Send Template Message

Sends a pre-approved WhatsApp template. Required for initiating conversations outside the 24-hour service window. Dynamic variables go in the components array.

POST/api/v1/contact/:phone/send-template-message

Recommendation

Components are optional — omit entirely if your template has no placeholders.

Request Body Schema

application/json

template.namestringrequired

Template name (from Meta)

Example:hello_world

template.language.codestringrequired

Language locale (e.g. en_US)

template.componentsarrayoptional

Variable values for template placeholders

Response Payload

200 OKapplication/json

successbooleanrequired

Whether request succeeded

data.message_idstringrequired

Platform message ID

data.raw.messages[].idstringrequired

Meta message ID

Code Snippets & Examples

curl -X POST "https://app.chatofy.in/api/v1/contact/+917838343515/send-template-message" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"template":{"name":"hello_world","language":{"code":"en_US"}}}'

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curl -X POST "https://app.chatofy.in/api/v1/contact/+917838343515/send-template-message" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"template":{"name":"hello_world","language":{"code":"en_US"}}}'

200 OKapplication/json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "message_id": "wamid.HBgLMTIzNDU2...",
    "raw": {
      "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
      "contacts": [
        {
          "input": "+917838343515",
          "wa_id": "917838343515"
        }
      ],
      "messages": [
        {
          "id": "wamid.HBgLMTIzNDU2..."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "message": "Message sent successfully"
}

curl -X POST "https://app.chatofy.in/api/v1/contact/+917838343515/send-template-message" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"template":{"name":"hello_world","language":{"code":"en_US"}}}'

{ "success": true, "data": { "message_id": "wamid.HBgLMTIzNDU2...", "raw": { "messaging_product": "whatsapp", "contacts": [ { "input": "+917838343515", "wa_id": "917838343515" } ], "messages": [ { "id": "wamid.HBgLMTIzNDU2..." } ] } }, "message": "Message sent successfully" }