Facebook Messenger API:how to break line in a message

Question

In Facebook Messenger chat,we can break a line by press "SHIFT+ENTER".
So how to break line by Facebook Graph API(Messenger API).
I've seen in a few answers that the Graph API accepts <center></center> instead of <br> and some other parts of their API seem to accept \r\n.

Is there currently any way of sending a line break and if there is where it it documented?

Lifeguard

Since the text property has a 320 character limit anyway, I would not be surprised if they did not enable posting text with line breaks. Maybe rather split the text at line breaks on your end, and then send them as individual messages? – Allegiance

Answer 1

If you are using php, You should be use chr(10) . Its working as like '\n' or '<br>'. Also you can use <center></center> . Its working for me.

Spheno

@FMan .. k dear.. But its working fine for me.. If your answer working good for you.. then enjoy the code.. if You want any more help from me.. please provide me your code . – Spheno

Ideally he should use PHP_EOL for this – Pinckney

Answer 2

Turns out Line break in Facebook status update via Graph API might give you what you are looking for:

Use \u000A

For me it solved my similar issue I had with Facebook SendApi for a Facebook Messenger Bot.

Lananna

Answer 3

I had to use \n\n for the line break to work.

e.g.

"Sorry, We don't have any information ragarding this.\n\nSay 'Hi' to startover"

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Sorry, We don't have any information ragarding this.
Say 'Hi' to startover

Foah

Hi there. Can you please add some example for more clear answer. tnx – Gusgusba

I used "\n\n" as a new line break inside my string which I sent to the chatbot. It worked for PHP. Example "This is some text I am sending to my chatbot. \n\n This is a new line". – Foah

Answer 4

I was trying to get a line break in the welcome text that shows up before users touch Get Started in my Messenger bot. I found that "\n" worked but ONLY in the mobile version of Messenger. It doesn't work on the web at the moment. Assuming that will get fixed at some point because Facebook shows line breaks in their blog post this week (9/12/2016) https://messengerblog.com/bots/messenger-platform-1-2-link-ads-to-messenger-enhanced-mobile-websites-payments-and-more

Pyramid

Answer 5

Though it is not documented, but I suppose "\r\n" would work. Graph api returns the json response as "\r\n" for messages or posts having a line break.

Marci

Answer 6

I'm not 100% sure what language you're using to build your bot, but if you're using PHP then \n needs to be wrapped in double quote strings e.g

  $message = "Message \n with a line break";

using single quotes (') won't work.

Though a better solution if using PHP would be to use the PHP_EOL constant

Whatever language you're using to build your bot may have similar quirks

Pinckney

Answer 7

Use language specific line separators.

Java System.lineseprator 

php PHP_EOL 

Python os.linesep 

Nodejs os.EOL 

When we use special character in string then JSON conversion understand it as part of string.

Longheaded

Answer 8

In Python \\n breaks the line as expected.

Gpo

Answer 9

Convert "\n" in your text to "\n" => it working... With Php this is my code: (tested)

$_text = str_replace(array("\r\n", "\r", "\n"), "\\n", $_text); 

Resolution