# Location messages | Developer Documentation

<div id="bkmrk-location-messagesupd">## Location messages

<div><span>Updated: Nov 3, 2025</span></div><div>Location messages allow you to send a location's latitude and longitude coordinates to a WhatsApp user.</div><div>![](https://support2.chatarchitect.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-04/embedded-image-nbe6tmte.png)</div><div id="bkmrk-request-parameters"><div id="bkmrk-request-parameters-1"><div>### Request parameters

</div></div></div><div><table><thead><tr><th><span>Placeholder </span></th><th><span>Description </span></th><th><span>Example Value </span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><div><div>`<ACCESS_TOKEN>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>**Required.**</div><div>[System token](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/access-tokens-guide-developer-documentation) or [business token](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/access-tokens-guide-developer-documentation).</div></div></td><td><div><div>```
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</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<API_VERSION>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>**Optional.**</div><div>Graph API version.</div></div></td><td><div><div>v25.0</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<LOCATION_ADDRESS>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>**Optional.**</div><div>Location address.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`101 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<LOCATION_LATITUDE>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>**Required.**</div><div>Location latitude in decimal degrees.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`37.44216251868683`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<LOCATION_LONGITUDE>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>**Required.**</div><div>Location longitude in decimal degrees.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`-122.16153582049394`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<LOCATION_NAME>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>**Optional.**</div><div>Location name.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`Philz Coffee`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>**Required.**</div><div>WhatsApp business phone number ID.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`106540352242922`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>**Required.**</div><div>WhatsApp user phone number.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`+16505551234`</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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