Message Types: Outbound

Outbound messages

Text

Send simple text messages to your customers. These messages can contain emojis. Links within the text message must be valid formatted URLs.

Text messages must follow the specifications shown in the table below:

Supported format	Size (Maximum)
UTF-8	7,000 Characters

{
    "type": "text",
    "text": "Hello user, how are you?"
}

Image

Send images to your customers.

Images must follow the specifications shown in the table below:

Supported format	Size (Maximum)
Image size	8 MB
Caption	512 characters (maximum)
Image format	.jpg, .png, .gif
Thumbnail size	400 x 400 px (recommended)

{
  "type": "image",
  "originalUrl": "https://news-events.sleeping-out.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rock-climbing.jpg",
  "previewUrl": "https://timelinethumbnailcreator.com/img/icon-brush-256.png"
}

Video

Send videos that customers can watch inline in Viber.

You must provide the URL to the video. The URL must have a resource with a .mp4 file extension as the last path segment.

Videos must follow the specifications shown in the table below:

Attribute	Specifications
Video size	26 MB (maximum)
Video format	.mp4
Thumbnail size	400 x 400 px (recommended)
Thumbnail format	JPEG

{
  "type": "video",
  "url": "https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/video/sample02.mp4",
  "previewUrl": "https://i.imgur.com/LMcKBUI.jpeg",
  "filename": "AllinoneBotcode"
}

File

Send files, such as documents, to customers.

You must include a file name. Guphup advises including the file extension in the file name since some devices might not be able to recognize the file type without it.

Files must follow the specifications shown in the table below:

Attribute	Specification
File name	256 characters (maximum), including file extension
File size	50 MB (maximum)
File format	.pdf, .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx

{
  "type": "file",
  "url": "https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/excel/sample02.xlsx"
}

Quick reply

{
    "type": "quick_reply",
    "msgid": "qr0998",
    "title": "choose any one of the following",
    "content": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "What's your favourite color?"
    },
    "options": [
        "Red",
        "Green",
        "Yellow",
        "Blue",
        "silver",
        "gray",
        "black",
        "navy",
        "blue",
        "cerulean",
        "sky blue"
    ]
}

Sticker

Send Viber-supported stickers. Each sticker has an ID. Use this ID to send the sticker.

{
  "type": "sticker",
  "url": "40124"
}

Contact

Send customers a contact that is saved in your address book. Customers can save this contact on their devices.

Attribute	Specification
Contact's name	max 28 characters
Contact's phone number	max 18 characters

Only one phone number per contact can be sent.

{
  "type": "contact",
  "contact": 
  {
    "addresses": [
      {
        "city": "Menlo Park",
        "country": "United States",
        "country_code": "us",
        "state": "CA",
        "street": "1 Hacker Way",
        "type": "HOME",
        "zip": "94025"
      },
      {
        "city": "Menlo Park",
        "country": "United States",
        "country_code": "us",
        "state": "CA",
        "street": "200 Jefferson Dr",
        "type": "WORK",
        "zip": "94025"
      }
    ],
    "birthday": "2012-08-18",
    "emails": [
      {
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "type": "WORK"
      },
      {
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "type": "WORK"
      }
    ],
    "name": 
    {
      "firstName": "John",
      "formattedName": "John Smith",
      "lastName": "Smith"
    },
    "org": 
    {
      "name": "WhatsApp",
      "details": "Design"
    },
    "phones": [
      {
        "phone": "+1 (940) 555-1234",
        "type": "HOME"
      }
    ],
    "urls": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com",
        "type": "WORK"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Location

Send customers a location to help them easily locate their requested place. You require only location coordinates for this message type.

Attribute	Specification
Location coordinates	Latitude (±90°) & longitude (±180°) within valid ranges

{
  "longitude": -122.425332,
  "latitude": 37.758056,
  "name": "Facebook HQ",
  "address": "1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025",
  "type": "location"
}

Survey

{
  "type": "survey",
  "question": "What is your hobby?",
  "options": [
    "Sleeping",
    "Eating",
    "Coding"
  ]
}

Catalogue

{
  "type": "catalogue",
  "message": "Choose any one of the following Catalogues:",
  "tag": "SHIPPING_UPDATE",
  "msgid": "gts123",
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "Purple Skies",
      "subtitle": "Group Trip of 15",
      "imgurl": "https://travel.mqcdn.com/mapquest/travel/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1211212607.jpg",
      "options": [
        {
          "type": "url",
          "title": "View Package Details",
          "url": "https://travel.mqcdn.com/mapquest/travel/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1211212607.jpg"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "title": "Buy"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Golden Mountains",
      "subtitle": "Group Trip of 10",
      "imgurl": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cc/18/8c/cc188c604e58cffd36e1d183c7198d21.jpg",
      "options": [
        {
          "type": "url",
          "title": "View Package Details",
          "url": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cc/18/8c/cc188c604e58cffd36e1d183c7198d21.jpg"
        },
        {
          "type": "text",
          "title": "Buy"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Request Contact

{
  "type": "request_contact",
  "text": "Please share your contact to continue!",
  "buttonText": "Share Contact"
}

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