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Text messages

Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Text messages are messages containing only a text body and an optional link preview.

Request syntax

Use the POST /<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>/messages endpoint to send a text message to a WhatsApp user.

Request parameters

You can have the WhatsApp client attempt to render a preview of the first URL in the body text string, if it contains one. URLs must begin with http:// or https://. If multiple URLs are in the body text string, only the first URL will be rendered. If omitted, or if unable to retrieve a link preview, a clickable link will be rendered instead.

Example request

Example request to send a text message with link previews enabled and a body text string that contains a link.

Example response

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