messaging

WhatsApp Business API

Provide customer care and deliver notifications on the world’s most popular messaging app with Twilio APIs and software.

overview

Connectivity and beyond

Simply and securely send WhatsApp messages with Twilio APIs. Integrate WhatsApp and other communications channels like SMS and MMS with the Programmable Messaging API, or orchestrate multichannel, multiparty interactions using the Conversations API.

With built-in tools and software for visual workflows, interactive buttons, analytics, and template message management, Twilio offers more than pure connectivity.

use cases

APIs to support your use case

Conversational care and commerce

Manage customer support and sales interactions on the channels your customers prefer with the Conversations API.

Notifications and marketing

Deliver appointment reminders, purchase confirmations, or promotions with the Programmable Messaging API.

capabilities

Create engaging customer
experiences with WhatsApp

Send feature-rich communications

Drive engagement and standardize replies with Quick Replies and Call-to-Action buttons
Send and receive media files like images, audio, and PDFs
Share locations on a map with outbound Location Messages
Build message templates once for WhatsApp and standardize across all channels with the Content API

Node.js
Python
C#
Java
Go
PHP
Ruby
twilio-cli
curl

//Downloadthehelperlibraryfromhttps://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install//FindyourAccountSIDandAuthTokenattwilio.com/console//andsettheenvironmentvariables.Seehttp://twil.io/secureconstaccountSid=process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;constauthToken=process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;constclient=require('twilio')(accountSid,authToken);client.conversations.v1.conversations.create().then(conversation=>console.log(conversation.sid));

# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/installimportosfromtwilio.restimportClient# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureaccount_sid=os.environ['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']auth_token=os.environ['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']client=Client(account_sid,auth_token)conversation=client.conversations.v1.conversations.create()print(conversation.sid)

// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/installusingSystem;usingTwilio;usingTwilio.Rest.Conversations.V1;classProgram{staticvoidMain(string[]args){// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securestringaccountSid=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");stringauthToken=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");TwilioClient.Init(accountSid,authToken);varconversation=ConversationResource.Create();Console.WriteLine(conversation.Sid);}}

// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/installimportcom.twilio.Twilio;importcom.twilio.rest.conversations.v1.Conversation;publicclassExample{// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securepublicstaticfinalStringACCOUNT_SID=System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");publicstaticfinalStringAUTH_TOKEN=System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");publicstaticvoidmain(String[]args){Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID,AUTH_TOKEN);Conversationconversation=Conversation.creator().create();System.out.println(conversation.getSid());}}

// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/go/installpackagemainimport("fmt""github.com/twilio/twilio-go"conversations"github.com/twilio/twilio-go/rest/conversations/v1")funcmain(){// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureclient:=twilio.NewRestClient()params:=&conversations.CreateConversationParams{}resp,err:=client.ConversationsV1.CreateConversation(params)iferr!=nil{fmt.Println(err.Error())}else{ifresp.Sid!=nil{fmt.Println(*resp.Sid)}else{fmt.Println(resp.Sid)}}}

<?php// Update the path below to your autoload.php,// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.mdrequire_once'/path/to/vendor/autoload.php';useTwilio\Rest\Client;// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure$sid=getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");$token=getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");$twilio=newClient($sid,$token);$conversation=$twilio->conversations->v1->conversations->create();print($conversation->sid);

# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/installrequire'rubygems'require'twilio-ruby'# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureaccount_sid=ENV['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']auth_token=ENV['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']@client=Twilio::REST::Client.new(account_sid,auth_token)conversation=@client.conversations.v1.conversations.createputsconversation.sid

# Install the twilio-cli from https://twil.io/cli
twilio api:conversations:v1:conversations:create

curl -X POST "https://conversations.twilio.com/v1/Conversations"\-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

Provide trusted, convenient customer care

Manage participants, session expiration, and archives without additional code with the Conversations API
Assist customers on WhatsApp—and other channels—with a unified view using the Conversations SDKs
Add simple bots, intelligent assistants, and the option to escalate to agents with Twilio product integrations

Node.js
Python
C#
Java
Go
PHP
Ruby
twilio-cli
curl

//Downloadthehelperlibraryfromhttps://www.twilio.com/docs/node/install//FindyourAccountSIDandAuthTokenattwilio.com/console//andsettheenvironmentvariables.Seehttp://twil.io/secureconstaccountSid=process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID;constauthToken=process.env.TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN;constclient=require('twilio')(accountSid,authToken);client.messages.create({from:'+15017122661',body:'body',to:'+15558675310'}).then(message=>console.log(message.sid));

# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/python/installimportosfromtwilio.restimportClient# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureaccount_sid=os.environ['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']auth_token=os.environ['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']client=Client(account_sid,auth_token)message=client.messages.create(from_='+15017122661',body='body',to='+15558675310')print(message.sid)

// Install the C# / .NET helper library from twilio.com/docs/csharp/installusingSystem;usingTwilio;usingTwilio.Rest.Api.V2010.Account;classProgram{staticvoidMain(string[]args){// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securestringaccountSid=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");stringauthToken=Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");TwilioClient.Init(accountSid,authToken);varmessage=MessageResource.Create(from:newTwilio.Types.PhoneNumber("+15017122661"),body:"body",to:newTwilio.Types.PhoneNumber("+15558675310"));Console.WriteLine(message.Sid);}}

// Install the Java helper library from twilio.com/docs/java/installimportcom.twilio.Twilio;importcom.twilio.rest.api.v2010.account.Message;importcom.twilio.type.PhoneNumber;publicclassExample{// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/securepublicstaticfinalStringACCOUNT_SID=System.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");publicstaticfinalStringAUTH_TOKEN=System.getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");publicstaticvoidmain(String[]args){Twilio.init(ACCOUNT_SID,AUTH_TOKEN);Messagemessage=Message.creator(newcom.twilio.type.PhoneNumber("+15558675310"),newcom.twilio.type.PhoneNumber("+15017122661"),"body").create();System.out.println(message.getSid());}}

// Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/go/installpackagemainimport("fmt""github.com/twilio/twilio-go"api"github.com/twilio/twilio-go/rest/api/v2010")funcmain(){// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureclient:=twilio.NewRestClient()params:=&api.CreateMessageParams{}params.SetFrom("+15017122661")params.SetBody("body")params.SetTo("+15558675310")resp,err:=client.Api.CreateMessage(params)iferr!=nil{fmt.Println(err.Error())}else{ifresp.Sid!=nil{fmt.Println(*resp.Sid)}else{fmt.Println(resp.Sid)}}}

<?php// Update the path below to your autoload.php,// see https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.mdrequire_once'/path/to/vendor/autoload.php';useTwilio\Rest\Client;// Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console// and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secure$sid=getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID");$token=getenv("TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN");$twilio=newClient($sid,$token);$message=$twilio->messages->create("+15558675310",// to["from"=>"+15017122661","body"=>"body"]);print($message->sid);

# Download the helper library from https://www.twilio.com/docs/ruby/installrequire'rubygems'require'twilio-ruby'# Find your Account SID and Auth Token at twilio.com/console# and set the environment variables. See http://twil.io/secureaccount_sid=ENV['TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID']auth_token=ENV['TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN']@client=Twilio::REST::Client.new(account_sid,auth_token)message=@client.messages.create(from:'+15017122661',body:'body',to:'+15558675310')putsmessage.sid

# Install the twilio-cli from https://twil.io/cli
twilio api:core:messages:create \
    --from +15017122661 \
    --body body \
    --to +15558675310

curl -X POST "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/$TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json"\--data-urlencode "From=+15017122661"\--data-urlencode "Body=body"\--data-urlencode "To=+15558675310"\-u $TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

Deliver engaging notifications and alerts

Build WhatsApp messaging quickly and easily with Twilio’s Programmable Messaging API
Create and manage Message Templates with automated approval status from inside the Twilio Console
Get real-time delivery insights with engagement metrics like Read Receipts through Messaging Insights
Save development time with built-in Messaging Service features like Advanced Opt-Out and number management

benefits

Scale your messaging solution

Reliable, future-proof APIs

Twilio Conversations and Twilio Programmable Messaging, the same APIs you use for SMS and MMS, integrate simply with existing systems and software so you can efficiently build common WhatsApp use cases.

Access support, services, and tools

Eligible businesses of any size can access the most popular messaging app in the world through Twilio. Get onboarding support through the account creation process, access professional services, and scale your use case with built-in tools and integrations.

Infinite reach with one platform

A single, GDPR-compliant platform to support your entire customer engagement vision. Build on reliable infrastructure, expand your reach with channel APIs, and use time-saving tools to get your solutions to market sooner.

get access

Sign up to request access

Before you can move into production with the WhatsApp Business API, you must sign up for a WhatsApp Business Profile and submit a request to enable your Twilio numbers for WhatsApp.

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