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# Send interactive list message

> Sends a message with a list of selectable options.

Requires an open service window: the recipient must have messaged the business in the last 24 hours. Use `POST /messages/template` to reach recipients outside that window.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /messages/interactive/list
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Cogfy Messenger Public API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: API for interacting with the Cogfy Messenger platform
servers:
  - url: https://messenger-public-api.cogfy.com
    description: Production server
  - url: http://localhost:3100
    description: Local server
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /messages/interactive/list:
    post:
      tags:
        - Messages
      summary: Send interactive list message
      description: >-
        Sends a message with a list of selectable options.


        Requires an open service window: the recipient must have messaged the
        business in the last 24 hours. Use `POST /messages/template` to reach
        recipients outside that window.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                from:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  description: WhatsApp id of the sender phone number
                to:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  description: Recipient phone number, digits only, including country code
                interactive:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    type:
                      default: list
                      type: string
                      const: list
                    header:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        type:
                          type: string
                          const: text
                      required:
                        - type
                    body:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        text:
                          type: string
                      required:
                        - text
                    footer:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        text:
                          type: string
                      required:
                        - text
                    action:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        button:
                          type: string
                          description: Label of the button that opens the list
                        sections:
                          minItems: 1
                          maxItems: 10
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              title:
                                type: string
                                maxLength: 24
                              rows:
                                minItems: 1
                                maxItems: 10
                                type: array
                                items:
                                  type: object
                                  properties:
                                    id:
                                      type: string
                                    title:
                                      type: string
                                      maxLength: 24
                                    description:
                                      type: string
                                  required:
                                    - id
                                    - title
                            required:
                              - title
                              - rows
                      required:
                        - button
                        - sections
                  required:
                    - body
                    - action
              required:
                - from
                - to
                - interactive
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message sent successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    pattern: >-
                      ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$
                    description: Id of the created message
                required:
                  - id
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: >-
            Bad request — invalid input data, or the message was rejected by the
            WhatsApp Cloud API (e.g. invalid template)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: number
                  title:
                    type: string
                  detail:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    description: >-
                      WhatsApp Cloud API error code, present when the request
                      was rejected by Meta (e.g. invalid template, rate limit)
                    type: number
                required:
                  - status
                  - title
                  - detail
                additionalProperties: false
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: number
                  title:
                    type: string
                  detail:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    description: >-
                      WhatsApp Cloud API error code, present when the request
                      was rejected by Meta (e.g. invalid template, rate limit)
                    type: number
                required:
                  - status
                  - title
                  - detail
                additionalProperties: false
        '404':
          description: >-
            Sender phone number not found or not linked to a WhatsApp Business
            Account
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: number
                  title:
                    type: string
                  detail:
                    type: string
                  code:
                    description: >-
                      WhatsApp Cloud API error code, present when the request
                      was rejected by Meta (e.g. invalid template, rate limit)
                    type: number
                required:
                  - status
                  - title
                  - detail
                additionalProperties: false
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api-key

````