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POST
Fake Call
Auth: TokenAccount or TokenInstanceRate-limit: Global (100/min) • Idempotent: no

Description

Starts a voice call that rings the recipient’s phone for a few seconds and hangs up on its own, no audio, no media connection. Useful to grab attention, validate a number, or for “ring-and-drop” flows. The duration field controls how many seconds the call rings before the automatic hang-up: default 8 seconds, allowed range 1 to 60.

Examples

Simple fake call

Uses the default duration (8 seconds).

Ring for a specific duration

duration: 15 makes the call ring for 15 seconds before hanging up.

Success response

200 OK
The call is ended automatically by the server after duration seconds. There is no audio stream on this call.

Path parameters

string
required
Instance name (e.g., $Instance_Name).

Headers

string
required
TokenAccount or TokenInstance.
string
required
application/json

Request body

string
required
Destination: phone (5511999999999) or JID (@s.whatsapp.net).
int
default:"8"
Seconds the call rings before hanging up automatically. Allowed range: 1 to 60. Omitted or 0 uses the default 8.

Errors

Error envelope: