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# Contextual replies

# Contextual replies

Updated: Oct 21, 2025

Contextual replies are a special way of responding to a WhatsApp user message. Sending a message as a contextual reply makes it clearer to the user which message you are replying to by quoting the previous message in a contextual bubble:

![](https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.2365-6/441349069_1363509007609494_6528221959622289637_n.png?_nc_cat=103\&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=e280be&_nc_ohc=CrZTLd5uF08Q7kNvwEW8Hlt&_nc_oc=AdmT-LGqi1u6FfTCKVKCYXfiqLTuYgc8n7kgOLQP2xzsJDsg83ejt3yDZiY8icsMcu4&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&_nc_gid=v46WJdsfr61MbyeDVE77cw\&oh=00_AflSICqYt7914gomhCnjBvnT2iYLzEJnablGBBAGBsJngQ\&oe=695517EB)

## Limitations

You cannot send a [reaction message](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/messages/reaction-messages) as a contextual reply.

The contextual bubble will not appear at the top of the delivered message if:

The previous message has been deleted or moved to long term storage (messages are typically moved to long term storage after 30 days, unless you have enabled [local storage](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/local-storage)).
You reply with an [audio](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/messages/audio-messages), [image](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/messages/image-messages), or [video message](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/messages/video-messages) and the WhatsApp user is running KaiOS.
You use the WhatsApp client to reply with a [push-to-talk](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffaq.whatsapp.com%2F657157755756612%2F%3Fcms_platform%3Dweb\&h=AT27YbaSpJuEHegQFanV3PvbujbJ4ZR4AUqVYx6J2cMcQj2OPYUhTlHQbddbukDGWbbiunmA-Mo2AJqEiuVY_st-Ycnjilt1u5GrNuBQsR4gDRsFTrlB21_a89Wd6eX7YUKplDYMFbhw4Q) message and the WhatsApp user is running KaiOS.
You reply with a [template message](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/messages/template-messages).

## Request Syntax

```
POST /<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>/messages
```

### Post Body

```
\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "to": "<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>",
  "context": {
    "message_id": "WAMID_TO_REPLY_TO"
  },

  /* Message type and type contents goes here */

}
```

### Post Body Parameters

| Placeholder                                        | Description                                                                                  | Example Value                                                    |
| -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `&lt;WAMID_TO_REPLY_TO&gt;`<br />*String*          | **Required.**<br />WhatsApp message ID (wamid) of the previous message you want to reply to. | `wamid.HBgLMTY0NjcwNDM1OTUVAgASGBQzQTdCNTg5RjY1MEMyRjlGMjRGNgA=` |
| `&lt;WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER&gt;`<br />*String* | **Required.**<br />WhatsApp user phone number.                                               | `+16505551234`                                                   |

## Example Request

Example of a text message sent as a reply to a previous message.

```
curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/106540352242922/messages' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...' \
-d '
\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "to": "+16505551234",
  "context": {
    "message_id": "wamid.HBgLMTY0NjcwNDM1OTUVAgASGBQzQTdCNTg5RjY1MEMyRjlGMjRGNgA="
  },
  "type": "text",
  "text": {
    "body": "You'\''re welcome, Pablo!"
  }
}'
```

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