WhatsApp Business
Send messages and manage contacts via the WhatsApp Business Cloud API.
Environment Variables
- •
WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN- Access token - •
WHATSAPP_PHONE_ID- Phone number ID
Send text message
bash
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/$WHATSAPP_PHONE_ID/messages" \
-d '{"messaging_product":"whatsapp","to":"15551234567","type":"text","text":{"body":"Hello from ThinkFleetBot!"}}' | jq '{messages}'
Send template message
bash
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
"https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/$WHATSAPP_PHONE_ID/messages" \
-d '{"messaging_product":"whatsapp","to":"15551234567","type":"template","template":{"name":"hello_world","language":{"code":"en_US"}}}' | jq '{messages}'
Notes
- •Phone numbers without + prefix.
- •Always confirm before sending messages.