---
title: "Send interactive carousel message"
method: POST
path: "/messages/interactive/carousel"
tags: ["Messages"]
---

# Send interactive carousel message

`POST /messages/interactive/carousel`

Sends up to 10 cards, each with its own header and action.

Requires an open service window: the recipient must have messaged the business in the last 24 hours. Use `POST /messages/template` to reach recipients outside that window.

## Request body

- object
  - `from` string, required — WhatsApp id of the sender phone number
  - `to` string, required — Recipient phone number, digits only, including country code
  - `interactive` object, required
    - `type` 'carousel'
    - `body` object, required
      - `text` string, required
    - `action` object, required
      - `cards` object[], required — Up to 10 cards
        - `card_index` number, required
        - `type` 'cta_url', required
        - `header` object, required
          - `type` 'text' | 'image', required
          - `text` string, nullable — Header text. Required when `type` is `text`
          - `image` object, nullable — Header image. Required when `type` is `image`
            - `link` string, uri, required
        - `body` object
          - `text` string, required
        - `action` object, required
          - `name` 'cta_url'
          - `parameters` object
            - `display_text` string, required — Label of the button
            - `url` string, uri, required — URL opened when the button is tapped
          - `buttons` object[], nullable
            - `type` 'quick_reply', required
            - `quick_reply` object, required
              - …

## Response `200`

Message sent successfully

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required — Id of the created message

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request — invalid input data, or the message was rejected by the WhatsApp Cloud API (e.g. invalid template)
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Sender phone number not found or not linked to a WhatsApp Business Account

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