From 9204220d4025ade29b435b7e8ada07346654e9d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lizandro Guarnizo <77708265+lizandrogd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:13:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update WhatsAppService.php

---
 services/WhatsAppService.php | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/services/WhatsAppService.php b/services/WhatsAppService.php
index 6f8c792..2d5ca1a 100644
--- a/services/WhatsAppService.php
+++ b/services/WhatsAppService.php
@@ -122,15 +122,16 @@ class WhatsAppService
 
             if ($isNamed) {
                 // bodyParameters is like ['name' => 'Alice', ...]
+                // Convert named params to the WhatsApp API expected parameter objects
                 foreach ($bodyParameters as $paramName => $paramValue) {
                     if (is_array($paramValue) && isset($paramValue['type'])) {
-                        // already detailed param object: ensure name is set
-                        if (!isset($paramValue['name'])) $paramValue['name'] = $paramName;
-                        $normalizedBody[] = $paramValue;
+                        // already detailed param object: remove any unexpected keys like 'name'
+                        $paramObj = $paramValue;
+                        unset($paramObj['name']);
+                        $normalizedBody[] = $paramObj;
                     } else {
                         $normalizedBody[] = [
                             'type' => 'text',
-                            'name' => $paramName,
                             'text' => (string)$paramValue
                         ];
                     }
@@ -139,7 +140,10 @@ class WhatsAppService
                 // Indexed array: preserve objects or convert strings
                 foreach ($bodyParameters as $bp) {
                     if (is_array($bp) && isset($bp['type'])) {
-                        $normalizedBody[] = $bp; // already detailed
+                        // ensure no unsupported keys like 'name' are passed through
+                        $bpCopy = $bp;
+                        unset($bpCopy['name']);
+                        $normalizedBody[] = $bpCopy; // already detailed
                     } elseif (is_string($bp) || is_numeric($bp)) {
                         $normalizedBody[] = [
                             'type' => 'text',