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# Send a mass message

> Send a message to multiple users based on selected lists.  
If `scheduledAt` (or alias `scheduled_at`) is provided, the message is queued for scheduled delivery instead of being sent immediately.

<Info>
  **Required scopes**

  * `write:chat` — Create new chats and send messages. This scope is required for any chat-related actions that modify data.
  * `read:fan` — Access fan-related data and information within the platform.
</Info>


## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /chats/mass-messages
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Fanvue API
  version: '0.1'
servers: []
security: []
paths:
  /chats/mass-messages:
    post:
      summary: Send a mass message
      description: >-
        Send a message to multiple users based on selected lists.  

        If `scheduledAt` (or alias `scheduled_at`) is provided, the message is
        queued for scheduled delivery instead of being sent immediately.
      operationId: sendMassMessage
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiVersionHeader'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                text:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 5000
                mediaUuids:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                price:
                  type:
                    - number
                    - 'null'
                  minimum: 300
                includedLists:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    smartListIds:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - subscribers
                          - auto_renewing
                          - non_renewing
                          - followers
                          - free_trial_subscribers
                          - expired_subscribers
                          - spent_more_than_50
                          - muted
                          - creators
                      description: >-
                        Smart list identifiers — fixed string types such as
                        'subscribers' or 'followers', not UUIDs. The deprecated
                        alias `smartListUuids` is also accepted.
                    customListUuids:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                        format: uuid
                excludedLists:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    smartListIds:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - subscribers
                          - auto_renewing
                          - non_renewing
                          - followers
                          - free_trial_subscribers
                          - expired_subscribers
                          - spent_more_than_50
                          - muted
                          - creators
                      description: >-
                        Smart list identifiers — fixed string types such as
                        'subscribers' or 'followers', not UUIDs. The deprecated
                        alias `smartListUuids` is also accepted.
                    customListUuids:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                        format: uuid
                scheduledAt:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  description: >-
                    Optional scheduled date/time in ISO 8601 format. Alias
                    `scheduled_at` is also accepted.
              required:
                - includedLists
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Mass message sent successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  recipientCount:
                    type: number
                  createdAt:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                    format: date
                required:
                  - id
                  - recipientCount
                  - createdAt
              example:
                id: f1e2d3c4-b5a6-9788-c0d1-e2f3g4h5i6j7
                recipientCount: 1250
                createdAt: '2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z'
        '400':
          description: >-
            Bad Request - API version not supported OR user contactability
            validation failed OR message validation failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnsupportedVersionError'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContactabilityError'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MessageValidationError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedResponse'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnauthorizedResponse'
        '410':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SunsetVersionResponse'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitResponse'
      security:
        - BearerAuth:
            - write:chat
            - read:fan
components:
  parameters:
    ApiVersionHeader:
      name: X-Fanvue-API-Version
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: '2025-06-26'
        example: '2025-06-26'
      description: API version to use for the request
  schemas:
    UnsupportedVersionError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - error
        - message
      description: API version not supported
    ContactabilityError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      description: User contactability validation failed
    MessageValidationError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      required:
        - message
      description: Message validation failed (media ownership, content validation, etc.)
  responses:
    UnauthorizedResponse:
      description: Unauthorized Response
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
            required:
              - error
    SunsetVersionResponse:
      description: API version no longer supported (sunset)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
              nextVersion:
                type: string
            required:
              - error
              - message
    RateLimitResponse:
      description: Too many requests - rate limit exceeded
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Number of seconds to wait before retrying the request
          schema:
            type: integer
        X-RateLimit-Limit:
          description: The maximum number of requests allowed in the current window
          schema:
            type: integer
        X-RateLimit-Remaining:
          description: The number of requests remaining in the current window
          schema:
            type: integer
        X-RateLimit-Reset:
          description: The Unix timestamp (seconds) when the rate limit window resets
          schema:
            type: integer
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
            required:
              - error
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: oauth2
      description: >-
        OAuth 2.0 access token, presented as a JWT bearer token in the
        `Authorization` header. Obtain a token via the authorization-code flow;
        the scopes granted to the token determine which operations it may call.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://auth.fanvue.com/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://auth.fanvue.com/oauth2/token
          refreshUrl: https://auth.fanvue.com/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            read:self: >-
              Access your own user profile information, including basic account
              details and settings.
            read:chat: >-
              Read chat conversations, messages, and chat-related data. This
              includes viewing chat lists and message history.
            write:chat: >-
              Create new chats and send messages. This scope is required for any
              chat-related actions that modify data.
            read:experience: >-
              Exchange a fan's experience token for the resolved experience and
              the fan's identity, so an embedded fan-facing experience can
              render the right content.
            write:experience: >-
              Request that the creator publish or unpublish a fan-facing
              experience. The app mints a request token; the creator confirms
              and Fanvue performs the change.
            read:fan: Access fan-related data and information within the platform.
            read:post: Read posts, including post details, comments, likes, and tips.
            write:post: Create, edit, and manage posts and content on behalf of users.
            read:media: Access media files, images, videos, and other content assets.
            write:media: >-
              Upload, modify, and manage media files and content assets. Also
              required for vault folder management.
            read:creator: >-
              Access creator profiles, content, and creator-specific
              information.
            write:creator: Modify creator profiles, settings, and creator-specific data.
            read:insights: >-
              Access analytics, metrics, and insights data for performance
              tracking.
            read:tracking_links: >-
              Read tracking links and the users associated with them, including
              per-user tracking metadata.
            write:tracking_links: Create and delete tracking links.
            read:agency: Read agency information, including the agency's team members.
            write:agency: >-
              Manage agency team members and invites, including inviting new
              team members and creators.

````