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# Reply to message

> Reply to a comment or private message from the Smart Inbox. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/sprout-social/reply_to_message

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Reply to a comment or private message from the Smart Inbox.

Sprout Social API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/sprout-social.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/sprout-social/messages/{message_id}/replies`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

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 | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `message_id` | string | yes | Message ID from list_inbox_messages. |
| `text` | string | yes | Reply text. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
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."}'
```

**Python**

```python
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."})
```

**Node.js**

```js
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."});
```

**CLI**

```bash
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

```json
{
  "message_id": "msg_88a1f4",
  "status": "sent",
  "sent_at": "2026-10-17T09:05:00+02:00"
}
```

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## For AI agents: sign your user up

Is your user asking you to sign them up for Cotlet? You can do it for them, no account or key needed.

1. Read the fields and their allowed values: GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests
2. Ask the user for each value: email, apps, what you will do with them. If they leave the password to you, generate a strong one and show it to them.
3. Show the user what you will send, then POST it as JSON to https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/access-requests.

One call creates the account and sends the access request; we email the user when access is granted.