# Reaction

Reaction messages are emoji-reactions that you can apply to a previous WhatsApp user message that you have received.

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### Limitations

When sending a reaction message, only a sent message webhook (`status` set to `sent`) will be triggered; delivered and read message webhooks will not be triggered.

### Reaction Message Request

<mark style="color:orange;">`POST`</mark> `https://waba-v2.360dialog.io/messages`

Use the messages endpoint to send a reaction message to a WhatsApp user.

**Headers**

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

**Body Example**

```json
{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "to": "<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>",
  "type": "reaction",
  "reaction": {
    "message_id": "<WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>",
    "emoji": "<EMOJI>"
  }
}
```

**Response**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200" %}

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

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400" %}

```json
{
  "error": "Invalid request"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}