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# Location messages

# 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](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/whatsapp-business-phone-number/message-api) 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;"
  }
}'
```

## Request parameters

| Placeholder                                               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Example Value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `&lt;ACCESS_TOKEN&gt;`<br />*String*                      | **Required.**<br />[System token](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/access-tokens#system-user-access-tokens) or [business token](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/access-tokens#business-integration-system-user-access-tokens). | `EAAAN6tcBzAUBOZC82CW7iR2LiaZBwUHS4Y7FDtQxRUPy1PHZClDGZBZCgWdrTisgMjpFKiZAi1FBBQNO2IqZBAzdZAA16lmUs0XgRcCf6z1LLxQCgLXDEpg80d41UZBt1FKJZCqJFcTYXJvSMeHLvOdZwFyZBrV9ZPHZASSqxDZBUZASyFdzjiy2A1sippEsF4DVV5W2IlkOSr2LrMLuYoNMYBy8xQczzOKDOMccqHEZD` |
| `&lt;API_VERSION&gt;`<br />*String*                       | **Optional.**<br />Graph API version.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | v24.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `&lt;LOCATION_ADDRESS&gt;`<br />*String*                  | **Optional.**<br />Location address.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `101 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301`                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `&lt;LOCATION_LATITUDE&gt;`<br />*String*                 | **Required.**<br />Location latitude in decimal degrees.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `37.44216251868683`                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `&lt;LOCATION_LONGITUDE&gt;`<br />*String*                | **Required.**<br />Location longitude in decimal degrees.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `-122.16153582049394`                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `&lt;LOCATION_NAME&gt;`<br />*String*                     | **Optional.**<br />Location name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `Philz Coffee`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `&lt;WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID&gt;`<br />*String* | **Required.**<br />WhatsApp business phone number ID.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `106540352242922`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `&lt;WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER&gt;`<br />*String*        | **Required.**<br />WhatsApp user phone number.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `+16505551234`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

## 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"
  }
}'
```

## Example response

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

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