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Build, Publish, and Send a Flow

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Recipe · 4 steps

Build, Publish, and Send a Flow

with WhatsApp

Create, upload, publish, and deliver a WhatsApp Flow to a recipient.

  1. Create a new draft flow on the WhatsApp Business Account.
  2. Upload the flow JSON definition file to the draft flow; the API validates the file and returns any validation errors.
  3. Publish the validated draft flow, making it available for use in messages.
  4. Send an interactive flow message to the recipient that launches the newly published flow.
What you'll need to have ready
  • accessToken: Access token with whatsapp_business_management and whatsapp_business_messaging permissions.
  • wabaId: The WhatsApp Business Account ID that owns the flow.
  • phoneNumberId: The WhatsApp phone number ID that sends the flow message.
  • to: Recipient phone number in E.164 format without the leading plus.
  • flowName: Display name for the new flow.
  • flowCategory: Flow category such as SIGN_UP, LEAD_GENERATION, or SURVEY.
  • flowFile: The binary flow.json file content (max 10 MB).
  • bodyText: The interactive message body text.
  • flowCta: The call-to-action label on the flow launch button.
For your developer

Arazzo workflow whatsapp:publish-flow-and-send, 4 operations: postByWabaIdFlows → uploadFlowJson → publishFlow → postByPhoneNumberIdMessages. Specs on APIs.io.

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