Direct Send Message

The WhatsApp Direct Send Message API allows you to send WhatsApp utility and authentication messages, including text and interactive messages with text, image, video, or document headers, without manually creating and managing message templates.

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Note:

The existing Send Message endpoint is used to initiate business-initiated messages without requiring a message template.

If the category field is not specified in the existing Send Message endpoint, the request is processed as a standard free-form message, and the existing message sending behavior remains unchanged.

Path Params
string
required

Security Identifier assigned to the account.

string
required

Business WhatsApp phone number.

Body Params
messaging_object
object
required
extra_info
object

Optional metadata passed along with the request.

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