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Send interactive buttons

Source: R/evolution.R
send_buttons.Rd

Sends a message with interactive buttons via Evolution API v2.

Usage

send_buttons(
  client,
  number,
  title,
  description,
  footer,
  buttons,
  delay = NULL,
  link_preview = NULL,
  mentions_everyone = NULL,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

client

An evo_client() object.

number

Character. Recipient number with country code (e.g., "5581999990000" or "+5581999990000").

title

Character. Button message title.

description

Character. Button message description/body.

Character. Footer text.

buttons

List of buttons. Each button should be a named list following the API specification (see Evolution API docs).

delay

Integer (ms). Optional presence delay before sending. Simulates typing before the message is sent.

Logical. Enable URL link preview in the message.

mentions_everyone

Logical. Mention everyone in a group.

verbose

Logical. If TRUE, logs request/response details with cli.

Value

A named list with the API response. The HTTP status code is stored in attr(result, "http_status").

Note

Baileys connector: Interactive buttons are not supported on the Baileys (WhatsApp Web) connector and are likely to be discontinued. This endpoint is fully supported only on the Cloud API connector. If you are on Baileys, consider using send_poll() as an alternative.

See also

send_poll()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
send_buttons(client, "5581999990000",
  title = "Choose",
  description = "Pick an option:",
  footer = "Powered by R",
  buttons = list(
    list(type = "reply", title = "Option A"),
    list(type = "reply", title = "Option B")
  ))
} # }