# POST Send Message API

### API End Points

```
https://api-v7.express-chat.com/whatsapp-automation/wa/templates?apiKey=*API KEY*
```

### Request Headers

| Header       | Details          |
| ------------ | ---------------- |
| apiKey       | *API KEY*        |
| Content-Type | application/json |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Plain Text Messages" %}

### Request Body

```
{
    "userName": "Test",
    "wa_id": "910987654321",
    "type": "text",
    "message": {
        "text": "hi"
    },
    "tags": [ "test" ]
}
```

### Parameters

| Parameter                     | Type   | Description                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| userName                      | string | The name of the user to whom the message is being sent.                                                                            |
| wa\_id                        | string | The WhatsApp number of the user to whom the message is being sent. The number must contain the country code without the plus sign. |
| type                          | string | The type of message being sent (e.g., text, image).                                                                                |
| message.text                  | string | message that needs to be sent                                                                                                      |
| message.label                 | string | The caption you want to send along with the image (optional) Only if type is image                                                 |
| message.source                | string | <p>The image link                                                                                                                  |
| <br>(optional)                |        |                                                                                                                                    |
| <br>Only if type is image</p> |        |                                                                                                                                    |
| tag                           | array  | Tags are the labels that you can assign to conversations or chats to help organize and manage effectively.                         |

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Media Messages" %}

### Request Body

```
{
    "userName": "Test",
    "wa_id": "910987654321",
    "type": "image",
    "message": {
        "source": "https://imgv3.fotor.com/images/blog-cover-image/part-blurry-image.jpg",
        "label": "hey",
    }
}
```

### Parameters

| Parameter      | Type   | Description                                                                                                                        |
| -------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| userName       | string | The name of the user to whom the message is being sent.                                                                            |
| wa\_id         | string | The WhatsApp number of the user to whom the message is being sent. The number must contain the country code without the plus sign. |
| type           | string | The type of message being sent (e.g., text, image).                                                                                |
| message.source | string | The URL of the media being sent.                                                                                                   |
| message.label  | string | The text to attach to the media.                                                                                                   |
| message.type   | string | The type of media being sent (e.g., image, document).                                                                              |

### Example

```
curl --location '<https://api-v7.express-chat.com/whatsapp-automation/wa/send-message?apiKey=*API KEY*>' \\\\
--header 'apiKey: *API KEY*' \\\\
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\\
--data '{
    "userName": "Test",
    "wa_id": "910987654321",
    "type": "image",
    "message": {
        "source": "<https://imgv3.fotor.com/images/blog-cover-image/part-blurry-image.jpg>",
        "label": "hey",
        "type": "image"
    }
}'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Error Codes <a href="#error-codes" id="error-codes"></a>

Refer to the [official documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises/errors) for more information on error codes.


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