# Audio

## Sending a audio message

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.qikchat.in/v1/messages`

To send an audio, use the request URL and the following body parameters.

accepted formats: `audio/aac, audio/mp4, audio/amr, audio/mpeg, audio/ogg; codecs=opus`

**Request Example**

`{`

&#x20;   `"to_contact": "+918080808080",`

&#x20;   `"type": "audio",`

&#x20;   `"audio": {`

&#x20;       "link": "http(s)://the-url"&#x20;

&#x20;   `}`

`}`

#### Request Body

| Name                                          | Type   | Description                                       |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| to\_contact<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string | customer whatsapp number you want to send message |
| type<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>        | string | audio                                             |
| audio<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>       | object | contains link field                               |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK " %}
A successful response includes a data object with an ID for the message sent.

```javascript
{
    "status": true,
    "message": "Messages queued successfully",
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "52JH6WmuSruAVyXvBBYemd0Ia",
            "channel": "whatsapp",
            "from": "919099999916",
            "recipient": "+918080808080",
            "created_at": "2023-02-19T12:52:25.222Z",
            "status": "queued"
        }
    ]
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}