STOP-LIGHT DOCUMENTATION for Template API
STOP-LIGHT DOCUMENTATION
The released documentation covers how to use APIs to send templates directly from the Marketing panel.
POST https://connect.api-wa.co/project-apis/v1/project/{project_id}/messages
PARAMETER
Project_id : XXX
AUTH
X-API-WA-Project-API-Pwd: XXX
BODY
To: {Phone number}
Template: name: {template name}
Language: code: {Language code} eg “en” for English
Parameters:
Body
Text
"type": "text",
"text": "text-string"
Currency
"type": "currency",
"currency": {
"fallback_value": "$100.99",
"code": "USD",
"amount_1000": 100990
Date and Time
"type": "date_time",
"date_time": {
"fallback_value": "February 25, 1977",
"day_of_week": 5,
"year": 1977,
"month": 2,
"day_of_month": 25,
"hour": 15,
"minute": 33,
"calendar": "GREGORIAN"
Buttons
Call To Action Buttons
"type": "button",
"sub_type": {button_sub_type} eg URL here,
"index": "1", // index of the button, starts from 0
"parameters": [
{
"type": "payload",
"payload": {dynamic_text_for_button}
}
]
},
Parameter
Description
POST
Type of API call
Project Id
Project ID of account
Auth
API token for the Account
Phone Number
Phone number to whom the message needs to be sent
Template name
Name of the template you created
Language code
Language code that you selected for the template (en for English)
TEXT PARAMETERS
text
Text for variable 1 in body replacement
CURRENCY
fallback_value
Fallback value if there is no currency parameter
code
Currency used eg USD, INR
amount_1000
Amount
DATE AND TIME
Fallback_value
Fallback value if there is no date time parameter
BUTTONS
sub_type
There are multiple subtypes, eg URL
index
Index of the button, position, starts from 0
payload
Text value for the variable set in button.
Sample Value:
{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "1234567890",
"type": "template",
"template": {
"name": "customer_testing",
"language": {
"code": "en"
},
"components": [
{
"type": "body",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "UserName"
}
]
},
{
"type": "button",
"sub_type": "URL",
"index": "1",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "payload",
"payload": "about"
}
]
}
]
}
}
Sample Response:
{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"contacts": [
{
"input": "1234567890",
"wa_id": "1234567890"
}
],
"messages": [
{
"id": "wamid.HBgMOTE5MDE2NTI",
"message_status": "accepted"
}
]
}
Explanation:
The format of the payload depends on the template format.
If the template has multiple text variables the parameters for text will increase.
For example,
{
"type": "body",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "UserName"
},
{
"type": "text",
"text": "CustomerID"
},
]
}
Here the parameter value will increase depending upon the number of variables in the template.
Same goes for the button. If there are two buttons with variables or dynamic URL link
The subtype and the count will depend upon that.
Also, there are multiple sub-types of buttons such as Catalog, URL and so on.
Following is the list of sub types that are currently supported:
CATALOG
COPY_CODE
FLOW
MPM
ORDER_DETAILS
QUICK_REPLY
REMINDER
URL
Kindly, look at template and select the type accordingly.
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