EngageLab WhatsApp Business API Skill

This skill enables interaction with the EngageLab WhatsApp Business REST API. As a Meta-authorized WhatsApp Business solution provider, EngageLab connects businesses with over 2 billion WhatsApp users for marketing, notifications, OTP verification, and customer service.

It covers three areas:

1. Send Messages — Deliver template, text, image, video, audio, document, and sticker messages
2. Template Management — Create, list, get, update, and delete WABA message templates
3. Callbacks — Receive message delivery status, user responses, and system notifications

Resources

scripts/

• whatsapp_client.py — Python client class (EngageLabWhatsApp) wrapping all API endpoints: send_template(), send_text(), send_image(), send_video(), send_audio(), send_document(), send_sticker(), and template CRUD (list_templates(), get_template(), create_template(), update_template(), delete_template()). Handles authentication, request construction, and typed error handling.

references/

• error-codes.md — Complete error code tables for messaging and template APIs
• template-api.md — Full template CRUD specs with components object details (header, body, footer, buttons)
• callback-api.md — Webhook callback events: message status, message response, and system notifications

Authentication

All EngageLab WhatsApp API calls use HTTP Basic Authentication.

• Base URL: https://wa.api.engagelab.cc
• Header: Authorization: Basic \x3Cbase64(dev_key:dev_secret)>
• Content-Type: application/json

The user must provide their dev_key (DevKey) and dev_secret (DevSecret). Encode them as base64("dev_key:dev_secret") and set the Authorization header.

Example (using curl):

curl -X POST https://wa.api.engagelab.cc/v1/messages \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'YOUR_DEV_KEY:YOUR_DEV_SECRET' | base64)" \
  -d '{ ... }'

If the user hasn't provided credentials, ask them for their dev_key and dev_secret before generating API calls.

Quick Reference — All Endpoints

Sending Messages

Endpoint: POST /v1/messages

Request Body (Template Message)

{
  "from": "+8613800138000",
  "to": ["00447911123456"],
  "body": {
    "type": "template",
    "template": {
      "name": "code",
      "language": "en",
      "components": [
        {
          "type": "body",
          "parameters": [
            { "type": "text", "text": "12345" }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "request_id": "my-request-123",
  "custom_args": { "order_id": "ORD-456" }
}

Parameters

Message Types

The body.type field determines the message type. Only template messages can be sent to users proactively. Other types require the user to have replied within the last 24 hours.

Text Message

{
  "to": ["8613800138000"],
  "body": {
    "type": "text",
    "text": { "body": "Hello, your order has shipped!" }
  }
}

Image Message

{
  "to": ["8613800138000"],
  "body": {
    "type": "image",
    "image": {
      "link": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
      "caption": "Order confirmation"
    }
  }
}

Video Message

{
  "to": ["8613800138000"],
  "body": {
    "type": "video",
    "video": {
      "link": "https://example.com/demo.mp4",
      "caption": "Product demo"
    }
  }
}

Audio Message

{
  "to": ["8613800138000"],
  "body": {
    "type": "audio",
    "audio": { "link": "https://example.com/voice.mp3" }
  }
}

Document Message

{
  "to": ["8613800138000"],
  "body": {
    "type": "document",
    "document": {
      "link": "https://example.com/invoice.pdf",
      "caption": "Your invoice",
      "filename": "invoice_2024.pdf"
    }
  }
}

Sticker Message

{
  "to": ["8613800138000"],
  "body": {
    "type": "sticker",
    "sticker": { "link": "https://example.com/sticker.webp" }
  }
}

Template Message Components

Template messages use pre-approved WABA templates with variable substitution via components:

{
  "to": ["00447911123456"],
  "body": {
    "type": "template",
    "template": {
      "name": "order_update",
      "language": "en",
      "components": [
        {
          "type": "header",
          "parameters": [
            { "type": "image", "image": { "link": "https://example.com/product.jpg" } }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "body",
          "parameters": [
            { "type": "text", "text": "John" },
            { "type": "text", "text": "ORD-12345" },
            { "type": "currency", "currency": { "fallback_value": "$99.99", "code": "USD", "amount_1000": 99990 } }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Parameter types: text, currency, date_time, image, video, document. Media types only appear in header components.

Response

Success:

{
  "message_id": "cbggf4if6o9ukqaalfug",
  "request_id": "my-request-123"
}

For error codes, read references/error-codes.md.

Template Management

WhatsApp message templates must be created and approved before use. Templates support HEADER, BODY, FOOTER, and BUTTONS components with variables.

For full request/response details including components object specs, read references/template-api.md.

Quick Summary

List all — GET /v1/templates with optional query params: name, language_code, category, status

Get one — GET /v1/templates/:templateId

Create — POST /v1/templates

{
  "name": "order_confirmation",
  "language": "en",
  "category": "UTILITY",
  "components": [
    { "type": "BODY", "text": "Hi {{1}}, your order {{2}} has shipped." ,
      "example": { "body_text": [["John", "ORD-123"]] } }
  ]
}

Update — PUT /v1/templates/:templateId (same body as create)

Delete — DELETE /v1/templates/:templateName (deletes all languages for that name)

Template Categories

Template Status Values

Callbacks

Configure webhook URLs to receive message delivery status, user responses, and system notifications.

For full callback data structures and event types, read references/callback-api.md.

Message Status Events

User Response Events

Generating Code

When the user asks to send WhatsApp messages or manage templates, generate working code. Default to curl unless the user specifies a language. Supported patterns:

• curl — Shell commands with proper auth header
• Python — Using requests library (or the bundled whatsapp_client.py)
• Node.js — Using fetch or axios
• Java — Using HttpClient
• Go — Using net/http

Always include the authentication header and proper error handling. Use placeholder values like YOUR_DEV_KEY and YOUR_DEV_SECRET if the user hasn't provided credentials.

Media Format Requirements