# Send Text message

This endpoint sends a text message to a phone number on WhatsApp.

&#x20;**URL:**&#x200B; ​<https://waapi.pepipost.com/api/v2/message/>&#x20;

**Method:** POST

### &#x20;Parameters

| Parameter           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Data Type | Required                 |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------------ |
| recipient\_whatsapp | Recipient’s phone number. Must be a valid number. Phone number must include a country code otherwise message might not get delivered.                                                                                                                                                             | String    | Yes                      |
| recipient\_type     | <p>Indicate whether the recipient is an <code>individual</code>or a <code>group</code>.</p><p> Specifying <code>recipient\_type</code> in the request is optional when the value is <code>individual</code>. However, <code>recipient\_type</code> is required when using <code>group</code>.</p> | String    | No                       |
| message\_type       | <p>Type of a message.</p><p>Default : <code>text</code></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | String    | Yes                      |
| source              | Source id of the origin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String    | No                       |
| preview\_url        | If you have any `URL` in the content and you would like to showcase preview then give true else false                                                                                                                                                                                             | Boolean   | No                       |
| content             | Message text                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | String    | Yes in Text type message |
| x-apiheader         | Any custom data which user needs to send. X-apiheader can be used instead of message id for mapping messages                                                                                                                                                                                      | String    | No                       |

### Request Body

```
{ 
  "message": [
  { 
    "recipient_whatsapp": "919869566055",
    "recipient_type": "individual", 
    "message_type": "text", 
    "source": "fa9d647a-c8d7-423e-bd27-7d2ca2875dc1", 
    "x-apiheader": "custom_data", 
    "type_text": [
    { 
      "preview_url": "false | true", 
      "content": "your-text-message-content" 
    }] 
  }
] 
} 
 
```

### Responses for message API

#### In case of success

```
{ 
   "status": "success", 
   "message": "Request received successfully.", 
   "data": { 
       "id": "6929d4af-490d-454a-8cf3-0502a3506f09" 
   } 
} 
```

This id in response is message id for future response. All the message status updates on webhook will be mapped to this id. So store this message id at your side.

#### In case of failure

```
{ 
   "status": "failure", 
   "error": { 
       "code": "8006", 
       "message": " type is required." 
   } 
} 
```

According to error code and message will change.


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