Image

This page describes image messages on the WhatsApp Business Platform.

Image messages are messages that display a single image and an optional caption.

Image Messages Request

POST https://waba-v2.360dialog.io/messages

Use the messages endpoint to send an image message to a WhatsApp user.

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	D360-API-KEY

Body Example

{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "to": "<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>",
  "type": "image",
  "image": {
    "id": "<MEDIA_ID>", <!-- Only if using uploaded media -->
    "link": "<MEDIA_URL>", <!-- Only if using hosted media (not recommended) -->
    "caption": "<MEDIA_CAPTION_TEXT>"
  }
}

Response

200

{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "input": "text",
      "wa_id": "text"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "text",
      "message_status": "accepted"
    }
  ],
  "messaging_product": "text"
}

400

{
  "error": "Invalid request"
}