Outgoing Message

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Outgoing Message#

The OutgoingMessage update is triggered when a message is sent from the business. It contains information about the message being sent, including its content and metadata.

class pywa.types.OutgoingMessage#

A message that is sent by the business (Also known as Echo message).

Variables:

  • id – The message ID (If you want to reply to the message, use message_id_to_reply instead).

  • metadata – The metadata of the message (which phone number was sent from).

  • type – The message type (See MessageType).

  • to_user – The recipient of the message.

  • chat – The chat where the message was sent to (private or group).

  • timestamp – The timestamp when the message was sent (in UTC).

  • reply_to_message – The message to which this message is a reply (if any).

  • forwarded – Whether the message was forwarded.

  • forwarded_many_times – Whether the message was forwarded more than 5 times. (when True, forwarded will be True as well)

  • text – The text of the message.

  • image – The image of the message.

  • video – The video of the message.

  • sticker – The sticker of the message.

  • document – The document of the message.

  • audio – The audio of the message.

  • voice – The voice note of the message (shorthand for audio if it’s a voice note).

  • caption – The caption of the message media (Optional, only available for image video and document messages).

  • reaction – The reaction of the message.

  • location – The location of the message.

  • contacts – The contacts of the message.

  • order – The order of the message.

  • unsupported – The unsupported content of the message.

  • error – The error of the message.

  • shared_data – Shared data between handlers.

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