We are making changes to the WhatsApp Business Platform pricing model. See Pricing Updates on the WhatsApp Business Platform.
Use the /PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages
endpoint to send text, media, contacts, location, and interactive messages, as well as message templates to your customers. Learn more about the messages you can send.
Endpoint | Authentication |
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(請參閱取得手機號碼編號) | Developers can authenticate their API calls with the access token generated in the App Dashboard > WhatsApp > API Setup.
Solution Partners must authenticate themselves with an access token with the |
Messages are identified by a unique ID (WAMID). You can track message status in the Webhooks through its WAMID. You could also mark an incoming message as read through messages endpoint. This WAMID can have a maximum length of up to 128 characters.
To send a message, you must first assemble a message object with the content you want to send. These are the parameters used in a message
object:
名稱 | 說明(點擊左欄中的箭頭可查看支援的選項。) |
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包含音訊的 |
| 選用項目。 任意字串,適用於追蹤。 例如,您可以在此欄位中傳遞訊息範本編號,以追蹤從您傳送第一則訊息開始的顧客歷程。您後續可以追蹤不同訊息範本類型的 ROI,以決定最有效的訊息範本類型。 任何已訂閱 WhatsApp Business 帳號之 雲端 API 不會處理此欄位,僅將其作為已傳送/已送達/已讀取訊息 Webhooks 的一部分傳回。 最多 512 個字元。 僅適用於雲端 API。 |
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| 如果回覆對話中的任何訊息,則為必要項目。 物件,其中包含您要回覆之上一則訊息的編號。例如:
僅適用於雲端 API。 |
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包含文件的 |
| 包含 僅適用於內部部署 API。 |
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包含圖像的 |
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| 必要項目 用於要求的傳訊服務。使用 僅適用於雲端 API。 |
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允許在簡訊中預覽網址 - 請參閱在簡訊中傳送網址。如果訊息中不包含網址,此欄位為選用項目。值: |
| 選用項目。 目前只能向個人傳送訊息。請將此值設為 預設值: |
| 訊息的狀態。您可以使用此欄位將訊息標記為 |
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包含貼圖的 雲端 API:除了支援所有類型的入站貼圖外,亦支援靜態和動畫第三方出站貼圖。靜態貼圖必須為 512x512 像素,且大小不得超過 100 KB。動畫貼圖必須為 512x512 像素,且大小不得超過 500 KB。 內部部署 API:除了支援所有類型的入站貼圖外,僅支援靜態第三方出站貼圖。靜態貼圖必須為 512x512 像素,且大小不得超過 100 KB。不支援動畫貼圖。 |
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| 簡訊的必要項目。 |
| 必要項目。 接收訊息之顧客的 WhatsApp 編號或電話號碼。請參閱電話號碼格式。 如有需要,內部部署 API 用戶可以呼叫 |
| 選用項目。 您想要傳送的訊息類型。如果省略,預設值為 |
The following objects are nested inside the message object:
Name | Description |
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| Optional. Full contact address(es) formatted as an
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| Optional.
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| Optional. Contact email address(es) formatted as an
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| Required. Full contact name formatted as a
*At least one of the optional parameters needs to be included along with the |
| Optional. Contact organization information formatted as an
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| Optional. Contact phone number(s) formatted as a
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| Optional. Contact URL(s) formatted as a
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Name | Description |
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| Required. Action you want the user to perform after reading the message. |
| Optional for type An object with the body of the message. The
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| Optional. An object with the footer of the message. The
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| Required for type Header content displayed on top of a message. You cannot set a header if your interactive object is of |
| Required. The type of interactive message you want to send. Supported values:
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The following objects are nested inside the interactive
object:
Name | Description |
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| Required for List Messages. Button content. It cannot be an empty string and must be unique within the message. Emojis are supported, markdown is not. Maximum length: 20 characters. |
| Required for Reply Buttons. A button object can contain the following parameters:
You can have up to 3 buttons. You cannot have leading or trailing spaces when setting the ID. |
| Required for Single Product Messages and Multi-Product Messages. Unique identifier of the Facebook catalog linked to your WhatsApp Business Account. This ID can be retrieved via the Meta Commerce Manager. |
| Required for Single Product Messages and Multi-Product Messages. Unique identifier of the product in a catalog. To get this ID go to Meta Commerce Manager and select your Meta Business account. You will see a list of shops connected to your account. Click the shop you want to use. On the left-side panel, click Catalog > Items, and find the item you want to mention. The ID for that item is displayed under the item's name. |
| Required for List Messages and Multi-Product Messages. Array of |
| Optional for Flows Messages. The current mode of the Flow, either Default: |
| Required for Flows Messages. Must be |
| Required for Flows Messages. A token that is generated by the business to serve as an identifier. |
| Required for Flows Messages. Unique identifier of the Flow provided by WhatsApp. |
| Required for Flows Messages. Text on the CTA button, eg. "Signup". Maximum length: 20 characters (no emoji). |
| Optional for Flows Messages.
Default: |
| Optional for Flows Messages. Required only if
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Name | Description |
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| Required if Contains the media object for this document. |
| Required if Contains the media object for this image. |
| Required if Text for the header. Formatting allows emojis, but not markdown. Maximum length: 60 characters. |
| Optional. Text for the header. Formatting allows emojis, but not markdown. Maximum length: 60 characters. |
| Required. The header type you would like to use. Supported values:
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| Required if Contains the media object for this video. |
Name | Description |
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| Required for Multi-Product Messages. Array of Each
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| Required for List Messages. Contains a list of rows. You can have a total of 10 rows across your sections. Each row must have a title (Maximum length: 24 characters) and an ID (Maximum length: 200 characters). You can add a description (Maximum length: 72 characters), but it is optional. Example: "rows": [ { "id":"unique-row-identifier-here", "title": "row-title-content-here", "description": "row-description-content-here", } ] |
| Required if the message has more than one section. Title of the section. Maximum length: 24 characters. |
Name | Description |
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| Required. Location latitude in decimal degrees. |
| Required. Location longitude in decimal degrees. |
| Required. Name of the location. |
| Required. Address of the location. |
See Get Media ID for information on how to get the ID of your media object. For information about supported media types for Cloud API, see Supported Media Types.
Name | Description |
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| Required when The media object ID. Do not use this field when message |
| Required when The protocol and URL of the media to be sent. Use only with HTTP/HTTPS URLs. Do not use this field when message Cloud API users only:
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| Optional. Media asset caption. Do not use with On-Premises API users:
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| Optional. Describes the filename for the specific document. Use only with The extension of the filename will specify what format the document is displayed as in WhatsApp. |
| Optional. On-Premises API only. This path is optionally used with a |
Name | Description |
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| Required. Name of the template. |
| Required. Contains a The
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| Optional. Array of |
| Optional. Only used for On-Premises API. Namespace of the template. |
The following objects are nested inside the template
object:
Name | Description (Click the arrow in the left column for supported options.) |
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| Required. Indicates the type of parameter for the button. |
| Required for Developer-defined payload that is returned when the button is clicked in addition to the display text on the button. See Callback from a Quick Reply Button Click for an example. |
| Required for URL buttons. Developer-provided suffix that is appended to the predefined prefix URL in the template. |
Name | Description (Click the arrow in the left column for supported options.) |
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| Required. Describes the Example of a "components": [{ "type": "body", "parameters": [{ "type": "text", "text": "name" }, { "type": "text", "text": "Hi there" }] }] |
| Required when Type of button to create. |
| Required when Array of For components of type=button, see the |
| Required when Position index of the button. You can have up to 10 buttons using index values of 0 to 9. |
Name | Description |
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| Required. Default text if localization fails. |
| Required. Currency code as defined in |
| Required. Amount multiplied by 1000. |
Name | Description |
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| Required. Default text. For Cloud API, we always use the fallback value, and we do not attempt to localize using other optional fields. |
Name | Description |
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| Required. Describes the parameter type. Supported values:
For text-based templates, the only supported parameter types are |
| Required when The message’s text. Character limit varies based on the following included component type. For the
For the
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| Required when |
| Required when |
| Required when A |
| Required when A |
| Required when A |
Name | Description |
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| Required for text messages. The text of the text message which can contain URLs which begin with http:// or https:// and formatting. See available formatting options here. If you include URLs in your text and want to include a preview box in text messages ( Maximum length: 4096 characters |
| Optional. Cloud API only. Set to If On-Premises API users, use |
Name | Description |
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| Required. The WhatsApp Message ID (wamid) of the message on which the reaction should appear. The reaction will not be sent if:
If the ID is of a message that has been deleted, the message will not be delivered. |
| Required. Emoji to appear on the message.
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See the following guides for full information on how to use the /messages
endpoint to send messages:
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '
{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "text",
"text": { // the text object
"preview_url": false,
"body": "MESSAGE_CONTENT"
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "reaction",
"reaction": {
"message_id": "wamid.HBgLM...",
"emoji": "\uD83D\uDE00"
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM-PHONE-NUMBER-ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE-NUMBER",
"type": "image",
"image": {
"id" : "MEDIA-OBJECT-ID"
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "location",
"location": {
"longitude": LONG_NUMBER,
"latitude": LAT_NUMBER,
"name": LOCATION_NAME,
"address": LOCATION_ADDRESS
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "contacts",
"contacts": [{
"addresses": [{
"street": "STREET",
"city": "CITY",
"state": "STATE",
"zip": "ZIP",
"country": "COUNTRY",
"country_code": "COUNTRY_CODE",
"type": "HOME"
},
{
"street": "STREET",
"city": "CITY",
"state": "STATE",
"zip": "ZIP",
"country": "COUNTRY",
"country_code": "COUNTRY_CODE",
"type": "WORK"
}],
"birthday": "YEAR_MONTH_DAY",
"emails": [{
"email": "EMAIL",
"type": "WORK"
},
{
"email": "EMAIL",
"type": "HOME"
}],
"name": {
"formatted_name": "NAME",
"first_name": "FIRST_NAME",
"last_name": "LAST_NAME",
"middle_name": "MIDDLE_NAME",
"suffix": "SUFFIX",
"prefix": "PREFIX"
},
"org": {
"company": "COMPANY",
"department": "DEPARTMENT",
"title": "TITLE"
},
"phones": [{
"phone": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "HOME"
},
{
"phone": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "WORK",
"wa_id": "PHONE_OR_WA_ID"
}],
"urls": [{
"url": "URL",
"type": "WORK"
},
{
"url": "URL",
"type": "HOME"
}]
}]
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "interactive",
"interactive": {
"type": "product",
"body": {
"text": "optional body text"
},
"footer": {
"text": "optional footer text"
},
"action": {
"catalog_id": "CATALOG_ID",
"product_retailer_id": "ID_TEST_ITEM_1"
}
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "interactive",
"interactive": {
"type": "product_list",
"header":{
"type": "text",
"text": "header-content"
},
"body": {
"text": "body-content"
},
"footer": {
"text": "footer-content"
},
"action": {
"catalog_id": "CATALOG_ID",
"sections": [
{
"title": "section-title",
"product_items": [
{ "product_retailer_id": "product-SKU-in-catalog" },
{ "product_retailer_id": "product-SKU-in-catalog" },
...
]
},
{
"title": "section-title",
"product_items": [
{ "product_retailer_id": "product-SKU-in-catalog" },
{ "product_retailer_id": "product-SKU-in-catalog" },
...
]
}
]
}
}
}
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "interactive",
"interactive" : {
"type" : "catalog_message",
"body" : {
"text": "Thanks for your order! Tell us what address you’d like this order delivered to."
},
"action": {
"name": "catalog_message",
"parameters": {
"thumbnail_product_retailer_id": "<Product-retailer-id>"
}
}
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "interactive",
"interactive" : {
"type": "flow",
"header": {
"type": "text",
"text": "Flow message header"
},
"body": {
"text": "Flow message body"
},
"footer": {
"text": "Flow message footer"
},
"action": {
"name": "flow",
"parameters": {
"flow_message_version": "3",
"flow_token": "AQAAAAACS5FpgQ_cAAAAAD0QI3s",
"flow_id": "<FLOW_ID>",
"flow_cta": "Book!",
"flow_action": "navigate",
"flow_action_payload": {
"screen": "<SCREEN_ID>",
"data": {
"user_name": "name",
"user_age": 25
}
}
}
}
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "interactive",
"interactive": {
"type": "list",
"header": {
"type": "text",
"text": "HEADER_TEXT"
},
"body": {
"text": "BODY_TEXT"
},
"footer": {
"text": "FOOTER_TEXT"
},
"action": {
"button": "BUTTON_TEXT",
"sections": [
{
"title": "SECTION_1_TITLE",
"rows": [
{
"id": "SECTION_1_ROW_1_ID",
"title": "SECTION_1_ROW_1_TITLE",
"description": "SECTION_1_ROW_1_DESCRIPTION"
},
{
"id": "SECTION_1_ROW_2_ID",
"title": "SECTION_1_ROW_2_TITLE",
"description": "SECTION_1_ROW_2_DESCRIPTION"
}
]
},
{
"title": "SECTION_2_TITLE",
"rows": [
{
"id": "SECTION_2_ROW_1_ID",
"title": "SECTION_2_ROW_1_TITLE",
"description": "SECTION_2_ROW_1_DESCRIPTION"
},
{
"id": "SECTION_2_ROW_2_ID",
"title": "SECTION_2_ROW_2_TITLE",
"description": "SECTION_2_ROW_2_DESCRIPTION"
}
]
}
]
}
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "interactive",
"interactive": {
"type": "button",
"body": {
"text": "BUTTON_TEXT"
},
"action": {
"buttons": [
{
"type": "reply",
"reply": {
"id": "UNIQUE_BUTTON_ID_1",
"title": "BUTTON_TITLE_1"
}
},
{
"type": "reply",
"reply": {
"id": "UNIQUE_BUTTON_ID_2",
"title": "BUTTON_TITLE_2"
}
}
]
}
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "interactive",
"interactive": {
"type": "form_message",
"header": {
"type": "text",
"text": "Rate your experience?",
"sub_text": "Select star to rate your experience"
},
"parameters": {
"version": "1",
"layout": [
{
"type": "Rating",
"rating_type": "STAR_RATING",
"id": "rating-id-1"
}
]
},
"action": {
"name": "form_message"
}
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER_ID/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"recipient_type": "individual",
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "template",
"template": {
"name": "TEMPLATE_NAME",
"language": {
"code": "LANGUAGE_AND_LOCALE_CODE"
},
"components": [
{
"type": "header",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "image",
"image": {
"link": "http(s)://URL"
}
}
]
},
{
"type": "body",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "TEXT_STRING"
},
{
"type": "currency",
"currency": {
"fallback_value": "VALUE",
"code": "USD",
"amount_1000": NUMBER
}
},
{
"type": "date_time",
"date_time": {
"fallback_value": "MONTH DAY, YEAR"
}
}
]
},
{
"type": "button",
"sub_type": "quick_reply",
"index": "0",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "payload",
"payload": "PAYLOAD"
}
]
},
{
"type": "button",
"sub_type": "quick_reply",
"index": "1",
"parameters": [
{
"type": "payload",
"payload": "PAYLOAD"
}
]
}
]
}
}'
curl -X POST \
'https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0
/FROM_PHONE_NUMBER/messages' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"messaging_product": "whatsapp",
"context": {
"message_id": "MESSAGE_ID"
},
"to": "PHONE_NUMBER",
"type": "text",
"text": {
"preview_url": false,
"body": "your-text-message-content"
}
}’
{ "messaging_product": "whatsapp", "contacts": [ { "input": "16505555555", "wa_id": "16505555555" } ], "messages": [ { "id": "wamid.HBgLMTY1MDUwNzY1MjAVAgARGBI5QTNDQTVCM0Q0Q0Q2RTY3RTcA" } ] }
Applies to businesses in Brazil, Colombia, and Singapore, starting September 12, 2023. Applies to all businesses starting October 12, 2023.
Messages will have one of the following statuses which will be returned in each of the messages
objects
"message_status":"accepted"
: means the message was sent to the intended recipient"message_status":"held_for_quality_assessment"
: means the message send was delayed until quality can be validated and it will either be sent or dropped at this point{ "messaging_product": "whatsapp", "contacts": [ { "input": "16505555555", "wa_id": "16505555555" } ], "messages": [ { "id": "wamid.HBgLMTY1MDUwNzY1MjAVAgARGBI5QTNDQTVCM0Q0Q0Q2RTY3RTcA", "message_status": "accepted", } ] }