Direct Messages
Send a direct message
Supports structured payloads: buttons (Facebook) and quick_replies (Facebook + Instagram).
POST
/
social
/
conversations
/
{conversation_id}
/
messages
Send a direct message
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"text": "<string>",
"image_url": "<string>",
"media_type": "image",
"buttons": [
{
"title": "View order",
"url": "https://acme.shop/orders/42"
}
],
"quick_replies": [
"Yes please",
"No thanks"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages"
payload = {
"text": "<string>",
"image_url": "<string>",
"media_type": "image",
"buttons": [
{
"title": "View order",
"url": "https://acme.shop/orders/42"
}
],
"quick_replies": ["Yes please", "No thanks"]
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
text: '<string>',
image_url: '<string>',
media_type: 'image',
buttons: [{title: 'View order', url: 'https://acme.shop/orders/42'}],
quick_replies: ['Yes please', 'No thanks']
})
};
fetch('https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'text' => '<string>',
'image_url' => '<string>',
'media_type' => 'image',
'buttons' => [
[
'title' => 'View order',
'url' => 'https://acme.shop/orders/42'
]
],
'quick_replies' => [
'Yes please',
'No thanks'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"image_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"media_type\": \"image\",\n \"buttons\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"View order\",\n \"url\": \"https://acme.shop/orders/42\"\n }\n ],\n \"quick_replies\": [\n \"Yes please\",\n \"No thanks\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"image_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"media_type\": \"image\",\n \"buttons\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"View order\",\n \"url\": \"https://acme.shop/orders/42\"\n }\n ],\n \"quick_replies\": [\n \"Yes please\",\n \"No thanks\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"image_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"media_type\": \"image\",\n \"buttons\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"View order\",\n \"url\": \"https://acme.shop/orders/42\"\n }\n ],\n \"quick_replies\": [\n \"Yes please\",\n \"No thanks\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"success": true,
"message": {
"id": 1003,
"conversation_id": 101,
"direction": "out",
"content": "Thanks!",
"media_url": null,
"media_type": null,
"remote_message_id": "m_3",
"sender_name": "You",
"status": "sent",
"sent_at": "2026-03-01 16:00:00"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_abc123",
"timestamp": "2026-03-01T16:00:00Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"message": "Missing or malformed Authorization header",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key lacks required scope: social:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "social:write"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Post not found.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Missing required fields: content, platforms.",
"details": {
"fields": [
"content",
"platforms"
]
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "SERVER_ERROR",
"message": "Something went wrong on our side. Retry with the same request_id - it is safe.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}Authorizations
API key from Developer dashboard (Bearer token).
Path Parameters
Conversation id
Body
application/json
Message text
Optional image URL
Type of the attached media.
Available options:
image, video, audio, file, document Up to 3 link buttons under the text (Facebook button template; Instagram rejects buttons - use quick_replies).
Maximum array length:
3Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Example:
[ { "title": "View order", "url": "https://acme.shop/orders/42" } ]
Tappable text chips (Facebook + Instagram).
Maximum array length:
13Maximum string length:
20Example:
["Yes please", "No thanks"]
⌘I
Send a direct message
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"text": "<string>",
"image_url": "<string>",
"media_type": "image",
"buttons": [
{
"title": "View order",
"url": "https://acme.shop/orders/42"
}
],
"quick_replies": [
"Yes please",
"No thanks"
]
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages"
payload = {
"text": "<string>",
"image_url": "<string>",
"media_type": "image",
"buttons": [
{
"title": "View order",
"url": "https://acme.shop/orders/42"
}
],
"quick_replies": ["Yes please", "No thanks"]
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
text: '<string>',
image_url: '<string>',
media_type: 'image',
buttons: [{title: 'View order', url: 'https://acme.shop/orders/42'}],
quick_replies: ['Yes please', 'No thanks']
})
};
fetch('https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'text' => '<string>',
'image_url' => '<string>',
'media_type' => 'image',
'buttons' => [
[
'title' => 'View order',
'url' => 'https://acme.shop/orders/42'
]
],
'quick_replies' => [
'Yes please',
'No thanks'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"image_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"media_type\": \"image\",\n \"buttons\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"View order\",\n \"url\": \"https://acme.shop/orders/42\"\n }\n ],\n \"quick_replies\": [\n \"Yes please\",\n \"No thanks\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"image_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"media_type\": \"image\",\n \"buttons\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"View order\",\n \"url\": \"https://acme.shop/orders/42\"\n }\n ],\n \"quick_replies\": [\n \"Yes please\",\n \"No thanks\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/social/conversations/{conversation_id}/messages")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"text\": \"<string>\",\n \"image_url\": \"<string>\",\n \"media_type\": \"image\",\n \"buttons\": [\n {\n \"title\": \"View order\",\n \"url\": \"https://acme.shop/orders/42\"\n }\n ],\n \"quick_replies\": [\n \"Yes please\",\n \"No thanks\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"success": true,
"message": {
"id": 1003,
"conversation_id": 101,
"direction": "out",
"content": "Thanks!",
"media_url": null,
"media_type": null,
"remote_message_id": "m_3",
"sender_name": "You",
"status": "sent",
"sent_at": "2026-03-01 16:00:00"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_abc123",
"timestamp": "2026-03-01T16:00:00Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"message": "Missing or malformed Authorization header",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key lacks required scope: social:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "social:write"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Post not found.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Missing required fields: content, platforms.",
"details": {
"fields": [
"content",
"platforms"
]
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "SERVER_ERROR",
"message": "Something went wrong on our side. Retry with the same request_id - it is safe.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}
