---
title: "Send an audio message"
method: POST
path: "/instance/{instance}/message/audio"
tags: ["Message"]
---

# Send an audio message

`POST /instance/{instance}/message/audio`

Sends an audio file (by URL) as a WhatsApp voice message to the specified number

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Request body

- DtoSendAudioRequest
  - `audio` string
  - `delay` integer
  - `encoding` boolean
  - `mentioned` string[]
  - `mentionsEveryOne` boolean
  - `number` string
  - `quoted` DtoMessageRequestQuoted
    - `key` DtoQuotedKey
      - `id` string
    - `message` DtoQuotedMessage
      - `conversation` string

## Response `200`

OK

- DtoSendAudioResponse
  - `contextInfo` DtoMessageContextInfo
    - `deviceListMetadata` DtoDeviceListMetadata
      - `recipientKeyHash` string
      - `recipientTimestamp` string
      - `senderKeyHash` string
      - `senderTimestamp` string
    - `deviceListMetadataVersion` integer
    - `messageSecret` string
  - `instanceId` string
  - `key` DtoMessageResponseKey
    - `fromMe` boolean
    - `id` string
    - `remoteJid` string
  - `message` DtoSendAudioResponseMessage
    - `audioMessage` DtoSendAudioResponseMessageAudio
      - `directPath` string
      - `fileEncSha256` string
      - `fileLength` string
      - `fileSha256` string
      - `mediaKey` string
      - `mediaKeyTimestamp` string
      - `mimetype` string
      - `ptt` boolean
      - `seconds` integer
      - `url` string
      - `waveform` string
    - `base64` string
  - `messageTimestamp` integer
  - `messageType` string
  - `pushName` string
  - `source` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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