# Character Limits WhatsApp

The below documents give an overview of the Character limit for WhatsApp Official & Cloud API 

**Text Messages**

* Maximum length: 4096 characters

**Sticker Messages**

* Cloud API: Static and animated third-party outbound stickers are supported in addition to all types of inbound stickers. A static sticker needs to be 512x512 pixels and cannot exceed 100 KB. An animated sticker must be 512x512 pixels and cannot exceed 500 KB.
* On-Premises API: Only static third-party outbound stickers are supported in addition to all types of inbound stickers. A static sticker needs to be 512x512 pixels and cannot exceed 100 KB. Animated stickers are not supported.

**Supported Media Types**

| Media    | Supported Types                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Size Limit                                                  |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| audio    | audio/aac, audio/mp4, audio/mpeg, audio/amr, audio/ogg (only opus codecs, base audio/ogg is not supported)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16MB                                                        |
| document | text/plain, application/pdf, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application/msword, application/vnd.ms-excel, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | 100MB                                                       |
| image    | <p>image/jpeg, image/png</p><p><br></p><p>Images must be 8-bit, RGB or RGBA</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5MB                                                         |
| video    | <p>video/mp4, video/3gp</p><p><br></p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Only H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec is supported.</li><li>We support videos with a single audio stream or no audio stream.</li></ul>                                                                                                                          | 16MB                                                        |
| sticker  | image/webp                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | <p>Static stickers: 100KB</p><p>Animated stickers: 500K</p> |

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**Interactive Message**<br>

* Text message : Emojis and markdown are supported. Maximum length of message: 1024 characters.
* Footer Message : Emojis, markdown, and links are supported. Maximum length: 60 characters.
* Header message : Header can be media or text. For text, Formatting allows emojis, but not markdown. Maximum length: 60 characters.

**Quick Reply Button Message**<br>

* title – Button title. It cannot be an empty string and must be unique within the message. Emojis are supported, markdown is not. Maximum length: 20 characters.
* id – Unique identifier for your button. This ID is returned in the webhook when the button is clicked by the user. Maximum length: 256 characters.
* Only 3 buttons allowed

**List Messages**

* Maximum length of button: 20 characters.
* Maximum length of section : 24 characters.
* Limited to 10 rows across all sections.
* Each row contains:

title – Required. Maximum length: 24 characters.

ID– Required. Maximum length: 200 characters.

Description – Optional. Maximum length: 72 characters.<br>

#### Reference

On-premises API documentation&#x20;

<https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/on-premises/reference/messages/>

Cloud API documentation:

<https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/messages><br>


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