# How to send WhatsApp message using REST API?

After your account on QuickReply.ai is active, you can send template message to users.

Below are the details of REST API

```
URL: 
https://app.quickreply.ai/api/whatsapp/send-template?templateId
={template_id}

Method: POST

Headers: client-id: {client_id} secret-key: {secret_key} Content-Type: application/json

Body:
{
"to": "{{recipient_phone in international format}}",
"name": "{{recipient_name}}",
"email": "{{recipient_email}}",
"link": "{{media_url}}",
"params": [ {{params}} ],
"button_params": [ {{button_params}} ],
"hook_with_playbook":"{{playbook_id}}"
}'
```

Below is the explanation of each parameter (Please remove { } while making API calls)

| Parameter                                                                 | Explaination                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| template\_id                                                              | id of template message. you can get it from Templates tab                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| client-id                                                                 | client id of your account. You can get it from settings -> API credentials                                                                                                                                                                     |
| client-secret                                                             | client secret key of your account. You can get it from settings -> API credentials                                                                                                                                                             |
| to                                                                        | receivers phone number in international format (eg +919876543210 )                                                                                                                                                                             |
| name (optional)                                                           | name of receiver. If supplied, it will be displayed on your account next to phone number                                                                                                                                                       |
| email (optional)                                                          | email of receiver. If supplied, it will be displayed on your account next to phone number                                                                                                                                                      |
| link (required for media template only)                                   | link to media, if you supplied media template. Link should be a direct link, not google drive or any website's link. Media type should match with the template. For example if template requires video, the link should point to a valid video |
| params (required only if template has variables)                          | Array of parameters for the template body. It should match with the number of parameters required in the template. For example if template body contains 2 parameters: {{1}} and {{2}} then you need to supply array of 2 strings.             |
| button\_params (required only if template has dynamic link as cta button) | If link in the template was dynamic, you need to supply dynamic part of the URL as a button\_params                                                                                                                                            |
| playbook\_id (required only if template has quick reply buttons)          | id of playbook(chatbot), if template has quickreply buttons to start chatbot. playbook\_id can be found from AI builder.                                                                                                                       |

Sample curl request for template with dynamic URL as a cta button

```
curl --location --request POST '
https://app.intelliticks.com/api/whatsapp/send-template?templateId=31fa9753-f4f9-48b9-a5b6-ef62cbdd8eeb'
 \
--header 'client-id: <client id> \
--header 'secret-key: <secret key> \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
   "to": "+911231231231",
   "name": "Iticks",
   "params": [
       "param1",
       "param2"
   ],
   "button_params": [
       "param1"
   ],
   "link": "
https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg"

}'
```