Support for the standalone WhatsApp API will end on September 30, 2023. New customers must use, and existing customers must migrate to, the WhatsApp channel of the Conversation API. Any migration must be completed prior to September 30, 2023.

Stickerpack management

These endpoints can be used to manage first-party (maintained by WhatsApp) and third-party (maintained by you) stickerpacks and stickers.

Retrieve stickerpacks

Use this endpoint to retrieve a list of stickerpack IDs.

Request

GET whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks

Query parameter:

Name Description Default Constraints Required
namespace third_party or whatsapp whatsapp Either third_party or whatsapp No

Response

200 OK

The response body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type
stickerpacks Array of stickerpack ID objects Array[Object]

The the stickerpack ID objects have the following structure:

Name Description JSON Type
id A stickerpack identifier String
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{
  "stickerpacks": [
    {
      "id": "4316843a-874b-4530-86a2-1ab55c53cd3f"
    },
    {
      "id": "4316843a-874b-4530-86a2-1ab55c53cd3f"
    }
  ]
}

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Retrieve stickerpack information

Use this endpoint to retrieve information about a stickerpack.

Request

GET whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks/{stickerpack-id}

Query parameter:

Name Description Default Constraints Required
namespace third_party or whatsapp whatsapp Either third_party or whatsapp No

Response

200 OK

The response body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type Required
publisher Publisher of the stickerpack String Yes
name Stickerpack name String Yes
ios_app_store_link Link to the stickerpack in the Apple iOS App Store String No
android_app_store_link Link to the stickerpack in the Google Play store String No
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{
  "publisher": "My publisher name",
  "name": "My stickerpack"
}

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Retrieve sticker indices

Use this endpoint to retrieve a list of sticker indices.

Request

GET whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks/{stickerpack-id}/stickers

Query parameter:

Name Description Default Constraints Required
namespace third_party or whatsapp whatsapp Either third_party or whatsapp No

Response

200 OK

The response body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type
stickers Array of sticker index objects Array[Object]

The sticker index objects have the following structure:

Name Description JSON Type
index A sticker index String
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{
  "stickers": [
    {
      "index": "0"
    },
    {
      "index": "1"
    }
  ]
}

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Retrieve sticker information

Use this endpoint to retrieve information about a sticker in a stickerpack.

Request

GET whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks/{stickerpack-id}/stickers/{sticker-index}

Query parameter:

Name Description Default Constraints Required
namespace third_party or whatsapp whatsapp Either third_party or whatsapp No

Response

200 OK

The response body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type
id The identifier for the sticker, which can be used when sending the sticker in a message String
emojis Array of emojis included in the stickerpack Array[String]
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{
  "id": "c0b0aebe-02cc-4ef1-9b7a-014987f6c361",
  "emojis": ["🐥", "😃"]
}

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Create stickerpack

Use this endpoint to create a third-party stickerpack.

Request

POST whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks

The request body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type Constraints Required
publisher Publisher of the stickerpack String N/A Yes
name Stickerpack name String N/A Yes
ios_app_store_link Link to the stickerpack in the Apple iOS App Store String Valid Apple iOs App Store URL No
android_app_store_link Link to the stickerpack in the Google Play store String Valid Google Play store URL No
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{
  "publisher": "My stickerpack publisher",
  "name": "My stickerpack name"
}

Response

201 Created

The response body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type
id The identifier for the created stickerpack String
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{
  "id": "4316843a-874b-4530-86a2-1ab55c53cd3f"
}

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Update stickerpack

Use this endpoint to update a third-party stickerpack.

Request

PATCH whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks/{stickerpack-id}

The request body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type Constraints Required
publisher Publisher of the stickerpack String N/A No
name Stickerpack name String N/A No
ios_app_store_link Link to the stickerpack in the Apple iOS App Store String Valid Apple iOs App Store URL No
android_app_store_link Link to the stickerpack in the Google Play store String Valid Google Play store URL No

Each supplied field overwrites the value for the existing stickerpack.

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{
  "name": "My new stickerpack name"
}

Response

200 OK

Empty response body.

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Delete stickerpack

Use this endpoint to delete a third-party stickerpack.

Request

DELETE whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks/{stickerpack-id}

Response

200 OK

Empty response body.

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Create sticker

Use this endpoint to create a sticker in a third-party stickerpack.

Custom sticker must comply with WhatsApp requirements:

  1. Each sticker should have a transparent background.
  2. Stickers must be exactly 512x512 pixels.
  3. Each sticker must be less than 100 KB.

Please note that WhatsApp doesn't support animated stickers.

Note

For more information on using a custom sticker, please visit WhatsApp sticker page

Request

POST whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks/{stickerpack-id}/stickers

Accepted content types can be found in the introduction.

The request body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type Constraints Required
url Public URL of sticker String Valid URL and accepted content type Yes
emojis Array of emojis included in the stickerpack Array[String] Each emoji should be a single character. Three emojis maximum. No
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{
  "url": "https://example.com/sticker.webp",
  "emojis": ["🐥", "😃"]
}

Response

201 Created

The response body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type
index The index of the created sticker in the stickerpack String
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{
  "index": "0"
}

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Update sticker

Use this endpoint to create a sticker in a third-party stickerpack.

Request

PATCH whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks/{stickerpack-id}/stickers/{sticker-index}

Accepted content types can be found in the introduction.

The request body is a JSON object with the following contents:

Name Description JSON Type Constraints Required
url Public URL of sticker String Valid URL and accepted content type No
emojis Array of emojis included in the stickerpack Array[String] Each emoji should be a single character. Three emojis maximum. No
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{
  "url": "https://example.com/updated_sticker.webp"
}

Response

200 OK

Empty response body.

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{
  "index": "0"
}

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

Delete sticker

Use this endpoint to delete a sticker in a third-party stickerpack.

Request

DELETE whatsapp/v1/{bot-id}/stickerpacks/{stickerpack-id}/stickers/{sticker-index}

Response

200 OK

Empty response body.

400 Bad Request

There was an error with your request. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

401 Unauthorized

There was an authentication error with your request. Either you're using incorrect credentials or you're attempting to authenticate in a region where your bot doesn't reside. The body is a JSON object described in the introduction.

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