Typing Indicators

Typing indicators | Developer Documentation
Typing indicators
Updated: Oct 21, 2025
When you get a messages webhook indicating a received message, you can use the 
message.id value to mark the message as read and display a typing indicator so the WhatsApp user knows you are preparing a response. This is good practice if it will take you a few seconds to respond.
The typing indicator will be dismissed once you respond, or after 25 seconds, whichever comes first. To prevent a poor user experience, only display a typing indicator if you are going to respond.
Request parameters
Placeholder 
Description 
Example value 
<ACCESS_TOKEN>
String
Required.
System token or business token.
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<API_VERSION>
String
Optional.
Graph API version.
v25.0
<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>
String
Required.
WhatsApp business phone number ID.
106540352242922
<WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>
String
Required.
WhatsApp message ID. This ID is assigned to the 
messages.id property in received message messages webhooks.
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