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# Send List Service Message

POST https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8
Content-Type: application/json

### Send Service Messages - Send Messages

This endpoint allows you to send service messages to a recipient using the specified messaging product.

### 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, in this case "interactive".
    
- interactive (object): The interactive message details.
    
    - body (object): The message body details.
        
        - text (string): The text of the message body.
            
    - type (string): The type of interactive message, in this case "list".
        
    - action (object): The action details for the interactive message.
        
        - button (string): The display name for the list opening button .
            
        - sections (array): The sections within the interactive message.
            
            - rows (array): The rows within each section which represent the list items under section.
                
                - id (string): The ID of the row .
                    
                - title (string): The title of the row or individual items.
                    
                - description (string): The description of the row or individual items.
                    
            - title (string): The title of the section.
                
    - footer (object): The footer details of the interactive message.
        
        - text (string, optional): The text for the message footer.
            
    - **header (object)**: The header details of the interactive message.
        
        - text (string): The text for the message header.
            
        - type (string): The type of header, in this case "text".
            

**Note : You can use Different Types of message Header (like: Image, video and Document) same as Reply Button**

- recipient_type (string, required): The type of recipient, in this case "individual".
    
- messaging_product (string, required): The messaging product, in this case "whatsapp".
    
- api_key (string, required): Your production API key. > [How to get Your API key?](#requirements)
    

### Response

The response for this request is a JSON schema with the following structure:

- messaging_product (string): The messaging product used.
    
- contacts (array): An array of contacts with the following details:
    
    - input (string): The input details.
        
    - wa_id (string): The WhatsApp ID.
        
- messages (array): An array of messages with the following details:
    
    - id (string): The ID of the message (by Meta).

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-list-service-message

## Request

### Body (application/json)

- `to` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)
- `api_key` (string, required)
- `interactive` (object, required)
  - `body` (object, required)
    - `text` (string, required)
  - `type` (string, required)
  - `action` (object, required)
    - `button` (string, required)
    - `sections` (list of object, required)
      - `rows` (list of object, required)
        - `id` (string, required)
        - `title` (string, required)
        - `description` (string, required)
      - `title` (string, required)
  - `footer` (object, required)
    - `text` (string, required)
  - `header` (object, required)
    - `text` (string, required)
    - `type` (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": "receiver_number",
  "type": "interactive",
  "api_key": "Your-production-Api-Key",
  "interactive": {
    "body": {
      "text": "Write message body text"
    },
    "type": "list",
    "action": {
      "button": "list display name",
      "sections": [
        {
          "rows": [
            {
              "id": "row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)",
              "title": "1st List item  Title  or, row title",
              "description": "1st List item  Desccription"
            },
            {
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "2nd List item Title  or, row title",
              "description": "2nd List item  Desccription"
            }
          ],
          "title": "1st section title"
        },
        {
          "rows": [
            {
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "1st List item  Title or, row title",
              "description": "1st List item  Desccription"
            },
            {
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "2nd List item Title  or, row title",
              "description": "2nd List item  Desccription"
            }
          ],
          "title": "2nd section title"
        }
      ]
    },
    "footer": {
      "text": "write Message footer text (optional)"
    },
    "header": {
      "text": "write message header text",
      "type": "text"
    }
  },
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "contacts": [
    {
      "input": "recipient's-number",
      "wa_id": "recipient's-number"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "wamid.HBgMOTE3MzE5OTUwMzUwFQIAERgSRDkzNzkwRUFDQzlCNDUyM0M0AA=="
    }
  ],
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://business.me-mate.net/sendservicemessages/sendmessages#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8"

payload = {
    "to": "receiver_number",
    "type": "interactive",
    "api_key": "Your-production-Api-Key",
    "interactive": {
        "body": { "text": "Write message body text" },
        "type": "list",
        "action": {
            "button": "list display name",
            "sections": [
                {
                    "rows": [
                        {
                            "id": "row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)",
                            "title": "1st List item  Title  or, row title",
                            "description": "1st List item  Desccription"
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "row-id",
                            "title": "2nd List item Title  or, row title",
                            "description": "2nd List item  Desccription"
                        }
                    ],
                    "title": "1st section title"
                },
                {
                    "rows": [
                        {
                            "id": "row-id",
                            "title": "1st List item  Title or, row title",
                            "description": "1st List item  Desccription"
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "row-id",
                            "title": "2nd List item Title  or, row title",
                            "description": "2nd List item  Desccription"
                        }
                    ],
                    "title": "2nd section title"
                }
            ]
        },
        "footer": { "text": "write Message footer text (optional)" },
        "header": {
            "text": "write message header text",
            "type": "text"
        }
    },
    "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#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"to":"receiver_number","type":"interactive","api_key":"Your-production-Api-Key","interactive":{"body":{"text":"Write message body text"},"type":"list","action":{"button":"list display name","sections":[{"rows":[{"id":"row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)","title":"1st List item  Title  or, row title","description":"1st List item  Desccription"},{"id":"row-id","title":"2nd List item Title  or, row title","description":"2nd List item  Desccription"}],"title":"1st section title"},{"rows":[{"id":"row-id","title":"1st List item  Title or, row title","description":"1st List item  Desccription"},{"id":"row-id","title":"2nd List item Title  or, row title","description":"2nd List item  Desccription"}],"title":"2nd section title"}]},"footer":{"text":"write Message footer text (optional)"},"header":{"text":"write message header text","type":"text"}},"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#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"to\": \"receiver_number\",\n  \"type\": \"interactive\",\n  \"api_key\": \"Your-production-Api-Key\",\n  \"interactive\": {\n    \"body\": {\n      \"text\": \"Write message body text\"\n    },\n    \"type\": \"list\",\n    \"action\": {\n      \"button\": \"list display name\",\n      \"sections\": [\n        {\n          \"rows\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)\",\n              \"title\": \"1st List item  Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"1st List item  Desccription\"\n            },\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"2nd List item Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"2nd List item  Desccription\"\n            }\n          ],\n          \"title\": \"1st section title\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"rows\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"1st List item  Title or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"1st List item  Desccription\"\n            },\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"2nd List item Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"2nd List item  Desccription\"\n            }\n          ],\n          \"title\": \"2nd section title\"\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n    \"footer\": {\n      \"text\": \"write Message footer text (optional)\"\n    },\n    \"header\": {\n      \"text\": \"write message header text\",\n      \"type\": \"text\"\n    }\n  },\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#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8")

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\": \"receiver_number\",\n  \"type\": \"interactive\",\n  \"api_key\": \"Your-production-Api-Key\",\n  \"interactive\": {\n    \"body\": {\n      \"text\": \"Write message body text\"\n    },\n    \"type\": \"list\",\n    \"action\": {\n      \"button\": \"list display name\",\n      \"sections\": [\n        {\n          \"rows\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)\",\n              \"title\": \"1st List item  Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"1st List item  Desccription\"\n            },\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"2nd List item Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"2nd List item  Desccription\"\n            }\n          ],\n          \"title\": \"1st section title\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"rows\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"1st List item  Title or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"1st List item  Desccription\"\n            },\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"2nd List item Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"2nd List item  Desccription\"\n            }\n          ],\n          \"title\": \"2nd section title\"\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n    \"footer\": {\n      \"text\": \"write Message footer text (optional)\"\n    },\n    \"header\": {\n      \"text\": \"write message header text\",\n      \"type\": \"text\"\n    }\n  },\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#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"to\": \"receiver_number\",\n  \"type\": \"interactive\",\n  \"api_key\": \"Your-production-Api-Key\",\n  \"interactive\": {\n    \"body\": {\n      \"text\": \"Write message body text\"\n    },\n    \"type\": \"list\",\n    \"action\": {\n      \"button\": \"list display name\",\n      \"sections\": [\n        {\n          \"rows\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)\",\n              \"title\": \"1st List item  Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"1st List item  Desccription\"\n            },\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"2nd List item Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"2nd List item  Desccription\"\n            }\n          ],\n          \"title\": \"1st section title\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"rows\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"1st List item  Title or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"1st List item  Desccription\"\n            },\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"2nd List item Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"2nd List item  Desccription\"\n            }\n          ],\n          \"title\": \"2nd section title\"\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n    \"footer\": {\n      \"text\": \"write Message footer text (optional)\"\n    },\n    \"header\": {\n      \"text\": \"write message header text\",\n      \"type\": \"text\"\n    }\n  },\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#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8', [
  'body' => '{
  "to": "receiver_number",
  "type": "interactive",
  "api_key": "Your-production-Api-Key",
  "interactive": {
    "body": {
      "text": "Write message body text"
    },
    "type": "list",
    "action": {
      "button": "list display name",
      "sections": [
        {
          "rows": [
            {
              "id": "row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)",
              "title": "1st List item  Title  or, row title",
              "description": "1st List item  Desccription"
            },
            {
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "2nd List item Title  or, row title",
              "description": "2nd List item  Desccription"
            }
          ],
          "title": "1st section title"
        },
        {
          "rows": [
            {
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "1st List item  Title or, row title",
              "description": "1st List item  Desccription"
            },
            {
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "2nd List item Title  or, row title",
              "description": "2nd List item  Desccription"
            }
          ],
          "title": "2nd section title"
        }
      ]
    },
    "footer": {
      "text": "write Message footer text (optional)"
    },
    "header": {
      "text": "write message header text",
      "type": "text"
    }
  },
  "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#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"to\": \"receiver_number\",\n  \"type\": \"interactive\",\n  \"api_key\": \"Your-production-Api-Key\",\n  \"interactive\": {\n    \"body\": {\n      \"text\": \"Write message body text\"\n    },\n    \"type\": \"list\",\n    \"action\": {\n      \"button\": \"list display name\",\n      \"sections\": [\n        {\n          \"rows\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)\",\n              \"title\": \"1st List item  Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"1st List item  Desccription\"\n            },\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"2nd List item Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"2nd List item  Desccription\"\n            }\n          ],\n          \"title\": \"1st section title\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"rows\": [\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"1st List item  Title or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"1st List item  Desccription\"\n            },\n            {\n              \"id\": \"row-id\",\n              \"title\": \"2nd List item Title  or, row title\",\n              \"description\": \"2nd List item  Desccription\"\n            }\n          ],\n          \"title\": \"2nd section title\"\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n    \"footer\": {\n      \"text\": \"write Message footer text (optional)\"\n    },\n    \"header\": {\n      \"text\": \"write message header text\",\n      \"type\": \"text\"\n    }\n  },\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": "receiver_number",
  "type": "interactive",
  "api_key": "Your-production-Api-Key",
  "interactive": [
    "body": ["text": "Write message body text"],
    "type": "list",
    "action": [
      "button": "list display name",
      "sections": [
        [
          "rows": [
            [
              "id": "row-id (e.g. row-1733912891101)",
              "title": "1st List item  Title  or, row title",
              "description": "1st List item  Desccription"
            ],
            [
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "2nd List item Title  or, row title",
              "description": "2nd List item  Desccription"
            ]
          ],
          "title": "1st section title"
        ],
        [
          "rows": [
            [
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "1st List item  Title or, row title",
              "description": "1st List item  Desccription"
            ],
            [
              "id": "row-id",
              "title": "2nd List item Title  or, row title",
              "description": "2nd List item  Desccription"
            ]
          ],
          "title": "2nd section title"
        ]
      ]
    ],
    "footer": ["text": "write Message footer text (optional)"],
    "header": [
      "text": "write message header text",
      "type": "text"
    ]
  ],
  "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#postSendservicemessagesSendmessages8")! 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()
```