# How to Create Templates For WhatsApp Business API?
Published: 2022-07-09
Tags: #whatstoolapi, #whatstool, #whatsappapi, whatstool business, whatsapp api, whatsapp cloud api, whatstool business app, whatstool business api, chatbots, multiple agents, crm tools, whatsapp marketing, D2C for whatsApp, whatapp action button, template messages, crm
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## 1\. Go To WABA Platform

![Go To WABA Platform](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_5a6b3c46-467f-4ad9-bd6e-1a5a668cf492?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4432&fp-y=0.5436&fp-z=1.1638&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

## 2\. Click on View

![Click on View](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_d46f7de2-b016-4eff-a5fb-cd7fb0271c3e?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.9000&fp-y=0.5971&fp-z=3.0025&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 3\. Click on Templates

![Click on Templates](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_2bea4896-a122-4544-a3e8-f50f394aee61?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4337&fp-y=0.3636&fp-z=2.6716&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 4\. Click on Create Template

![Click on Create Template](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_2540fcbb-8b18-4294-bf55-d5fca5f88fe1?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.7625&fp-y=0.4731&fp-z=2.8271&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 5\. Write An Appropriate “Template Name”

![Write An Appropriate "Template Name"](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_6b1bea87-8e5d-4f2b-8685-ccc92d950da3?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.3649&fp-y=0.4904&fp-z=1.7933&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 6\. Select An Appropriate Template Category

![Select An Appropriate Template Category](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_09c6b281-ba7f-41cb-b524-0f4c4a1fe95b?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.6337&fp-y=0.4904&fp-z=2.0196&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 7\. Select Your Template Content Language

![Select Your Template Content Language](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_e13fc031-2062-48d4-9928-7f31b39dcc5d?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4865&fp-y=0.6054&fp-z=1.3223&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 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](https://images.tango.us/public/edited_image_4fc14e1e-14e2-4f7b-ab94-daf98c80cf65?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

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

![Click On Body & Start Typing Your Template Body Text](https://images.tango.us/public/edited_image_22313c16-eebb-47f7-bcf1-59fdb662e673?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4993&fp-y=0.5152&fp-z=1.3091&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 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}}

![](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_1a2ea334-fda7-4767-9189-d7b75d9f1bba?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.7115&fp-y=0.6391&fp-z=2.9536&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

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](https://images.tango.us/public/edited_image_66346277-57b6-4e8b-ad43-817cc685e87b?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.3545&fp-y=0.7384&fp-z=3.2101&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 12\. Type Examples For All Your Variables.

![Type Examples For All Your Variables.](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_badc030d-83f8-42de-a975-5a82d4cf62e1?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2977&fp-y=0.7700&fp-z=2.3626&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 13\. Click on Next Step

![Click on Next Step](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_87a83071-5af5-4935-be60-a4d84c362f4e?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.7234&fp-y=0.8327&fp-z=3.0000&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 14\. Select Your Footer Type

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](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_0a20381f-8aa0-4ff9-aaba-7fcf4940716e?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2939&fp-y=0.4921&fp-z=3.1119&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 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](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_5472946d-21d7-451e-8f95-f2385eb4dbb7?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2939&fp-y=0.4831&fp-z=3.1119&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 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](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_6a054313-fdef-432f-884e-b009b432af7a?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 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](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_ed201e17-728a-4077-a05d-4de7e02d08ea?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.2800&fp-y=0.6908&fp-z=2.5783&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 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](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_94476094-3f1b-48aa-a7d0-59dfdb606096?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.6613&fp-y=0.6219&fp-z=2.4721&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 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](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_cbef8a90-bb96-4ac8-8147-b3a6f8cadb92?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5269&fp-y=0.6219&fp-z=2.3170&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 20\. Example Should Contain A Full URL

![Example Should Contain A Full URL](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_66e46311-8318-4439-811c-3ea134aebf9f?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.6613&fp-y=0.6219&fp-z=2.4721&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 21\. You Can Also Choose to Have NO Buttons

![You Can Also Choose to Have NO Buttons](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_d437389e-b7fe-4769-aa49-c774ca03849b?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 22\. Preview Your Template

![Preview Your Template](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_0cf58277-b2fd-4292-b33d-5fe67b1dd225?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5000&fp-y=0.5000&fp-z=1.0000&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

### 23\. Click on Submit For Approval

WhatsApp Takes Between 2 – 48 Hours For Templates Approval

![Click on Submit For Approval](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_8c3ab0bb-d7fc-4990-aa18-c8f808f0cc8b?fm=png&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.4993&fp-y=0.6419&fp-z=2.2930&w=1200&ar=2880%3A1452)

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