Create Meta template

POSThttps://app.sendapp.ai/api/whatsapp-meta/create_template

Creates a WhatsApp Meta template and submits it to Meta for approval. Pass the simple fields (body, and the optional header/footer) and we build the components for you; for advanced templates you can pass the components array directly in Meta format. In the body use {{1}}, {{2}}… as variables.

The template must be approved by Meta before it can be sent. Approval may take some time.

Parameters

apikey required

Your API Key.

token required

WhatsApp Meta account token.

name required

Template name: lowercase, letters, numbers and underscores only.

category required

MARKETING, UTILITY or AUTHENTICATION.

body required

Body text (required if you do not pass components).

language optional

Language code (default it).

header optional

Header text (max 60 characters).

footer optional

Footer text (max 60 characters).

components optional

Array/JSON of components in Meta format, for advanced templates.

Request

curl -X POST 'https://app.sendapp.ai/api/whatsapp-meta/create_template' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "token": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_TOKEN",
    "name": "promo_estate",
    "category": "MARKETING",
    "language": "it",
    "header": "Special offer",
    "body": "Hi {{1}}, {{2}}% off today only!",
    "footer": "Reply STOP to unsubscribe"
  }'

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://app.sendapp.ai/api/whatsapp-meta/create_template');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Content-Type: application/json'],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'apikey'   => 'YOUR_API_KEY',
        'token'    => 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_TOKEN',
        'name'     => 'promo_estate',
        'category' => 'MARKETING',
        'body'     => 'Hi {{1}}, {{2}}% off today only!',
    ]),
]);
echo curl_exec($ch);

const res = await fetch('https://app.sendapp.ai/api/whatsapp-meta/create_template', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    apikey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    token: 'YOUR_ACCOUNT_TOKEN',
    name: 'promo_estate',
    category: 'MARKETING',
    body: 'Hi {{1}}, {{2}}% off today only!'
  })
});
console.log(await res.json());

Response (200 OK)

{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Template created successfully.",
  "template_id": "1234567890123456"
}

Error

{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "The name can only contain lowercase letters, numbers and underscores."
}