How to Create Templates For WhatsApp Business API ?
1. Go To WABA Platform
2. Click on View
3. Click on Templates
4. Click on Create Template
5. Write An Appropriate “Template Name”
6. Select An Appropriate Template Category
7. 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 Header and It is Option. You Will Have Option To Write body text separately )
9. 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}}
11. Click On Generate Example Field
12. Type Examples For All Your Variables.
13. Click on Next Step
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.
15. Select Your Button Type
There are 2 types Of Buttons
Quick Reply Buttons :- when the customer clicks on it they send a predefined text as a WhatsApp Message To Us. You can have upto 3 Quick Reply Buttons
Call To Action Buttons :- You can have 1 Link & 1 Call Button
16. For Quick Reply Buttons
Upto 20 Characters Are Allowed in Each Button. You can have 1 / 2 / 3 Buttons ( Min 1 – Max 3 )
17. For Call To Action Buttons
You Can have Upto 2 Buttons 1st Button can be URL 2nd Button can be Call to a Phone Number
We cannot have 2 Urls / 2 Phone Number Buttons It will be 1 Each or any 1
18. 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
20. Example Should Contain A Full URL
21. You Can Also Choose to Have NO Buttons
22. Preview Your Template
23. Click on Submit For Approval
WhatsApp Takes Between 2 – 48 Hours For Templates Approval
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