Reply to message
Reply to a comment or private message from the Smart Inbox.
POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/sprout-social/messages/{message_id}/replies
write Confirm
Sends a reply from the profile the message came to, as you. If your account uses reply approvals, the reply is submitted for approval instead of sent, and the response says so. Completing the message is a separate call. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| message_id string required | string | Message ID from list_inbox_messages. |
| text string required | string | Reply text. |
Request
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/sprout-social/messages/msg_88a1f4/replies \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"text":"Hi Lena, yes, the blue one is back. You can order it on our shop page today."}'result = client.call("sprout-social", "reply_to_message", {"message_id":"msg_88a1f4","text":"Hi Lena, yes, the blue one is back. You can order it on our shop page today."})const result = await cotlet.call('sprout-social', 'reply_to_message', {"message_id":"msg_88a1f4","text":"Hi Lena, yes, the blue one is back. You can order it on our shop page today."});cotlet call sprout-social reply_to_message --data '{"message_id":"msg_88a1f4","text":"Hi Lena, yes, the blue one is back. You can order it on our shop page today."}'Example response
{
"message_id": "msg_88a1f4",
"status": "sent",
"sent_at": "2026-10-17T09:05:00+02:00"
}