Send messages to channels via API
Overview
This tutorial teaches how to send messages to WhatsApp channels using the API, enabling automated channel communications through HTTPS requests in any programming language.
Key Limitation
Important Note: "Channels functionality is not available on WABA (official API) numbers, only on numbers linked through WhatsApp Web."
Channel messaging requires numbers connected via WhatsApp Web, not the official WhatsApp Business API (WABA).
Implementation
Users can send channel messages via API using any programming language capable of making HTTPS requests. The platform provides a live API tester with ready-to-use code examples across multiple programming languages.
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