WhatsApp Flows

Overview

WhatsApp Flows provide native UI components for building interactive experiences within WhatsApp. Use the Flows API to create, publish, and manage your flows.

List Flows

Retrieve all flows.

GET /api/flows

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`page`	integer	Page number (default: 1)
`limit`	integer	Items per page (default: 20)
`status`	string	Filter by status (DRAFT, PUBLISHED, DEPRECATED)
`account_id`	string	Filter by WhatsApp account

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "uuid",
        "meta_flow_id": "123456789",
        "name": "Order Form",
        "status": "PUBLISHED",
        "account_id": "uuid",
        "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
      }
    ],
    "total": 10,
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 20
  }
}

Get Flow

Retrieve a single flow with its JSON definition.

GET /api/flows/{id}

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "uuid",
    "meta_flow_id": "123456789",
    "name": "Order Form",
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "json_definition": {
      "version": "3.0",
      "screens": [
        {
          "id": "WELCOME",
          "title": "Welcome",
          "layout": {...}
        }
      ]
    },
    "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Create Flow

Create a new WhatsApp Flow.

POST /api/flows

Request Body

{
  "account_id": "uuid",
  "name": "Customer Survey",
  "categories": ["CUSTOMER_SUPPORT"],
  "json_definition": {
    "version": "3.0",
    "screens": [
      {
        "id": "SURVEY",
        "title": "Quick Survey",
        "layout": {
          "type": "SingleColumnLayout",
          "children": [
            {
              "type": "TextHeading",
              "text": "How was your experience?"
            },
            {
              "type": "RadioButtonsGroup",
              "name": "rating",
              "label": "Rating",
              "data-source": [
                {"id": "5", "title": "Excellent"},
                {"id": "4", "title": "Good"},
                {"id": "3", "title": "Average"},
                {"id": "2", "title": "Poor"},
                {"id": "1", "title": "Very Poor"}
              ]
            },
            {
              "type": "Footer",
              "label": "Submit",
              "on-click-action": {
                "name": "complete",
                "payload": {}
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "uuid",
    "name": "Customer Survey",
    "status": "DRAFT",
    "created_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Update Flow

Update a flow’s definition.

PUT /api/flows/{id}

Request Body

{
  "name": "Updated Survey",
  "json_definition": {...}
}

Delete Flow

Delete a flow.

DELETE /api/flows/{id}

Save to Meta

Push the flow definition to Meta’s WhatsApp Business API.

POST /api/flows/{id}/save-to-meta

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "meta_flow_id": "123456789",
    "validation_errors": []
  }
}

Publish Flow

Publish a draft flow to make it available for use.

POST /api/flows/{id}/publish

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "uuid",
    "status": "PUBLISHED"
  }
}

Deprecate Flow

Deprecate a published flow.

POST /api/flows/{id}/deprecate

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "uuid",
    "status": "DEPRECATED"
  }
}

Sync Flows

Sync flows from Meta.

POST /api/flows/sync

Request Body

{
  "account_id": "uuid"
}

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "synced": 5,
    "new": 1,
    "updated": 2
  }
}

Flow Status Lifecycle

Status	Description
`DRAFT`	Flow is being designed, not yet available
`PUBLISHED`	Flow is live and can be sent to users
`DEPRECATED`	Flow has been retired