Whatsapp Message Templates

Create a Whatsapp message template

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Create a new WhatsApp message template. Templates must be approved by WhatsApp before they can be used in messages.

post/whatsapp/message_templates

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.telnyx.com/v2
  • URL: https://api.telnyx.com/v2/whatsapp/message_templates
  • Auth: HTTP bearer

Request body

waba_idstring required

The WhatsApp Business Account ID.

namestring required

Template name. Lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores only.

category'MARKETING' | 'UTILITY' | 'AUTHENTICATION' required

Template category: AUTHENTICATION, UTILITY, or MARKETING.

languagestring required

Template language code (e.g. en_US, es, pt_BR).

Response

Successful response with Whatsapp template

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "record_type": "whatsapp_message_template"
  }
}

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