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# Send Image Service Message

POST https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2
Content-Type: application/json

This endpoint allows you to send service messages with image header to recipients using whatsApp.

### Request

- Method: POST
    
- URL: `https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages`
    
- Headers:
    
    - Content-Type: application/json
        
- Body:
    
- `to` (string) - The recipient's number.
    
- `type` (string) - The type of message, e.g., image, text, etc.
    
- `image` (object) - The image details including the link and caption.
    
    - `link` (string) - The full URL of the image.
        
    - `caption` (string) - The caption text for the image.
        
- `recipient_type` (string) - The type of recipient, e.g., individual, group, etc.
    
- `messaging_product` (string) - WhatsApp.
    
- `api_key` (string) - Your production API key. > [How to get Your API key?](#requirements)
    

### Response

The response is in JSON format and follows the schema below:

- messaging_product (string): The messaging product used
    
- contacts (array): An array of contact objects
    
    - input (string): Input information
        
    - wa_id (string): WhatsApp ID
        
- messages (array): An array of message objects
    
    - id (string): Message ID

Reference: https://apidocs.me-mate.net/business-me-mate-net-ap-is-document-v-1-0/send-service-message-ap-is/for-production-production-env/send-image-service-message

## Request

### Body (application/json)

- `to` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `image` (object, required)
  - `link` (string, required)
  - `caption` (string, required)
- `api_key` (string, required)
- `recipient_type` (string, required)
- `messaging_product` (string, required)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `contacts` (list of object, required)
  - `input` (string, required)
  - `wa_id` (string, required)
- `messages` (list of object, required)
  - `id` (string, required)
- `messaging_product` (string, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "to": "recipient's number",
  "type": "image",
  "image": {
    "link": "Put image full url",
    "caption": "put your caption Text"
  },
  "api_key": "Your production  api_key",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "input": "recipient's number",
      "wa_id": "recipient's number"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "wamid.HBgMOTE3MzE5OTUwMzUwFQIAERgSMUI5QTY5MkNERTIzMzk3NkVEAA=="
    }
  ],
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2"

payload = {
    "to": "recipient's number",
    "type": "image",
    "image": {
        "link": "Put image full url",
        "caption": "put your caption Text"
    },
    "api_key": "Your production  api_key",
    "recipient_type": "individual",
    "messaging_product": "whatsapp"
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"to":"recipient\'s number","type":"image","image":{"link":"Put image full url","caption":"put your caption Text"},"api_key":"Your production  api_key","recipient_type":"individual","messaging_product":"whatsapp"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"to\": \"recipient's number\",\n  \"type\": \"image\",\n  \"image\": {\n    \"link\": \"Put image full url\",\n    \"caption\": \"put your caption Text\"\n  },\n  \"api_key\": \"Your production  api_key\",\n  \"recipient_type\": \"individual\",\n  \"messaging_product\": \"whatsapp\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"to\": \"recipient's number\",\n  \"type\": \"image\",\n  \"image\": {\n    \"link\": \"Put image full url\",\n    \"caption\": \"put your caption Text\"\n  },\n  \"api_key\": \"Your production  api_key\",\n  \"recipient_type\": \"individual\",\n  \"messaging_product\": \"whatsapp\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"to\": \"recipient's number\",\n  \"type\": \"image\",\n  \"image\": {\n    \"link\": \"Put image full url\",\n    \"caption\": \"put your caption Text\"\n  },\n  \"api_key\": \"Your production  api_key\",\n  \"recipient_type\": \"individual\",\n  \"messaging_product\": \"whatsapp\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2', [
  'body' => '{
  "to": "recipient\'s number",
  "type": "image",
  "image": {
    "link": "Put image full url",
    "caption": "put your caption Text"
  },
  "api_key": "Your production  api_key",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"to\": \"recipient's number\",\n  \"type\": \"image\",\n  \"image\": {\n    \"link\": \"Put image full url\",\n    \"caption\": \"put your caption Text\"\n  },\n  \"api_key\": \"Your production  api_key\",\n  \"recipient_type\": \"individual\",\n  \"messaging_product\": \"whatsapp\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [
  "to": "recipient's number",
  "type": "image",
  "image": [
    "link": "Put image full url",
    "caption": "put your caption Text"
  ],
  "api_key": "Your production  api_key",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages2")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```