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title: Include file
description: Include file
services: azure-communication-services
author: shamkh
ms.service: azure-communication-services
ms.subservice: advanced-messaging
ms.date: 05/01/2025
ms.topic: include
ms.custom: include file
ms.author: shamkh
---
## Prerequisites
- [WhatsApp Business Account registered with your Azure Communication Services resource](../../connect-whatsapp-business-account.md).
- Active WhatsApp phone number to receive messages.
- .NET development environment, such as [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/), [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/Download), or [.NET CLI](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download).
## Set up environment
[!INCLUDE [Set up environment for .NET Application](../dot-net-application-setup.md)]
## Object model
The following classes and interfaces handle some of the major features of the Azure Communication Services Advance Messaging SDK for .NET.
| Class Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `NotificationMessagesClient` | Connects to your Azure Communication Services resource. It sends the messages. |
| `StickerNotificationContent` | Defines sticker content of the messages. |
> [!NOTE]
> For more information, see the Azure SDK for .NET reference [Azure.Communication.Messages Namespace](/dotnet/api/azure.communication.messages).
## Common configuration
Follow these steps to add the required code snippets to the Main method in your `Program.cs` file.
- [Authenticate the client](#authenticate-the-client).
- [Set channel registration ID](#set-channel-registration-id).
- [Set recipient list](#set-recipient-list).
- [Start sending messages between a business and a WhatsApp user](#start-sending-messages-between-a-business-and-a-whatsapp-user).
[!INCLUDE [Common setting for using Advanced Messages SDK](../common-setting-net.md)]
## Code examples
Follow these steps to add required code snippets to the Main function of your `Program.cs` file.
- [Send a Sticker messages to a WhatsApp user](#send-a-sticker-messages-to-a-whatsapp-user)
> [!IMPORTANT]
> To send a sticker message to a WhatsApp user, the WhatsApp user must first send a message to the WhatsApp Business Account. For more information, see [Start sending messages between business and WhatsApp user](#start-sending-messages-between-a-business-and-a-whatsapp-user).
### Send a sticker messages to a WhatsApp user
The Messages SDK enables Contoso to send sticker WhatsApp messages, when initiated by WhatsApp users. To send sticker messages:
- [Authenticated NotificationMessagesClient](#authenticate-the-client).
- [WhatsApp channel ID](#set-channel-registration-id).
- [Recipient phone number in E16 format](#set-recipient-list).
- URI of the sticker media.
In this example, the business sends sticker message to the WhatsApp user:
Assemble the sticker content:
```csharp
var stickerLink = new Uri("https://example.com/sticker.webp");
var stickerNotificationContent = new StickerNotificationContent(channelRegistrationId, recipientList, stickerLink);
```
Send the sticker message:
```csharp
var stickerResponse = await notificationMessagesClient.SendAsync(stickerNotificationContent);
```
### Run the code
#### [Visual Studio](#tab/visual-studio)
1. To compile your code, press **Ctrl**+**F7**.
1. To run the program without debugging, press **Ctrl**+**F5**.
#### [Visual Studio Code](#tab/vs-code)
Build and run your program using the following commands in the Visual Studio Code Terminal (**View** > **Terminal**).
```console
dotnet build
dotnet run
```
#### [.NET CLI](#tab/dotnet-cli)
Build and run your program.
```console
dotnet build
dotnet run
```
---
## Full sample code
> [!NOTE]
> Replace all placeholder variables in the code with your values.
```csharp
using Azure;
using Azure.Communication.Messages;
namespace AdvancedMessagingQuickstart
{
class Program
{
public static async Task Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Azure Communication Services - Send WhatsApp Messages\n");
string connectionString = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COMMUNICATION_SERVICES_CONNECTION_STRING");
NotificationMessagesClient notificationMessagesClient =
new NotificationMessagesClient(connectionString);
var channelRegistrationId = new Guid("<Your Channel ID>");
var recipientList = new List<string> { "<Recipient's WhatsApp Phone Number>" };
// Send a sticker message
var stickerLink = new Uri("https://example.com/sticker.webp");
var stickerNotificationContent = new StickerNotificationContent(channelRegistrationId, recipientList, stickerLink);
var stickerResponse = await notificationMessagesClient.SendAsync(stickerNotificationContent);
Console.WriteLine("Sticker message sent.\nPress any key to exit.\n");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
```
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