sendContact

Sends a contact card — a name and phone number — to a user, group, or channel.

💡 Both phone_number and name are required. Include the country code in the phone number, without a leading +.

Request

method is "sendContact".

Field	Type	Required	Description
`chat_id`	String	Yes	The target chat or user.
`phone_number`	String	Yes	Contact's phone number, including country code.
`name`	String	Yes	Contact's full name.
`app_id`	String	Yes	The app the message belongs to.
`reference`	Long	Yes	Your local id for the message. Echoed back in `messageAck` so you can match them up.
`to_user_id`	String	Optional	Target a single user inside a group or channel.
`reply_to_message_id`	String	Optional	Set this to send the contact as a reply to an existing message.
`echo`	Integer	Optional	`1` returns a copy of the sent message to you. Default `0`.
`web_page_preview`	Integer	Optional	`1` disable preview · `2` hide the link · `3` instant view · `4` instant view without the link.
`disable_notification`	Boolean	Optional	Deliver silently — the user gets no notification sound.
`menu_ref`	String	Optional	Attach an existing predefined menu, shown inline beneath the message.
`inline_menu`	Array of Menu	Optional	Attach a menu defined inline. Takes priority over `menu_ref` if both are set.
`chat_settings`	Integer	Optional	`1` routes the message to the Bot Manager, used for admin-only communication.

Preconditions

Your API needs the right permission, and the right standing in the chat.

Requirement	Needed for
`"Send Message"` permission	Sending at all.
`"Reply to Message"` permission	Only when using `reply_to_message_id`.
Chat type	Your API must be
---	---
User chat	Already started by the user
Group	A member
Channel	An admin

Response

When	Method	What it tells you
Always	`messageAck`	The server accepted the message. Carries the new `message_id` and echoes your `reference`.
If `echo = 1`	`message`	A full copy of the message as it was sent.

SDKs

SDK	Call	Callback
Java	`api.sendContact(chatId, phoneNumber, name, reference, appId);`	`onMessagAckCallback(MessageAck msgAck)`
JavaScript	`api.sendContact(chatId, phoneNumber, name, reference, appId);`	`onMessagAckCallback(msgAck)`
Python	`napi.send_contact(chat_id=chat_id, phone_number=phone_number, name=name, reference=reference, app_id=app_id)`	`on_message_ack_callback(self, msg_ack)`

Example

Request

json
{
  "method": "sendContact",
  "chat_id": "90090684438172188",
  "name": "Adam Harley",
  "phone_number": "16134567890",
  "reference": 111111147,
  "app_id": "90090684293000559",
  "echo": 1
}

java
api.sendContact(chatId, phoneNumber, name, reference, appId);

javascript
api.sendContact(chatId, phoneNumber, name, reference, appId);

python
napi.send_contact(chat_id=chat_id, phone_number=phone_number, name=name, reference=reference, app_id=app_id)

Response

json
{
  "method": "messageAck",
  "ack": {
    "reference": 111111147,
    "date": 1741983544156,
    "gmid": 25,
    "message_id": "d1_Y55weZ5M126268"
  }
}

And, because echo was 1:

json
{
  "method": "message",
  "app_id": 90090684293000559,
  "message": {
    "message_id": "d1_Y55weZ5M126268",
    "reference": 111111147,
    "date": 1741983544156,
    "gmid": "25",
    "type": "contact",
    "contact": {
      "name": "Adam Harley",
      "phone_number": "16134567890"
    },
    "chat": {
      "id": "90090684438172188",
      "title": "New Chat",
      "type": "Group"
    },
    "from": {
      "id": "90091783822039252",
      "name": "My First API",
      "type": "Bot",
      "terminal": "API"
    }
  }
}