# Group messaging | Developer Documentation

<div id="bkmrk-group-messagingupdat">## Group messaging

<div><span>Updated: Nov 14, 2025</span></div><div id="bkmrk-overview"><div id="bkmrk-overview-1"><div>### Overview

</div></div></div><div>This document provides comprehensive information on the APIs and webhooks available for sending and receiving messages within groups. It details support for various message types, including:</div>
<span>Text messages</span><span>Media messages</span><span>Text-based templates</span><span>Media-based templates</span><div id="bkmrk-subscribe-to-groups-"><div id="bkmrk-subscribe-to-groups--1"><div>### Subscribe to groups metadata webhooks

</div></div></div><div>In order to receive webhook notifications for metadata about your groups, please subscribe to the following webhook fields:</div>
<span>`group_lifecycle_update`</span><span>`group_participants_update`</span><span>`group_settings_update`</span><span>`group_status_update`</span><div><span></span><div>For a full reference of webhooks for the Groups API, please visit our [Webhooks for Groups API reference](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/group-messages-webhook-reference-developer-documentation).</div></div><div id="bkmrk-receive-group-messag"><div id="bkmrk-receive-group-messag-1"><div>### Receive group messages

</div></div></div><div>You can use the following webhooks to receive statuses on messages received in the group.</div><div>The `message` object includes a `group_id` field to indicate this is a group message. The `from` field in the `message` object and the contact object point to the same participant who sends this message.</div><div id="bkmrk-group-message-status"><div id="bkmrk-group-message-status-1"><div>### Group message status webhooks

</div></div></div><div>When you send messages to a group, you will receive a webhook when the message is delivered or read.</div><div>Instead of sending multiple webhooks for each status update, we will send an aggregated webhook.</div><div>This means that if you send a message and are set to receive several `read` or `delivered` statuses, we will send you a single, aggregated webhook that contains multiple `status` objects.</div><div>Each webhook you receive is only ever in reference to a single message sent to a single group and a single status type.</div><div>[Learn more about the Group Message Status webhook](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/group-messages-webhook-reference-developer-documentation)</div></div>