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Order messages webhook reference

Updated: Oct 22, 2025
This reference describes trigger events and payload contents for the WhatsApp Business Account messages webhook for order messages.

Triggers

Syntax

{
  "object": "whatsapp_business_account",
  "entry": [
    {
      "id": "<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>",
      "changes": [
        {
          "value": {
            "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
            "metadata": {
              "display_phone_number": "<BUSINESS_DISPLAY_PHONE_NUMBER>",
              "phone_number_id": "<BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>"
            },
            "contacts": [
              {
                "profile": {
                  "name": "<WHATSAPP_USER_PROFILE_NAME>"
                },
                "wa_id": "<WHATSAPP_USER_ID>",
                "identity_key_hash": "<IDENTITY_KEY_HASH>" <!-- only included if identity change check enabled -->
              }
            ],
            "messages": [
              {
                "from": "<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>",
                "id": "<WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>",
                "timestamp": "<WEBHOOK_TRIGGER_TIMESTAMP>",
                "type": "order",
                "order": {
                  "catalog_id": "<PRODUCT_CATALOG_ID>",
                  "text": "<ORDER_TEXT>",
                  "product_items": [
                    {
                      "product_retailer_id": "<PRODUCT_ID>",
                      "quantity": <PRODUCT_QUANTITY>,
                      "item_price": <PRODUCT_PRICE>,
                      "currency": "<CURRENCY_CODE>"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          "field": "messages"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Parameters

Placeholder Description Example value
<BUSINESS_DISPLAY_PHONE_NUMBER>
String
Business display phone number.
15550783881
<BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>
String
Business phone number ID.
106540352242922
<CURRENCY_CODE>
String
Catalog currency code.
USD
<IDENTITY_KEY_HASH>
String
Identity key hash. Only included if you have enabled the identity change check feature.
DF2lS5v2W6x=
<ORDER_TEXT>
String
Text accompanying the order.
Love these!
<PRODUCT_CATALOG_ID>
String
194836987003835
<PRODUCT_ID>
String
di9ozbzfi4
<PRODUCT_PRICE>
Integer
Individual product price.
7.99
<PRODUCT_QUANTITY>
Integer
Product quantity.
2
<WEBHOOK_TRIGGER_TIMESTAMP>
String
Unix timestamp indicating when the webhook was triggered.
1739321024
<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>
String
WhatsApp Business Account ID.
102290129340398
<WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>
String
WhatsApp message ID.
wamid.HBgLMTY1MDM4Nzk0MzkVAgASGBQzQUFERjg0NDEzNDdFODU3MUMxMAA=
<WHATSAPP_USER_ID>
String
WhatsApp user ID. Note that a WhatsApp user’s ID and phone number may not always match.
16505551234
<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>
String
WhatsApp user phone number. This is the same value returned by the API as the input value when sending a message to a WhatsApp user. Note that a WhatsApp user’s phone number and ID may not always match.
16505551234
<WHATSAPP_USER_PROFILE_NAME>
String
WhatsApp user’s name as it appears in their profile in the WhatsApp client.
Sheena Nelson

Example

This example webhook describes an order placed by a WhatsApp user for 3 products via an interactive catalog message.
{
  "object": "whatsapp_business_account",
  "entry": [
    {
      "id": "102290129340398",
      "changes": [
        {
          "value": {
            "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
            "metadata": {
              "display_phone_number": "15550783881",
              "phone_number_id": "106540352242922"
            },
            "contacts": [
              {
                "profile": {
                  "name": "Sheena Nelson"
                },
                "wa_id": "16505551234"
              }
            ],
            "messages": [
              {
                "from": "16505551234",
                "id": "wamid.HBgLMTY1MDM4Nzk0MzkVAgASGBQzQUFERjg0NDEzNDdFODU3MUMxMAA=",
                "timestamp": "1750096325",
                "type": "order",
                "order": {
                  "catalog_id": "194836987003835",
                  "text": "Love these!",
                  "product_items": [
                    {
                      "product_retailer_id": "di9ozbzfi4",
                      "quantity": 2,
                      "item_price": 30,
                      "currency": "USD"
                    },
                    {
                      "product_retailer_id": "nqryix03ez",
                      "quantity": 1,
                      "item_price": 25,
                      "currency": "USD"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              }
            ]
          },
          "field": "messages"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
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