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POST
/
api
/
chat
/
forward
/
:instance
Forward message
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/chat/forward/:instance \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'token: <token>' \
  --data '
{
  "messageId": "<string>",
  "to": "<string>"
}
'
Auth: TokenAccount or TokenInstance • Rate-limit: Global (100/min) • Idempotent: no Forwards one message to one recipient. For multiple destinations, make multiple calls. Supports forwarding of: text, image, video, audio, document, sticker, contact, location.
Does not support: reactions, polls, buttons.

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Examples

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To a contact

Forwards the message identified by messageId to an individual contact in to (phone number or @s.whatsapp.net JID). The message arrives at the recipient with the “Forwarded” mark. 
curl -X POST "https://ryzeapi.cloud/api/chat/forward/$Instance_Name" \
  -H "token: $Token_Instance" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "messageId": "3EB08FCF27E532F1B0F5",
    "to": "5511987654321"
  }'

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To a group

Same operation, but with to pointing to a group JID (@g.us). Useful to relay notices or media received in another chat to an entire group at once. 
curl -X POST "https://ryzeapi.cloud/api/chat/forward/$Instance_Name" \
  -H "token: $Token_Instance" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "messageId": "3EB08FCF27E532F1B0F5",
    "to": "120363406289005073@g.us"
  }'

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Success response

200 OK
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Message forwarded successfully",
  "messageId": "3EB08FCF27E532F1B0F7",
  "originalId": "3EB08FCF27E532F1B0F5",
  "destinationJid": "5511987654321@s.whatsapp.net"
}
FieldDescription
messageIdNew ID generated by the forward.
originalIdID of the original message.
destinationJidJID of the recipient.

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Path parameters

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instance
string
required
Instance name.

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Headers

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token
string
required
TokenAccount or TokenInstance.

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Request body

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messageId
string
required
ID of the original message (must exist in the instance database).
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to
string
required
Destination: phone number (5511...), private JID (...@s.whatsapp.net or ...@lid), group JID (@g.us), or newsletter (@newsletter).

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Notes

  • Very old media (>14 days) may have its encrypted bytes expired on WhatsApp servers, in that case the forward fails.
  • The “Forwarded” flag appears naturally for the recipient.
  • The new message is ingested by the events pipeline and triggers message.exchange (outgoing) on the webhook/WebSocket.

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Error responses

HTTPerror.messageWhen
400Invalid request bodyMalformed JSON.
400messageId is required or to is requiredMissing field.
401Invalid token,
404Instance not found or message not found,
500unsupported message type for forwarding: <type>Reaction, poll, or interactive.
503Instance is not connected to WhatsAppNo active session.