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Location messages

Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Location messages allow you to send a location’s latitude and longitude coordinates to a WhatsApp user.

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Request syntax

Use the POST /<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>/messages endpoint to send a location message to a WhatsApp user. 
curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/&lt;API_VERSION&gt;/&lt;WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID&gt;/messages' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer &lt;ACCESS_TOKEN&gt;' \
-d '
\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "to": "&lt;WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER&gt;",
  "type": "location",
  "location": {
    "latitude": "&lt;LOCATION_LATITUDE&gt;",
    "longitude": "&lt;LOCATION_LONGITUDE&gt;",
    "name": "&lt;LOCATION_NAME&gt;",
    "address": "&lt;LOCATION_ADDRESS&gt;"
  }
}'

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Request parameters

PlaceholderDescriptionExample Value
&lt;ACCESS_TOKEN&gt;
String		Required.
System token or business token.		EAAAN6tcBzAUBOZC82CW7iR2LiaZBwUHS4Y7FDtQxRUPy1PHZClDGZBZCgWdrTisgMjpFKiZAi1FBBQNO2IqZBAzdZAA16lmUs0XgRcCf6z1LLxQCgLXDEpg80d41UZBt1FKJZCqJFcTYXJvSMeHLvOdZwFyZBrV9ZPHZASSqxDZBUZASyFdzjiy2A1sippEsF4DVV5W2IlkOSr2LrMLuYoNMYBy8xQczzOKDOMccqHEZD
&lt;API_VERSION&gt;
String		Optional.
Graph API version.		v24.0
&lt;LOCATION_ADDRESS&gt;
String		Optional.
Location address.		101 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
&lt;LOCATION_LATITUDE&gt;
String		Required.
Location latitude in decimal degrees.		37.44216251868683
&lt;LOCATION_LONGITUDE&gt;
String		Required.
Location longitude in decimal degrees.		-122.16153582049394
&lt;LOCATION_NAME&gt;
String		Optional.
Location name.		Philz Coffee
&lt;WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID&gt;
String		Required.
WhatsApp business phone number ID.		106540352242922
&lt;WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER&gt;
String		Required.
WhatsApp user phone number.		+16505551234

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Example request

Example request to send a location message with a name and address. 
curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/v24.0/106540352242922/messages' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...' \
-d '
\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "to": "+16505551234",
  "type": "location",
  "location": {
    "latitude": "37.44216251868683",
    "longitude": "-122.16153582049394",
    "name": "Philz Coffee",
    "address": "101 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301"
  }
}'

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Example response

\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "contacts": [\
    {\
      "input": "+16505551234",\
      "wa_id": "16505551234"\
    }\
  ],
  "messages": [\
    {\
      "id": "wamid.HBgLMTY0NjcwNDM1OTUVAgARGBI1RjQyNUE3NEYxMzAzMzQ5MkEA"\
    }\
  ]
}
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