# Send a typing indicator

`POST /v1/amb/conversations/{conversation_id}/typing`

Sends a typing indicator to the customer's device on this conversation. Send `typing_start` before the reply it precedes; sending it again before that reply is not meaningful and may be dropped. Apple's own behavior for `typing_end` sent with no reply following is unproven, so treat it as best-effort. This conversation must be open: the same checks that gate a message on this conversation gate a typing indicator, other than the content checks, since a typing indicator has no content.

## Code samples

**TypeScript**

```ts
const result = await bird.amb.conversations.typing(
  "acv_01krdgeqcxet5s7t44vh8rt9mg",
  { event: "typing_start" },
);
console.log(result);
```

Examples: [TypeScript](/docs/api/reference/create-amb-conversation-typing.ts.md) · [Python](/docs/api/reference/create-amb-conversation-typing.py.md) · [Go](/docs/api/reference/create-amb-conversation-typing.go.md) · [PHP](/docs/api/reference/create-amb-conversation-typing.php.md) · [CLI](/docs/api/reference/create-amb-conversation-typing.cli.md) · [MCP](/docs/api/reference/create-amb-conversation-typing.mcp.md) · [cURL](/docs/api/reference/create-amb-conversation-typing.curl.md)

## Path parameters

- `conversation_id` (string): Conversation identifier. Starts with `acv_`.

## Request body

- `event` (string, required)

  The typing signal to send. `typing_start` tells the customer's device that an operator is composing a reply. `typing_end` tells it composition stopped without a message following. Apple expects at most one `typing_start` before the reply it precedes; sending it again before that reply is not meaningful and may be dropped. `typing_end`'s behavior against a live conversation is unproven: the legacy platform's implementation was disabled after it caused issues, so treat it as best-effort.

  Possible values: `typing_start`, `typing_end`

## Related resources

- [Should I use a Bird SDK or call the API directly?](/explained/platform/should-i-use-an-sdk-or-call-the-api-directly) (answer)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first email](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-email) (docs)

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