POST Send Message API

Use this API to send a WhatsApp message.

API Endpoint

<https://api.v7.express-chat.com/whatsapp-automation/wa/send-message?apiKey=*API KEY*>

Request Headers

Header	Value
apiKey	*API KEY*
Content-Type	application/json

Plain Text Messages

Request Body

{
    "userName": "Test",
    "wa_id": "910987654321",
    "type": "text",
    "message": {
        "text": "hi"
    }
}

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 sent
message.label	string	The caption you want to send along with the image (optional) Only if type is image
message.source	string	The image link (optional) Only if type is image

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": "918859170007",
    "type": "text",
    "message": {
        "text": "hi"
    }
}'

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, document).
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.eleapi.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"
    }
}'

Error Codes

Refer to the official documentation for more information on error codes.