Getting Started
Welcome to the Text-World WhatsApp Business API documentation. This guide will help you integrate WhatsApp messaging into your application quickly and efficiently.
Get API Key
Sign up and get your API credentials from the dashboard
Make First Call
Send your first message in under 5 minutes
Go Live
Deploy to production with confidence
Base URL
https://api.text-world.com/v2
Quick Example
Here's a simple example to send your first WhatsApp message:
curl -X POST https://api.text-world.com/v2/messages/send \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"to": "+919876543210",
"type": "text",
"text": {
"body": "Hello from Text-World!"
}
}'
Authentication
All API requests require authentication using an API key. Include your API key in the Authorization header of every request.
API Key Authentication
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
You can find your API key in your dashboard under Settings → API Keys.
Send Messages
Send text, media, and template messages to your customers via WhatsApp.
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
to |
string | Required | Recipient's phone number with country code |
type |
string | Required | Message type: text, image, video, document, template |
text |
object | Optional | Text message content (required if type is "text") |
Example Request
const response = await fetch('https://api.text-world.com/v2/messages/send', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
to: '+919876543210',
type: 'text',
text: {
body: 'Hello from Text-World API!'
}
})
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Example Response
{
"success": true,
"message_id": "wamid.HBgNOTE5ODc2NTQzMjEwFQIAERgSQzg5QjBGRjdBOEQ0RTQ5OTAA",
"status": "sent",
"timestamp": "2026-01-18T16:00:00Z"
}
Message Templates
Use pre-approved message templates for sending notifications and promotional messages.
Retrieve all your approved message templates.
import requests
headers = {
'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
}
response = requests.get(
'https://api.text-world.com/v2/templates',
headers=headers
)
templates = response.json()
print(templates)
Webhooks
Receive real-time notifications about message status updates, incoming messages, and more.
Webhook Events
- message.sent - Message successfully sent
- message.delivered - Message delivered to recipient
- message.read - Message read by recipient
- message.failed - Message delivery failed
- message.received - Incoming message from customer
Webhook Payload Example
{
"event": "message.delivered",
"message_id": "wamid.HBgNOTE5ODc2NTQzMjEwFQIAERgSQzg5QjBGRjdBOEQ0RTQ5OTAA",
"to": "+919876543210",
"timestamp": "2026-01-18T16:05:30Z",
"status": "delivered"
}
Manage Contacts
Create, update, and manage your contact database programmatically.
Add a new contact to your database.
$ch = curl_init('https://api.text-world.com/v2/contacts');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type: application/json'
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode([
'phone' => '+919876543210',
'name' => 'John Doe',
'email' => 'john@example.com',
'tags' => ['customer', 'premium']
]));
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
Media Upload
Upload images, videos, and documents to send via WhatsApp.
Supported formats: JPG, PNG, MP4, PDF, DOCX (Max size: 16MB)
Error Handling
The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure.
| Status Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
200 |
Success |
400 |
Bad Request - Invalid parameters |
401 |
Unauthorized - Invalid API key |
429 |
Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded |
500 |
Internal Server Error |
Rate Limits
To ensure fair usage and system stability, we enforce the following rate limits:
- Starter Plan: 1,000 messages/day
- Growth Plan: 10,000 messages/day
- Scale Plan: 100,000 messages/day
- Enterprise: Custom limits
SDKs & Libraries
We provide official SDKs for popular programming languages:
Node.js
npm install @text-world/api
Python
pip install textworld-api
PHP
composer require textworld/api
Need help? Contact our support team at hello@text-world.com or call +91 72570 73570