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Send Text and Mark Inbound Read

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Send Text and Mark Inbound Read

Send a text reply, then mark the originating inbound message as read.

  1. Send a text message reply to the customer with optional URL preview disabled by default.
  2. Mark the originating inbound message as read by sending a read status update against the same messages endpoint.
What you'll need to have ready
  • accessToken: Access token with whatsapp_business_messaging permission.
  • phoneNumberId: The WhatsApp phone number ID that sends the message.
  • to: Recipient phone number in E.164 format without the leading plus.
  • body: The text body of the reply (max 4096 characters).
  • inboundMessageId: The wamid of the inbound message to mark as read.
For your developer

Arazzo workflow whatsapp:send-text-and-mark-read, 2 operations: postByPhoneNumberIdMessages → postByPhoneNumberIdMessages. Specs on APIs.io.