Send a Text Message
In this code snippet you learn how to send a Facebook message using the Messages API.
For a step-by-step guide to this topic, you can read our tutorial Sending Facebook Messenger messages with the Messages API.
Example
Ensure the following variables are set to your required values using any convenient method:
Key | Description |
---|---|
BASE_URL |
For production use the base URL is https://api.nexmo.com/ . For sandbox testing the base URL is https://messages-sandbox.nexmo.com/ . |
MESSAGES_API_URL |
For production use the Messages API endpoint is https://api.nexmo.com/v0.1/messages . For sandbox testing the Messages API endpoint is https://messages-sandbox.nexmo.com/v0.1/messages . |
FB_SENDER_ID |
Your Page ID. The FB_SENDER_ID is the same as the to.id value you received in the inbound messenger event on your Inbound Message Webhook URL. For sandbox testing this is 107083064136738 . |
FB_RECIPIENT_ID |
The PSID of the user you want to reply to. The FB_RECIPIENT_ID is the PSID of the Facebook User you are messaging. This value is the from.id value you received in the inbound messenger event on your Inbound Message Webhook URL. |
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
Write the code
Add the following to send-text.sh
:
curl -X POST $MESSAGES_API_URL \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer '$JWT\
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-d $'{
"from": { "type": "messenger", "id": "$FB_SENDER_ID" },
"to": { "type": "messenger", "id": "$FB_RECIPIENT_ID" },
"message": {
"content": {
"type": "text",
"text": "This is a Facebook Messenger Message sent from the Messages API"
}
}
}'
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
bash send-text.sh
Prerequisites
If you do not have an application you can create one. Make sure you also configure your webhooks.
npm install @vonage/server-sdk@beta
Write the code
Add the following to send-text.js
:
const Vonage = require('@vonage/server-sdk');
const vonage = new Vonage(
{
apiKey: VONAGE_API_KEY,
apiSecret: VONAGE_API_SECRET,
applicationId: VONAGE_APPLICATION_ID,
privateKey: VONAGE_APPLICATION_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH,
},
{
apiHost: BASE_URL,
}
);
vonage.channel.send(
{ type: 'messenger', id: FB_RECIPIENT_ID },
{ type: 'messenger', id: FB_SENDER_ID },
{
content: {
type: 'text',
text:
'This is a Facebook Messenger text message sent using the Messages API',
},
},
(err, data) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err);
} else {
console.log(data.message_uuid);
}
}
);
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
node send-text.js
Try it out
When you run the code a Facebook message is sent to the recipient.