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POST
/
send-whatsapp
Send Location
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.flowiq.live/send-whatsapp \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phone_number": "+27123456789",
  "message_type": "location",
  "location": {
    "latitude": -33.9249,
    "longitude": 18.4241,
    "name": "Cape Town Office",
    "address": "123 Main Street, Cape Town"
  },
  "context_message_id": "wamid.HBgLMjc4MTIzNDU2NzgVAgASGBQzRUI..."
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Message sent successfully",
  "data": {
    "message_id": "wamid.HBgLMjc4MTIzNDU2NzgVAgASGBQzRUI...",
    "recipient": "27123456789",
    "message_type": "<string>"
  }
}

​
Basic Usage

curl -X POST "https://api.flowiq.live/send-whatsapp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fiq_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "phone_number": "+27123456789",
    "message_type": "location",
    "location": {
      "latitude": -33.9249,
      "longitude": 18.4241,
      "name": "Cape Town Office",
      "address": "123 Main Street, Cape Town"
    }
  }'

​
Request Body

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
phone_numberstringYesRecipient phone number with country code
message_typestringYesMust be "location"
location.latitudenumberYesLatitude coordinate
location.longitudenumberYesLongitude coordinate
location.namestringNoLocation name shown to the recipient
location.addressstringNoFull address shown to the recipient
context_message_idstringNoWhatsApp message ID to reply to
{
  "phone_number": "+27123456789",
  "message_type": "location",
  "location": {
    "latitude": -33.9249,
    "longitude": 18.4241,
    "name": "Cape Town Office",
    "address": "123 Main Street, Cape Town"
  }
}

​
Response

​
Success (200)

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Message sent successfully",
  "data": {
    "message_id": "wamid.HBgLMjc4MTIzNDU2NzgVAgASGBQzRUI...",
    "recipient": "27123456789",
    "message_type": "location"
  }
}

​
Error: Missing Required Field (400)

{
  "error": "Missing required field",
  "message": "location.latitude and location.longitude are required for location messages"
}

​
Integration Example

async function sendLocation(apiKey, phoneNumber, location) {
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://api.flowiq.live/send-whatsapp`,
    {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({ phone_number: phoneNumber, message_type: "location", location }),
    }
  );
  const data = await response.json();
  if (!response.ok) throw new Error(data.message);
  return data;
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer token for authentication. Format: Bearer YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN

Body

application/json
​
phone_number
string
required

Recipient phone number with country code

Example:

"+27123456789"

​
message_type
enum<string>
required

Must be "location"

Available options:
location
Example:

"location"

​
location
object
required

Location coordinates and details

​
context_message_id
string

WhatsApp message ID to reply to

Example:

"wamid.HBgLMjc4MTIzNDU2NzgVAgASGBQzRUI..."

Response

Message sent successfully

​
success
boolean
Example:

true

​
message
string
Example:

"Message sent successfully"

​
data
object