Send whatsapp message | Evolution API

Getting this error message when trying to send text using Evolution API:

404 - “\n\n\n\nError\n\n\nCannot POST /message/sendText/\n\n\n”

n8n version 1.118.2 (Self Hosted)

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "httpMethod": "POST",
        "path": "f9df48e8-65ed-48cf-b0d4-e57d69445f41",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "typeVersion": 2.1,
      "position": [
        -896,
        -64
      ],
      "id": "33512e61-fb48-4517-a077-375e0db58689",
      "name": "Webhook",
      "webhookId": "f9df48e8-65ed-48cf-b0d4-e57d69445f41"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "leftValue": "",
            "typeValidation": "strict",
            "version": 2
          },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "a13fdf8b-16a5-4242-b77c-162eee7797a7",
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.body.data.key.fromMe }}",
              "rightValue": "",
              "operator": {
                "type": "boolean",
                "operation": "true",
                "singleValue": true
              }
            }
          ],
          "combinator": "and"
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [
        -688,
        -64
      ],
      "id": "6eeb3cb9-7451-4dab-9a4a-005200ae6c75",
      "name": "If"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "promptType": "define",
        "text": "={{ $('Webhook').item.json.body.data.message.conversation }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
        -480,
        32
      ],
      "id": "f39f99ba-52f3-4da9-8e31-8b9455a5774e",
      "name": "AI Agent"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "messages-api",
        "remoteJid": "={{ $('Webhook').item.json.body.instance }}",
        "messageText": "={{ $json.output }}",
        "options_message": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-evolution-api.evolutionApi",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        -128,
        32
      ],
      "id": "a18d4af1-8002-4c06-b6ed-cc4808f9578c",
      "name": "Enviar texto",
      "credentials": {
        "evolutionApi": {
          "id": "oAqJORAL95COFq7r",
          "name": "Evolution account"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Webhook": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "If",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "If": {
      "main": [
        [],
        [
          {
            "node": "AI Agent",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "AI Agent": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Enviar texto",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "pinData": {
    "Webhook": [
      {
        "headers": {
          "host": "n8n-n8n.xtuxwo.easypanel.host",
          "user-agent": "axios/1.10.0",
          "content-length": "713",
          "accept": "application/json, text/plain, */*",
          "accept-encoding": "gzip, compress, deflate, br",
          "content-type": "application/json",
          "x-forwarded-for": "172.18.0.1",
          "x-forwarded-host": "n8n-n8n.xtuxwo.easypanel.host",
          "x-forwarded-port": "443",
          "x-forwarded-proto": "https",
          "x-forwarded-server": "a47dd9d3c858",
          "x-real-ip": "172.18.0.1"
        },
        "params": {},
        "query": {},
        "body": {
          "event": "messages.upsert",
          "instance": "Teste",
          "data": {
            "key": {
              "remoteJid": "[email protected]",
              "fromMe": false,
              "id": "3F87F1BB43EF0665153C",
              "participant": "252497000181916@lid"
            },
            "pushName": "Rods",
            "status": "DELIVERY_ACK",
            "message": {
              "conversation": "hii"
            },
            "contextInfo": {
              "expiration": 0
            },
            "messageType": "conversation",
            "messageTimestamp": 1763176817,
            "instanceId": "2f57324d-e5be-44b3-8d92-fe5fdba325b7",
            "source": "desktop"
          },
          "destination": "https://n8n-n8n.xtuxwo.easypanel.host/webhook-test/f9df48e8-65ed-48cf-b0d4-e57d69445f41",
          "date_time": "2025-11-15T00:20:17.848Z",
          "sender": "[email protected]",
          "server_url": "https://n8n-evolution-api.xtuxwo.easypanel.host",
          
        },
        "webhookUrl": "https://n8n-n8n.xtuxwo.easypanel.host/webhook-test/f9df48e8-65ed-48cf-b0d4-e57d69445f41",
        "executionMode": "test"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true,
    "instanceId": "523dad69b06762b7cba771ad40c8c3563e47df78277ae4c498c63e29529f01fd"
  }
}

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Hello Rodrigo! First request - REMOVE API KEY FROM YOUR POST !!!

The HTTP Code 404 means - you did manage to reach the server successfully in order to make a REST request but 404 means = not found. You want to double check your webhook details.

Just from a simple test I can replicate this same error.

curl -I “``https://n8n-n8n.xtuxwo.easypanel.host/webhook-test/f9df48e8-65ed-48cf-b0d4-e57d69445f41”
HTTP/2 404
content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 08:29:29 GMT
etag: W/“106-woQtU72Of2qZRSvw7CUZzAUJRJU”
vary: Accept-Encoding
content-length: 262

But also - this webhook is to you own N8N server. is this to another N8N workflow?

Hi Jek,

Thanks for the heads up, just removed it.

Not really, it is supposed to return the message to the sender (which is an whatapps number).

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