# Contacts and Location Messages
## Sending a contact message
`POST` `https://api.qikchat.in/v1/messages`
**Request Example**
`{`
`"to_contact": "+918080808080",`
`"type": "contact",`
`"contact": {`
"addresses": \[
`{`
`"city": "Chennai",`
`"country": "India",`
"country\_code": "in",
`"state": "TN",`
`"street": "Venugopal Street",`
`"type": "HOME",`
`"zip": "600037"`
`}`
`],`
`"birthday": "2000-01-20",`
`"emails": [`
`{`
`"email": "test@domain-name.com",`
`"type": "WORK"`
`}`
`],`
`"name": {`
`"first_name": "Siva",`
`"formatted_name": "Siva Radhakrishnan",`
`"last_name": "Radhakrishnan"`
`},`
`"org": {`
`"company": "Qikberry",`
`"department": "Design",`
`"title": "Manager"`
`},`
`"phones": [`
`{`
`"phone": "+919944857332",`
`"type": "HOME"`
`}`
`],`
`"urls": [`
`{`
`"url": "https://www.qikberry.com",`
`"type": "WORK"`
`}`
`]`
`}`
`}`
#### Request Body
| Name | Type | Description |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| to\_contact\* | string | customer whatsapp number you want to send message |
| type\* | string | contact |
| contact | object | contains contact details |
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A successful response includes a data object with an ID for the message sent.
```json
{
"status": true,
"message": "Messages queued successfully",
"data": [
{
"id": "52JH6WmuSruAVyXvBBYemd0Ia",
"channel": "whatsapp",
"from": "919099999916",
"recipient": "+918080808080",
"created_at": "2023-02-19T12:52:25.222Z",
"status": "queued"
}
]
}
```
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## Sending a location message
`POST` `https://api.qikchat.in/v1/messages`
**Request Example**
`{`
`"to_contact": "+918080808080",`
`"type": "location",`
`"location": {`
`"longitude": 13.081996,`
`"latitude": 80.180565,`
`"name": "Qikberry Technologies Private Limited",`
`"address": "No.9, The Palms, 2nd floor, Sai Avenue, Madhiraved, Chennai, Thiruvallur - 600077"`
`}`
`}`
#### Request Body
| Name | Type | Description |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| to\_contact\* | string | customer whatsapp number you want to send message |
| type\* | string | location |
| location\* | object | contains location object |
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A successful response includes a data object with an ID for the message sent.
```json
{
"status": true,
"message": "Messages queued successfully",
"data": [
{
"id": "52JH6WmuSruAVyXvBBYemd0Ia",
"channel": "whatsapp",
"from": "919099999916",
"recipient": "+918080808080",
"created_at": "2023-02-19T12:52:25.222Z",
"status": "queued"
}
]
}
```
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