> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gateway.connexease.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Send WhatsApp Message > You can use this endpoint to send text messages, media (images, audio), or pre-approved templates to initiate conversations. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/wa/message openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Connexease Gateway API version: 1.0.0 description: >- Send text, media, or pre-approved template messages to your users via WhatsApp. The Connexease Gateway strictly follows the official Meta WhatsApp Cloud API payload structure while providing enhanced features like rate limiting, billing validation, and unified error handling. servers: - url: https://api.gateway.connexease.com description: Live API Gateway security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /v1/wa/message: post: tags: [] summary: Send WhatsApp Message description: >- You can use this endpoint to send text messages, media (images, audio), or pre-approved templates to initiate conversations. operationId: sendMessage parameters: - name: mmlite in: query description: >- When set to `true`, the message will be routed through the Meta Marketing Messages Lite (MMLite) endpoint instead of the standard messages endpoint. Useful for specific high-volume marketing campaigns. required: false schema: type: boolean default: false requestBody: required: true description: >- The payload containing the message details. The required fields vary depending on the `type` of message you choose to send. content: application/json: schema: type: object required: - messaging_product - to - type properties: messaging_product: type: string default: whatsapp description: >- The messaging service used for the request. Must always be exactly `"whatsapp"`. recipient_type: type: string default: individual description: >- The type of recipient you are sending the message to. Standard value is `"individual"`. to: type: string description: >- The recipient's phone number, strictly including the country code **without** any spaces, plus signs, or symbols (e.g., `905xxxxxxxxx`). example: '905321234567' type: type: string description: >- The specific type of message you want to send. Your choice here determines which of the objects below (`text`, `image`, or `template`) becomes mandatory. enum: - text - image - audio - template text: type: object description: >- The text message object. **Required** if `type` is set to `"text"`. required: - body properties: body: type: string description: >- The actual text content of your message. Supports basic WhatsApp formatting (e.g., *bold*, _italic_). Maximum 4096 characters. example: Hello! This is a test message from Connexease. preview_url: type: boolean description: >- Set to `true` to force the rendering of URL previews if your `body` text contains a valid web link. Defaults to `false`. default: false image: type: object description: >- The media object for sending images. **Required** if `type` is set to `"image"`. required: - link properties: link: type: string format: uri description: >- The publicly accessible URL of the image you want to send. Must be a direct link to the file (e.g., `.jpg`, `.png`). example: https://fastly.picsum.photos/id/667/400/400.jpg caption: type: string description: Optional text to display underneath the image. template: type: object description: >- The template object for initiating conversations. **Required** if `type` is set to `"template"`. required: - name - language properties: name: type: string description: >- The exact, approved name of your WhatsApp template as it appears in your Meta Business Manager. example: welcome_message_v2 language: type: object description: The language configuration for the template. required: - code properties: code: type: string description: >- The language code of the approved template (e.g., `en`, `en_US`, `tr`). example: en components: type: array description: >- An array of component objects containing the dynamic variables (parameters) for your template's header, body, or buttons. items: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - header - body - button description: >- Describes which part of the template this component targets. parameters: type: array description: >- The list of dynamic values to inject into the template. items: type: object responses: '200': description: >- A successful request returns an HTTP `200 OK` status. Note that the Connexease Gateway automatically wraps the official Meta response inside a unified `data` object and injects an `isSuccess` flag for easier parsing. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: isSuccess: type: boolean example: true description: >- Gateway-level boolean flag indicating the payload was accepted and forwarded to Meta. data: type: object description: The standard Meta WhatsApp Cloud API response object. properties: messaging_product: type: string example: whatsapp contacts: type: array items: type: object properties: input: type: string example: '905321234567' wa_id: type: string example: '905321234567' messages: type: array items: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- The unique Meta WhatsApp Message ID (wamid) assigned to this outbound message. example: >- wamid.HBgMOTA1Mzk4ODM2MTgwFQIAEhgUM0E4OTNENzMzOTJBMzc1N0QyNDcA '400': description: >- Bad Request. The payload is missing required fields, contains invalid formatting (like a malformed phone number), or specifies an unsupported media type. '401': description: >- Unauthorized. The API Key provided in the Authorization header is missing, invalid, or expired. components: securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT description: Enter your API key provided by the Connexease Dashboard. ````