Send a typing indicator

Shows the visitor that you are typing (is_typing: true) or stopped.

visibility: agents only checks the chat is reachable: agents don't see each other typing. Rate limit 20 per 10 s.

POST/v1/agent/action/send_typing_indicator

curl -X POST 'https://app.staging.mlive.chat/v1/agent/action/send_typing_indicator' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MLC_BOT_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "chat_id": "98c7f777-40e4-7888-8901-1999911daaaa",
    "is_typing": true
  }'

const res = await fetch('https://app.staging.mlive.chat/v1/agent/action/send_typing_indicator', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MLC_BOT_TOKEN}`,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "chat_id": "98c7f777-40e4-7888-8901-1999911daaaa",
    "is_typing": true
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();

Response200

{}

Specifics

Method URL	`POST https://app.staging.mlive.chat/v1/agent/action/send_typing_indicator`
Who can call it	Bots, with a bot token (`mlcb_`).
WebSocket action	`send_typing_indicator`, the same call over an open socket
Rate limit	20 per 10 s.

Request body

application/json

chat_idstringrequired
is_typingbooleanrequired
visibilitystring
One of all, agents. Default "all".

Response

200 · application/json

No payload: {}.

Errors

default