WhatsApp API
Send and receive WhatsApp through the API
Connect your number, send with a POST and receive every reply, delivery and read by signed webhook or by polling. No message template approval process.
POST /v1/messages
{
"to": {
"number": "+5511988887777"
},
"content": {
"text": "Your order is out for delivery."
}
}202 Accepted
{
"message_id": "msg_01993c5a1b24d3e9f01a2b3c4d5e6f70",
"status": {
"state": "pending"
}
}Webhook: message.delivered
{
"type": "message.delivered",
"number_alias": "main",
"data": {
"id": "msg_01993c5a1b24d3e9f01a2b3c4d5e6f70"
}
}From zero to your first message
The number must be connected before the first send.
- 1
Create the account
Free, no credit card.
- 2
Connect the number
In the dashboard, link WhatsApp on the phone of the number that will send the messages, with a QR code or a pairing code.
- 3
Create an API key
Create a key with the scopes your integration needs.
- 4
Send the first message
POST /v1/messages with the recipient and the content.
What the API covers
The app's features, over HTTP.
- Send
- Text, image, audio, video, document, location, contact card, calendar event and link button.
- Receive
- Messages, deliveries, reads and number changes arrive by signed webhook on paid plans, or by polling on every plan.
- Interact
- Reply with a quote, react, edit, delete, show "typing" and mark as read.
- Groups
- Read groups and participant events on every plan. Send to groups from the Business plan.
- Media in your storage
- Files you receive and send are kept in your own bucket (Cloudflare R2, Supabase Storage or AWS S3).
- Contacts and numbers
- Look up contacts and profile pictures and, from the Business plan, run extra numbers on the same account.
Some features depend on the plan. See what each one includes in Plans and pricing.
Connected like WhatsApp Web
Your number joins as a linked device. Nothing changes for whoever uses the phone.
- No approval process
- Start sending today, with no Meta sign-up and no message templates to approve. See how it compares with the official WhatsApp Business API in the FAQ.
- The phone stays yours
- WhatsApp keeps working on the phone, and Turbo Notify shows up under Linked devices with your organization's name.
- A pace that protects the number
- Every send keeps a minimum gap that follows your plan, and newly connected numbers go through a warm-up. This reduces the risk of a restriction. WhatsApp has the final say, so message people who expect to hear from you.