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WhatsApp Whats App API

The Whats App API from WhatsApp — 1 operation(s) for whats app.

WhatsApp Whats App API is one of 74 APIs that WhatsApp publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include WhatsApp. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, a GitHub repository, API documentation, and 6 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 44 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v23.0.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: https://graph.facebook.com, https://graph.facebook.com, https://graph.facebook.com, https://graph.facebook.com.

1 operations 1 paths 44 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v23.0
Base URL
https://graph.facebook.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

WhatsApp Whats App API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth).

  • bearerAuth — System user access token with whatsappbusinessmanagement permission. Format: Bearer YOURSYSTEMUSERACCESSTOKEN

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Whats App 1
POST
/whatsapp/webhooks
Receive incoming WhatsApp messages
postWhatsappWebhooks body → 200

Schemas 44

The contract defines 44 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Groups (9 properties), Statuses (8 properties), AddressObject (7 properties), ContactObject (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ContactObject
object
7 properties
StickerMessage
TextMessage
IncomingMessageValueSystem
object
3 properties 3 required
MessageContext
object
Context information for replying to a message
1 property
ContactSharingMessage
UrlObject
object
2 properties 1 required
ErrorData
object
1 property
AudioMessage
Statuses
object
8 properties 4 required
ContactProfile
object
2 properties 1 required
InteractiveMessageReply
Groups
object
9 properties 4 required
Change
object
2 properties 2 required
ConversationOrigin
object
1 property
ReactionMessage
AddressObject
object
7 properties
NameObject
object
6 properties
MediaObject
object
A media object. Either id or link is required.
LocationMessage
ErrorObject
object
3 properties 3 required
GroupValue
object
3 properties 3 required
DocumentMessage
GroupProfilePicture
object
2 properties
Pricing
object
3 properties
IncomingMessageValueGeneral
object
4 properties 4 required
GroupParticipant
object
2 properties
IncomingMessage
object
EmailObject
object
2 properties 1 required
Entry
object
2 properties 2 required
VideoMessage
Metadata
object
2 properties 2 required
Conversation
object
3 properties
WebhookPayload
object
2 properties 2 required
StatusError
object
5 properties
PhoneObject
object
3 properties 1 required
StatusMessageValue
object
3 properties 3 required
ButtonMessage
OrderMessage
OrganizationObject
object
3 properties
UnsupportedMessage
BaseMessageProperties
object
Common properties shared by all message types
5 properties 4 required
ImageMessage
SystemMessage

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

whatsapp-whats-app-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs WhatsApp publishes across the network.

WhatsApp Flows API
WhatsApp On-Premises API
WhatsApp Analytics API
WhatsApp Assets API
WhatsApp Assigned Users API
WhatsApp Business Accounts API
WhatsApp Business Profile API
WhatsApp Lifecycle API
WhatsApp Media API
WhatsApp Message Templates API
WhatsApp Messages API
WhatsApp Phone Numbers API
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