# WhatsApp message types
Message types

This topic lists the supported message types and a description of their use. For a list of message types, see [Messages](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/conversation-types/) in the *WhatsApp Business Platform Cloud API Reference*. 


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| Message Type | Description | 
| --- | --- | 
| Text | Send a text message or URL to your customer.  | 
| Media | Send an audio, document, image, sticker, or video file. You can also send links of the media file. | 
| Reaction | Send an emoji as a reaction to a message, like a thumbs up. | 
| Template | Send a template message. | 
| Location | Send a location. | 
| Contacts | Send a contact card. | 
| Interactive | Send an interactive message. | 

## Additional resources


For a list of WhatsApp message objects, see [Messages](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/messages#message-object) in the *WhatsApp Business Platform Cloud API Reference*.