Sending Interactive Location Pins via WhatsApp API
By 5MinutesAPI Engineering•
Beyond Text Coordinates
Telling a customer "We are located at 123 Main St" causes friction. Sending them a native WhatsApp Location Pin allows them to tap and navigate instantly via Google Maps or Apple Maps.The JSON Payload
5MinutesAPI supports the native location object in the Meta Cloud API. You simply pass the latitude and longitude.
{
"to": "1234567890",
"type": "location",
"location": {
"longitude": -122.431297,
"latitude": 37.773972,
"name": "5MinutesAPI HQ",
"address": "San Francisco, CA"
}
}
This is highly effective for e-commerce deliveries, letting users know exactly where their package is, or guiding leads to a real-estate open house.