> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.livchat.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Send Video

> Send a video to a WhatsApp number

Send a video with optional caption and thumbnail.

## Request Body

<ParamField body="phone" type="string" required>
  Recipient phone number in international format
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="video" type="string" required>
  Video URL or base64-encoded data in data URI format
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="caption" type="string">
  Optional caption for the video
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="jpegThumbnail" type="string">
  Optional base64-encoded JPEG thumbnail
</ParamField>

## Supported Formats

* MP4 (H.264 codec) - Recommended
* 3GPP
* AVI
* MKV

<Note>Maximum file size: 16MB for standard, 64MB for WhatsApp Business</Note>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.livchat.ai/v1/messages/send/video \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "phone": "5511999999999",
      "video": "https://example.com/video.mp4",
      "caption": "Check out this video!"
    }'
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch("https://api.livchat.ai/v1/messages/send/video", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      phone: "5511999999999",
      video: "https://example.com/video.mp4",
      caption: "Check out this video!",
    }),
  });
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "code": 200,
    "data": {
      "details": "Sent",
      "id": "3EB04A45DCA355D01DB68C"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>