Send Template (Body Variables Only)

Sends a standard text-only WhatsApp template with multiple dynamic body variables (e.g. customer name {{1}}, payment amount {{2}}, due date {{3}}) without header images or buttons.

POST/api/v1/contact/{phone}/send-template-message

Recommendation

When a template has no header or buttons, pass only the body component array. Placeholders map 1:1 in positional order (parameter 0 -> {{1}}, parameter 1 -> {{2}}, parameter 2 -> {{3}}).

Body Parameters

1 parameter

{phone}stringrequired

Recipient phone number with country code (e.g. +919000000000).

Request Body Schema

application/json

template.namestringrequired

Template name (from Meta)

Example:payment_reminder_notice

template.language.codestringrequired

Language locale (e.g. en_US)

Example:en_US

template.componentsarray<object>required

Array containing body component object with positional parameter array for placeholders (no header or button components)

template.components[0].typestringrequired

Must be "body"

Example:body

template.components[0].parametersarray<object>required

Sequential text parameters mapping to {{1}}, {{2}}, {{3}} placeholders

template.components[0].parameters[].typestringrequired

Parameter type (always "text" for plain text placeholders)

Example:text

template.components[0].parameters[].textstringrequired

Text replacement value

Example:Sumit Singh

Response Payload

200 OKapplication/json

successbooleanrequired

Whether request succeeded

data.message_idstringrequired

Platform message ID (wamid)

data.raw.messages[].idstringrequired

Meta message ID

Code Snippets & Examples

1	curl -X POST "https://app.chatofy.in/api/v1/contact/+919000000000/send-template-message" \
2	-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
3	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4	-d '{
5	"template": {
6	"name": "payment_reminder_notice",
7	"language": {
8	"code": "en_US"
9	},
10	"components": [
11	{
12	"type": "body",
13	"parameters": [
14	{
15	"type": "text",
16	"text": "Sumit Singh"
17	},
18	{
19	"type": "text",
20	"text": "₹4,999.00"
21	},
22	{
23	"type": "text",
24	"text": "October 5, 2026"
25	}
26	]
27	}
28	]
29	}
30	}'

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1	curl -X POST "https://app.chatofy.in/api/v1/contact/+919000000000/send-template-message" \
2	-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
3	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4	-d '{
5	"template": {
6	"name": "payment_reminder_notice",
7	"language": {
8	"code": "en_US"
9	},
10	"components": [
11	{
12	"type": "body",
13	"parameters": [
14	{
15	"type": "text",
16	"text": "Sumit Singh"
17	},
18	{
19	"type": "text",
20	"text": "₹4,999.00"
21	},
22	{
23	"type": "text",
24	"text": "October 5, 2026"
25	}
26	]
27	}
28	]
29	}
30	}'

200 OKapplication/json

1	{
2	"success": true,
3	"data": {
4	"message_id": "wamid.HBgLMTIzNDU2...",
5	"raw": {
6	"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
7	"contacts": [
8	{
9	"input": "+919000000000",
10	"wa_id": "919000000000"
11	}
12	],
13	"messages": [
14	{
15	"id": "wamid.HBgLMTIzNDU2..."
16	}
17	]
18	}
19	},
20	"message": "Template message (body variables only) sent successfully"
21	}

Code Snippets & Examples

1	curl -X POST "https://app.chatofy.in/api/v1/contact/+919000000000/send-template-message" \
2	-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
3	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4	-d '{
5	"template": {
6	"name": "payment_reminder_notice",
7	"language": {
8	"code": "en_US"
9	},
10	"components": [
11	{
12	"type": "body",
13	"parameters": [
14	{
15	"type": "text",
16	"text": "Sumit Singh"
17	},
18	{
19	"type": "text",
20	"text": "₹4,999.00"
21	},
22	{
23	"type": "text",
24	"text": "October 5, 2026"
25	}
26	]
27	}
28	]
29	}
30	}'