        - name: instance
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The number's display name in the Pilot Status dashboard.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                number:
                  type: string
                  description: Recipient phone number in international format.
                  example: '5511999999999'
                callDuration:
                  type: integer
                  description: How long the call rings, in seconds (1–15).
                  example: 10
                isVideo:
                  type: boolean
                  description: '`true` for a video call, `false` for voice.'
                  example: false
              required:
                - number
                - callDuration
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success — provider-native response body.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: Result of offering (placing) a call to a WhatsApp contact.
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    description: Identifier of the offered call.
                  jid:
                    type: string
                    description: WhatsApp JID of the callee the offer was placed to.
                  isVideo:
                    type: boolean
                    description: >-
                      Whether the offered call is a video call (false = audio
                      only).
                  callDuration:
                    type: integer
                    description: >-
                      Duration in seconds after which the call is automatically
                      terminated.
                required:
                  - id
                  - jid
              example:
                id: '123'
                jid: 5511999999999@s.whatsapp.net
                isVideo: false
                callDuration: 15
        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 <key>`.

````