WhatsApp Business ACTION
Send Text Using Template
Send a text message using a pre-defined template. Variables can be sent only as text. See the docs.
- Action
- Writes data
- API key
- SDK
- MCP
IMPLEMENTATION
Call this tool
Connect a user's WhatsApp Business account once, then configure and run Send Text Using Template from your backend or agent.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "whatsapp_business-send-text-using-template",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
whatsapp_business: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
phoneNumberId: "Phone Number ID",
recipientPhoneNumber: "Recipient Phone Number",
},
})
console.log(result)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "whatsapp_business-send-text-using-template",
"configured_props": {
"whatsapp_business": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"phoneNumberId": "Phone Number ID",
"recipientPhoneNumber": "Recipient Phone Number"
}
}'// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "whatsapp_business",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "whatsapp_business-send-text-using-template",
arguments: {
phoneNumberId: "Phone Number ID",
recipientPhoneNumber: "Recipient Phone Number",
},
})SCHEMA
Inputs
Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
phoneNumberId Phone Number ID | string | Phone number ID that will be used to send the message. Required Dynamic |
recipientPhoneNumber Recipient Phone Number | string | Enter the recipient's phone number. For example, 15101234567. Required |
messageTemplate Message Template | string | Select the template you'd like to use. Required Dynamic |
headerVars Header Variables | string[] | Array of header variables for programmatic/AI-agent use. Takes precedence over individual header props if provided. Optional |
bodyVars Body Variables | string[] | Array of body variables for programmatic/AI-agent use. Takes precedence over individual body props if provided. Optional |
buttonVars Button Variables | string[] | Array of button variables for programmatic/AI-agent use. Takes precedence over individual button props if provided. Optional |
REFERENCE
Tool details
Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.
- Registry key
- whatsapp_business-send-text-using-template
- Version
- 0.0.7
- App
- WhatsApp Business
- Authentication
- API key
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- Open world
- Yes
- Source
- View on GitHub ↗