Contacts messages allow you to send rich contact information directly to Whats App users, such as names, phone numbers, physical addresses, and email addresses.

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Request Parameters

Key	Description	Value	Data type	Required/Optional	Constraints
Authorization	Access Token for the application	{{PARTNER_APP_TOKEN}}	String	Required	Should be a valid Partner App Access Token
appId	App ID to fetch the access token	{{APP_ID}}	String	Required	The ID should be a valid Gupshup app ID.
messaging_product	Messaging product	whatsapp	String	Required
recipient_type	Recipient type	individual	String	Required
to	Destination phone no where the message need to be send	91785876xxxx	String	Required	Must be a valid phone number.
type	Messaging type	contacts	String	Required	Type should be contacts to send contacts message.
contacts	Add contact body	"contacts":[<contacts body>]	Array	Required	Key should be contacts to send contact message.

Sample Request

curl --location --request POST 'https://partner.gupshup.io/partner/app/{{{APP_ID}}/v3/message' \
--header 'Authorization: {{PARTNER_APP_TOKEN}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
    "to": "{{WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER}}",
    "type": "contacts",
    "contacts": [
        {
            "addresses": [
                {
                    "street": "{{STREET_NUMBER_AND_NAME}}",
                    "city": "{{CITY}}",
                    "state": "{{STATE_CODE}}",
                    "zip": "{{ZIP_CODE}}",
                    "country": "{{COUNTRY_NAME}}",
                    "country_code": "{{COUNTRY_CODE}}",
                    "type": "{{ADDRESS_TYPE}}"
                }
                /* Additional addresses objects go here, if using */
            ],
            "birthday": "{{BIRTHDAY}}",
            "emails": [
                {
                    "email": "{{EMAIL_ADDRESS}}",
                    "type": "{{EMAIL_TYPE}}"
                }
                /* Additional emails objects go here, if using*/
            ],
            "name": {
                "formatted_name": "{{FULL_NAME}}",
                "first_name": "{{FIRST_NAME}}",
                "last_name": "{{LAST_NAME}}",
                "middle_name": "{{MIDDLE_NAME}}",
                "suffix": "{{SUFFIX}}",
                "prefix": "{{PREFIX}}"
            },
            "org": {
                "company": "{{COMPANY_OR_ORG_NAME}}",
                "department": "{{DEPARTMENT_NAME}}",
                "title": "{{JOB_TITLE}}"
            },
            "phones": [
                {
                    "phone": "{{PHONE_NUMBER}}",
                    "type": "{{PHONE_NUMBER_TYPE}}",
                    "wa_id": "{{WHATSAPP_USER_ID}}"
                }
                /* Additional phones objects go here, if using */
            ],
            "urls": [
                {
                    "url": "{{WEBSITE_URL}}",
                    "type": "{{WEBSITE_TYPE}}"
                }
                /* Additional URLs go here, if using */
            ]
        }
    ]
}'

Sample Response

{
    "messages": [
        {
            "id": "GUPSHUP_MESSAGE_ID"
        }
    ],
    "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
    "contacts": [
        {
            "input": "DESTINATION_PHONE_NO",
            "wa_id": "DESTINATION_PHONE_NO"
        }
    ]
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Response	Comments
Success
200	{ "messages": [{"id": "GUPSHUP_MESSAGE_ID" } ], "messaging_product": "whatsapp", "contacts": [ { "input": "DESTINATION_PHONE_NO", "wa_id": "DESTINATION_PHONE_NO" } ] }
Error
400	{ "message": "Callback Billing must be enabled for this API","status": "error"}	if Callback billing is not enabled for the app
400	{ "message": "Invalid App Details","status": "error"}	if app details are not found
401	{ "status": "error","message": "Authentication Failed"}	When API key authentication fails