# `bird whatsapp reaction remove`

## Usage

```bash
bird whatsapp reaction remove <message-id> [flags]
```

## Description

Take back the reaction this workspace placed on a WhatsApp message. Removing a reaction from a message you have not reacted to changes nothing and still answers 202. A removal is refused on the same grounds as a placement: a message this workspace sent is a 422, and one Bird can no longer resolve is a 404, on the same 15-day retention. The 202 is the removal accepted, not applied: the reaction leaves the message's `reactions`, readable with whatsapp\_get, once WhatsApp confirms it, and whatsapp\_reaction\_list\_events records the removal either way.

This is destructive and cannot be undone; pass --yes to confirm.

## Examples

```bash
bird whatsapp reaction remove <id> --yes
```

## Options

#### Safety

| Name                | Description                                                    |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--idempotency-key` | Deduplication key; a retry with the same key won't act twice   |
| `--yes`             | Confirm a destructive action (required; the CLI never prompts) |

## Related

| Name                                                                                      | Description                                 |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| [`bird whatsapp reaction list-events`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-reaction-list-events) | List reaction events for a WhatsApp message |
| [`bird whatsapp reaction set`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-reaction-set)                 | React to a WhatsApp message                 |

## Related resources

- [Should I use a Bird SDK or call the API directly?](/explained/platform/should-i-use-an-sdk-or-call-the-api-directly) (answer)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)
- [Send your first email](/docs/get-started/send-your-first-email) (docs)

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