WhatsApp templates

WhatsApp message templates: examples and approval

If a customer hasn't messaged you in the last 24 hours, the only way to reach them is a template: a message Meta has approved in advance. Below are the 3 categories, with examples that pass review.

Categories

Every template has a category

Marketing

Offers, invitations, and anything else that gives people a reason to come back. An order update with a discount code in it counts as marketing too.

Hi {{1}}, our fall range arrives in store this Saturday. As a regular, you get 15% off through Sunday with the code FALL15. See you soon!

Utility

Confirmations, updates and reminders about something the customer started, like an order, a booking or a payment. Keep the sales pitch out, or Meta will treat it as marketing.

Hi {{1}}, your appointment at Noor Hair is booked for {{2}} at {{3}}. Can't make it? Tap Reschedule.

Authentication

For one-time login codes only, with no links, images or emojis. Meta supplies most of the wording, and you add a button that copies the code.

123456 is your verification code.

You pick the category, but Meta has the final say. A utility template with promotional content in it gets approved as marketing.

Review

Getting a template approved

Meta decides within 24 hours. If a template is rejected, edit it and resubmit, or file an appeal. Give every variable a realistic sample value, because Meta reviews the message with those samples filled in.

Common reasons for rejection

  • A variable as the very first or very last word of the message.
  • Variables out of order, like {{1}}, {{2}}, {{5}}.
  • Too many variables for a short message.
  • The exact wording of a template you already have.
  • Asking for a full card number, bank account number, or Social Security number.
  • Threats, such as legal action.

What a template costs depends on its category and the customer's country.

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Live preview

See the message the way your customer will, header and buttons included, while you type.

Help with the wording

Describe what you want to send and get a draft you can edit.

Status from Meta

Each template shows whether it's pending, approved, or rejected. Only approved ones can be sent.

See who clicks

A link button gets its own tracking link for each recipient, so you know who clicked, not just how many.

FAQ

WhatsApp templates, answered

A message Meta approves before you can send it. You need one whenever you message someone who hasn't messaged you in the last 24 hours. Inside that window, you can reply however you like.

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