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# Send Message or Request Revision

> Sends a follow-up message to an existing session. Use to answer agent questions, add context, or request edits to a generated video. Only valid for sessions created in chat mode.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/external-api.json post /v3/video-agents/{session_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: HeyGen External API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    HeyGen's external API for programmatic AI video creation. See
    https://docs.heygen.com for full documentation.
  contact:
    name: HeyGen Product Infra
    url: https://heygen.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.heygen.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Video Agent
    description: Create videos from text prompts using AI
  - name: Videos
    description: Create, list, retrieve, and delete videos
  - name: Voices
    description: Text-to-speech and voice management
  - name: Audio
    description: Search the background-music and sound-effects catalog
  - name: Video Translate
    description: Translate videos into other languages
  - name: User
    description: Account information and billing
  - name: Avatars
    description: List and manage avatars and looks
  - name: Assets
    description: Upload files for use in video creation
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Manage webhook endpoints and events
  - name: Lipsync
    description: Dub or replace audio on existing videos
  - name: Brand
    description: >-
      Brand-related resources — brand kits (colors, fonts, logos) and brand
      glossaries (custom term translations)
paths:
  /v3/video-agents/{session_id}:
    post:
      tags:
        - Video Agent
      summary: Send Message or Request Revision
      description: >-
        Sends a follow-up message to an existing session. Use to answer agent
        questions, add context, or request edits to a generated video. Only
        valid for sessions created in chat mode.
      operationId: sendVideoAgentMessage
      parameters:
        - name: session_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Session ID
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SendMessageRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/SendMessageResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: invalid_parameter
                  message: '''message'' is required.'
                  param: message
                  doc_url: null
        '401':
          description: Authentication failed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: authentication_failed
                  message: Invalid or expired API key. Verify your x-api-key header.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: not_found
                  message: Session not found.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/StandardAPIError'
              example:
                error:
                  code: rate_limit_exceeded
                  message: >-
                    Too many requests. Retry after the duration specified in the
                    Retry-After header.
                  param: null
                  doc_url: null
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying
              schema:
                type: integer
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    SendMessageRequest:
      additionalProperties: false
      description: >-
        Request body for sending a follow-up message, answering the agent's
        question,

        or requesting edits and revisions to a previously generated video.
      properties:
        message:
          description: Text message to the agent
          maxLength: 10000
          minLength: 1
          title: Message
          type: string
        avatar_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: Override avatar for this message
          title: Avatar Id
        voice_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: Override voice for this message
          title: Voice Id
        brand_kit_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: Brand kit ID to apply for this message
          title: Brand Kit Id
        files:
          anyOf:
            - items:
                discriminator:
                  mapping:
                    asset_id:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetId'
                    base64:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetBase64'
                    url:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetUrl'
                  propertyName: type
                oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetUrl'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetId'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetBase64'
              maxItems: 20
              type: array
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: Optional file attachments (max 20 files)
          title: Files
      required:
        - message
      title: SendMessageRequest
      type: object
    SendMessageResponse:
      description: Response from sending a message to a session.
      properties:
        session_id:
          description: Session ID
          title: Session Id
          type: string
        run_id:
          description: Run ID for this message processing
          title: Run Id
          type: string
        title:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: LLM-generated session title
          title: Title
      required:
        - session_id
        - run_id
      title: SendMessageResponse
      type: object
    StandardAPIError:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: invalid_parameter
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Video not found
        param:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Which request field caused the error
        doc_url:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Link to error documentation
      required:
        - code
        - message
    AssetId:
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Asset input via HeyGen asset ID from the asset upload endpoint.
      properties:
        type:
          const: asset_id
          description: Input type discriminator
          title: Type
          type: string
        asset_id:
          description: HeyGen asset ID from the asset upload endpoint
          title: Asset Id
          type: string
      required:
        - type
        - asset_id
      title: AssetId
      type: object
    AssetBase64:
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Asset input via base64-encoded content.
      properties:
        type:
          const: base64
          description: Input type discriminator
          title: Type
          type: string
        media_type:
          description: MIME type of the encoded content (e.g. "image/png")
          title: Media Type
          type: string
        data:
          description: Base64-encoded file content
          title: Data
          type: string
      required:
        - type
        - media_type
        - data
      title: AssetBase64
      type: object
      x-mcp-visible: false
    AssetUrl:
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Asset input via publicly accessible HTTPS URL.
      properties:
        type:
          const: url
          description: Input type discriminator
          title: Type
          type: string
        url:
          description: Publicly accessible HTTPS URL for the asset
          title: Url
          type: string
      required:
        - type
        - url
      title: AssetUrl
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: HeyGen API key. Obtain from your HeyGen dashboard.
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 bearer token.

````