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Message templates

WhatsApp only lets a business message a customer first - or more than 24 hours after their last message - with a template Meta has approved. Every campaign uses one.

Make a template

  1. 1Open Templates and press New template, or start from a ready-made one.
  2. 2Choose its kind: Marketing (offers, news), Utility (an order, a booking, a payment) or Login code.
  3. 3Write the message. Use {{1}}, {{2}} for details that change per person, such as their name.
  4. 4Add a picture, video or PDF above it, and buttons below, if you like.
  5. 5Send it to Meta. Approval usually takes minutes, sometimes a day.
Approved templates with pictures
Approved templates with pictures

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