Location Request Messages

Location request messages display body text and a send location button. When a WhatsApp user taps the button, a location sharing screen appears which the user can then use to share their location.

Once the user shares their location, a messages webhook is triggered, containing the user's location details.

Sending Location Request Messages

Use the POST /<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBDER_ID>/messages endpoint to send a location request message to a WhatsApp user.

Request Syntax

POST /<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBDER_ID>/messages

Post Body

{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "type": "interactive",
  "to": "<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>",
  "interactive": {
    "type": "location_request_message",
    "body": {
      "text": "<BODY_TEXT>"
    },
    "action": {
      "name": "send_location"
    }
  }
}

Post Body Parameters

Response

Upon success:

{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "contacts": [
    {
      "input": "<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>",
      "wa_id": "<WHATSAPP_USER_ID>"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "<WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>"
    }
  ]
}

Response Contents

Webhook

When a WhatsApp user shares their location in response to your message, a messages webhook is triggered containing the user's location details.

{
  "object": "whatsapp_business_account",
  "entry": [
    {
      "id": "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>",
      "changes": [
        {
          "value": {
            "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
            "metadata": {
              "display_phone_number": "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_DISPLAY_PHONE_NUMBER>",
              "phone_number_id": "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>"
            },
            "contacts": [
              {
                "profile": {
                  "name": "<WHATSAPP_USER_NAME>"
                },
                "wa_id": "<WHATSAPP_USER_ID>"
              }
            ],
            "messages": [
              {
                "context": {
                  "from": "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER>",
                  "id": "<WHATSAPP_CONTEXT_MESSAGE_ID>"
                },
                "from": "<WHATSAPP_USER_ID>",
                "id": "<WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>",
                "timestamp": "<TIMESTAMP>",
                "location": {
                  "address": "<LOCATION_ADDRESS>",
                  "latitude": <LOCATION_LATITUDE>,
                  "longitude": <LOCATION_LONGITUDE>,
                  "name": "<LOCATION_NAME>"
                },
                "type": "location"
              }
            ]
          },
          "field": "messages"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Webhook Contents

Example Request

curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/106540352242922/messages' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...' \
-d '
{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "type": "interactive",
  "to": "+16505551234",
  "interactive": {
    "type": "location_request_message",
    "body": {
      "text": "Let us start with your pickup. You can either manually *enter an address* or *share your current location*."
    },
    "action": {
      "name": "send_location"
    }
  }
}'

Example Response

{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "contacts": [
    {
      "input": "+16505551234",
      "wa_id": "16505551234"
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "wamid.HBgLMTY0NjcwNDM1OTUVAgARGBJCNUQ5RUNBNTk3OEQ2M0ZEQzgA"
    }
  ]
}

Example Webhook

{
  "object": "whatsapp_business_account",
  "entry": [
    {
      "id": "102290129340398",
      "changes": [
        {
          "value": {
            "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
            "metadata": {
              "display_phone_number": "15550783881",
              "phone_number_id": "106540352242922"
            },
            "contacts": [
              {
                "profile": {
                  "name": "Pablo Morales"
                },
                "wa_id": "16505551234"
              }
            ],
            "messages": [
              {
                "context": {
                  "from": "15550783881",
                  "id": "wamid.HBgLMTY0NjcwNDM1OTUVAgARGBI1QjJGRjI1RDY0RkE4Nzg4QzcA"
                },
                "from": "16505551234",
                "id": "wamid.HBgLMTY0NjcwNDM1OTUVAgASGBQzQTRCRDcwNzgzMTRDNTAwRTgwRQA=",
                "timestamp": "1702920965",
                "location": {
                  "address": "1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128",
                  "latitude": 40.782910059774,
                  "longitude": -73.959075808525,
                  "name": "Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum"
                },
                "type": "location"
              }
            ]
          },
          "field": "messages"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}