Send a message directly

post

https://api.ycloud.com/v2/whatsapp/messages/sendDirectly

Sends an outbound WhatsApp message directly.

The message is submitted to the WhatsApp Business API synchronously. Typically used for sending OTP and instant messages.

The response body field error.whatsappApiError is included if we tried to request the WhatsApp Business API and got an error response.

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Body Params

from

string

required

The sender's phone number in E.164 format.

string

required

The recipient's phone number in E.164 format.

type

string

enum

required

WhatsApp outbound message type. See also WhatsApp messages.

template

object

Required when type is template.

text

object

Required when type is text.

image

Required when type is image.

video

Required when type is video.

audio

Required when type is audio.

document

Required when type is document.

sticker

Required when type is sticker.

location

object

Required when type is location.

interactive

object

Required when type is interactive.

contacts

array of objects

Required when type is contacts.

contacts

reaction

object

Required when type is reaction.

context

object

Used to mention a specific message you are replying to. The reply can be any message type.

externalId

string

A unique (recommended) string to reference the object. This can be an order number or similar, and can be used to reconcile the object with your internal systems.

filterUnsubscribed

boolean

Optional. If set to true, the message will not be sent to users who have unsubscribed from your account. Defaults to false.

Only use for POST /v2/whatsapp/messages. If the user has unsubscribed, we will push webhook notifications with whatsappMessage.errorCode set to RECIPIENT_UNSUBSCRIBED.

Not applicable to POST /v2/whatsapp/message/sendDirectly.

filterBlocked

boolean

Optional. If set to true, the message will not be sent to users in your block list. Defaults to false.

Only use for POST /v2/whatsapp/messages. If the user is in your block list, we will push webhook notifications with whatsappMessage.errorCode set to RECIPIENT_IN_BLOCK_LIST.

Not applicable to POST /v2/whatsapp/message/sendDirectly.

Response

200The request is successfully accepted.