# WhatsApp Interactive Messages

[Interactive messages](https://clickatell.gitbook.io/whatsapp-user-guide/channel-capabilities/interactive-messages) (List Messages and Reply Buttons) give your users a simpler and more consistent way to find and select what they want from your business on WhatsApp. There are two types of interactive messages, i.e. **list messages** (up to 10 options) and **reply buttons** (up to 3 buttons). 

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You can also refer to [this page](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/guides/interactive-messages/) created by WhatsApp for more information on Interactive Messages.
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With the latest Chat Flow release, Clickatell clients can send interactive messages as part of their WhatsApp workflow using the [Menu node](https://clickatell.gitbook.io/flow/user-facing-nodes/branch-logic-split/menu-nodes-menu-with-options) or [Multiple Choice Input node](https://clickatell.gitbook.io/flow/user-facing-nodes/branch-logic-split/menu-nodes-multiple-choice-input). 

<figure><img src="https://2380245535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fl8ao2e7ogQyZBti1BuxA%2Fuploads%2FAQ9EIubNYnL0obiKNeuk%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=ce46c9b7-3bf9-4b4c-a43a-a3b1803b31a4" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example: List Message in WhatsApp</p></figcaption></figure>

The interactive messages are easy to set up and do not require any API integrations. Options/buttons are static and not dynamically populated.

You can select how you want to display the menu options to the end-user from the *WhatsApp Display Type* drop-down. This defaults to 'Numbered List'. 'Auto Select' means the Chat Flow application automatically decides how to display the options based on the number of options added:

* Less than 3 options: display as buttons
* 4 - 10 options: display as list message
* More than 10 options: display as a numbered list (text only, not interactive)

For more detail on setting up interactive WhatsApp messages in Chat Flow, see [here](https://clickatell.gitbook.io/flow/channel-capabilities/use-whatsapp-with-chat-flow/whatsapp-interactive-messages).