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# Contacts

> Send a WhatsApp contacts message

## Request

`type` must be `contacts`.

### Field types

* `to`: string (required)
* `type`: string = `contacts` (required)
* `contacts`: array of objects (required, at least one)
* `contacts[].name`: object (recommended)
* `contacts[].name.formatted_name`: string (recommended)
* `contacts[].name.first_name`: string (optional)
* `contacts[].name.last_name`: string (optional)
* `contacts[].phones`: array of objects (optional)
* `contacts[].phones[].phone`: string (optional)
* `contacts[].phones[].type`: string (optional)
* `contacts[].phones[].wa_id`: string (optional)
* `contacts[].emails`: array of objects (optional)
* `contacts[].emails[].email`: string (optional)
* `contacts[].urls`: array of objects (optional)
* `contacts[].urls[].url`: string (optional)
* `contacts[].addresses`: array of objects (optional)
* `contacts[].org`: object (optional)
* `contacts[].birthday`: string (optional)

```json theme={null}
{
  "to": "+573001112233",
  "type": "contacts",
  "contacts": [
    {
      "name": {
        "formatted_name": "Juan Perez",
        "first_name": "Juan",
        "last_name": "Perez"
      },
      "phones": [
        {
          "phone": "+573001112233",
          "type": "WORK",
          "wa_id": "573001112233"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```