How to Create Templates For WhatsApp Business API?

1. Go To WABA Platform

Go To WABA Platform

2. Click on View

Click on View

3. Click on Templates

Click on Templates

4. Click on Create Template

Click on Create Template

5. Write An Appropriate “Template Name”

Write An Appropriate "Template Name"

6. Select An Appropriate Template Category

Select An Appropriate Template Category

7. Select Your Template Content Language

Select Your Template Content Language

8. Select Header Type

You can have No Header Or
Any One of the Following ->
Text / Image / Video / Document 

( Kindly Note This is Only the Header and It is an Option. You, Will, Have the Option To Write body text separately )

Select Header Type

9. Click On Body & Start Typing Your Template Body Text

Click On Body & Start Typing Your Template Body Text

10. Click on < > To Add a Variable

You can have multiple variables in 1 Template

Single Variable –

Hi { {1} } Creating a Text Template

Multiple Variables – 

Hi { {1} } Creating a Text Template. Would You Be Interested in our Product { {2} }

To Add a Variable" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-style: none; max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; transition: opacity 1s ease 0s; opacity: 1;">

11. Click On Generate Example Field

Click On Generate Example Field

12. Type Examples For All Your Variables.

Type Examples For All Your Variables.

13. Click on Next Step

Click on Next Step

You can decide to have a Text-Based Footer
Footer Text Is Shown in Grey Colour in Small Font Size in WhatsApp Message.

Select Your Footer Type

15. Select Your Button Type

There are 2 types Of Buttons

1) Quick Reply Buttons:- when the customer clicks on it they send a predefined text as a WhatsApp Message To Us. You can have up to 3 Quick Reply Buttons

2) Call To Action Buttons:- You can have 1 Link & 1 Call Button

Select Your Button Type

16. For Quick Reply Buttons

Up to 20 Characters Are Allowed in Each Button.
You can have 1 / 2 / 3 Buttons ( Min 1 – Max 3 )

For Quick Reply Buttons

17. For Call To Action Buttons

You Can have up to 2 Buttons
1st Button can be a URL
2nd Button can be Called to a Phone Number

We cannot have 2 Urls / 2 Phone Number Buttons

It will be 1 Each or any 1

For Call To Action Buttons

18. For Fixed URL Simply Type Your Url in Both URL and URL Example Field

For Fixed URL Simply Type Your Url in Both URL and URL Example Field

19. For Variable URL

For Variable URL Type your URL with Variable in end { {1} } and in example Field Write the Example as Shown in Next Step

For Variable URL

20. Example Should Contain A Full URL

Example Should Contain A Full URL

21. You Can Also Choose to Have NO Buttons

You Can Also Choose to Have NO Buttons

22. Preview Your Template

Preview Your Template

23. Click on Submit For Approval

WhatsApp Takes Between 2 – 48 Hours For Templates Approval

Click on Submit For Approval

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