Custom marketing templates

Updated: Nov 14, 2025 Learn how to create and send a custom marketing template.

Supported components

Custom marketing templates support the following components: 1 header (optional; all types supported) 1 body (required) 1 footer (optional) Up to 10 buttons (optional; all types supported)

Create a custom marketing template

Use the POST /<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>/message_templates endpoint to create a custom marketing template.

Request syntax

This example syntax creates a template with an image header, body text with 3 named parameters, a footer, and 3 buttons (url, phone number, and quick-reply).

curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/&lt;API_VERSION&gt;/&lt;WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID&gt;/message_templates' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer &lt;ACCESS_TOKEN&gt;' \
-d '
\{
  "name": "&lt;TEMPLATE_NAME&gt;",
  "language": "&lt;TEMPLATE_LANGUAGE&gt;",
  "category": "marketing",
  "parameter_format": "&lt;PARAMETER_FORMAT&gt;",
  "components": [\
    {\
      "type": "header",\
      "format": "image",\
      "example": {\
        "header_handle": [\
          "&lt;HEADER_ASSET_HANDLE&gt;"\
        ]\
      }\
    },\
    {\
      "type": "body",\
      "text": "&lt;BODY_TEXT&gt;",\
      "example": {\
        "body_text_named_params": [\
          {\
            "param_name": "&lt;BODY_PARAMETER_NAME&gt;",\
            "example": "&lt;BODY_PARAMETER_EXAMPLE_VALUE&gt;"\
          },\
          <!-- additional parameters and example values go here -->\
        ]\
      }\
    },\
    {\
      "type": "footer",\
      "text": "&lt;FOOTER_TEXT&gt;"\
    },\
    {\
      "type": "buttons",\
      "buttons": [\
        {\
          "type": "url",\
          "text": "&lt;URL_BUTTON_LABEL_TEXT&gt;",\
          "url": "&lt;URL_BUTTON_URL&gt;"\
        },\
        {\
          "type": "phone_number",\
          "text": "&lt;PHONE_NUMBER_BUTTON_LABEL_TEXT&gt;",\
          "phone_number": "&lt;PHONE_NUMBER_BUTTON_PHONE_NUMBER&gt;"\
        },\
        {\
          "type": "quick_reply",\
          "text": "&lt;QUICK_REPLY_BUTTON_LABEL_TEXT&gt;"\
        }\
      ]\
    }\
  ]
}'

Request parameters

Placeholder	Description	Sample Value
`<ACCESS_TOKEN>` String	Required. Access token.	`EAAAN6tcBzAUBOZC82CW7iR2LiaZBwUHS4Y7FDtQxRUPy1PHZClDGZBZCgWdrTisgMjpFKiZAi1FBBQNO2IqZBAzdZAA16lmUs0XgRcCf6z1LLxQCgLXDEpg80d41UZBt1FKJZCqJFcTYXJvSMeHLvOdZwFyZBrV9ZPHZASSqxDZBUZASyFdzjiy2A1sippEsF4DVV5W2IlkOSr2LrMLuYoNMYBy8xQczzOKDOMccqHEZD`
`<API_VERSION>` String	Optional. API version. If omitted, defaults to the newest API version available to your app.	`v23.0`
`<BODY_PARAMETER_EXAMPLE_VALUE>` String	Required if using a body component string that includes one or more parameters. Example parameter value. You must supply an example for each parameter defined in your body component string.	`WELCOME20`
`<BODY_PARAMETER_NAME>` String	Required if using named parameters. Parameter name. You must supply a name for each parameter defined in your body component string. Must be a unique string, composed of lowercase characters and underscores, wrapped in double curly brackets.	`{{discount_code}}`
`<BODY_TEXT>` String	Required. Template body text. Variables are supported. Maximum 1024 characters.	`Welcome to Lucky Shrub, {{first_name}}!\\n\\nUse code {{discount_code}} to get {{discount_amount}} off of your first purchase!`
`<FOOTER_TEXT>` String	Optional. Footer text. Maximum 60 characters.	`Lucky Shrub: Your gateway to succulents!`
`<PARAMETER_FORMAT>` String	Optional. Parameter format. Value can be: `named` `positional` If the `parameter_format` property is omitted, the template will use positional formatting.	`Lucky Shrub: Your gateway to succulents!`
`<HEADER_ASSET_HANDLE>` String	Required if using a header with a media asset. Header media asset handle.	`4::aW1hZ2UvcG5n:ARYpf5zqqUjggwGfsZOJ2_o26Zs8ntcO2mss2vKpFb8P_IvskL043YXKpehYTD7IxqEB4t-uZcIzOTxOFRavEcN_tZLhk1WXFb3IOr4S8UKJcQ:e:1759093121:634974688087057:100089620928913:ARYyOAh63uQLhDpqOdk`
`<PHONE_NUMBER_BUTTON_LABEL_TEXT>` String	Required if using a phone number button. Button label text. Maximum 25 characters. Alphanumeric characters only.	`Call us`
`<PHONE_NUMBER_BUTTON_PHONE_NUMBER>` String	Required if using a phone number button component. Business phone number to be called in the WhatsApp user’s default phone app when tapped by the user. Note that some countries have special phone numbers that have leading zeros after the country calling code (e.g., +55-0-955-585-95436). If you assign one of these numbers to the button, the leading zero will be stripped from the number. If your number will not work without the leading zero, assign an alternate number to the button, or add the number as message body text. Maximum 20 characters. Alphanumeric characters only.	`15550051310`
`<QUICK_REPLY_BUTTON_LABEL_TEXT>`	Required if using a quick-reply button. Button label text. Maximum 25 characters. Alphanumeric characters only.	`Unsubscribe`
`<TEMPLATE_LANGUAGE>` String	Required. Template language code.	`en_US`
`<TEMPLATE_NAME>` String	Required. Template name. Must be unique, unless existing templates with the same name have a different template language. Maximum 512 characters. Lowercase, alphanumeric characters and underscores only.	`reservation_confirmation`
`<URL_BUTTON_URL>` String	Required if including a URL button. URL to be loaded in WhatsApp user’s default web browser when tapped.	`https://www.luckyshrubeater.com/reservations`
`<URL_BUTTON_LABEL_TEXT>` String	Required if using a URL button. Button label text. Maximum 25 characters. Alphanumeric characters only.	`View deals`
`<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>` String	Required. WhatsApp Business Account ID.	`546151681022936`

Response syntax

Upon success:

\{
  "id": "&lt;TEMPLATE_ID&gt;",
  "status": "&lt;TEMPLATE_STATUS&gt;",
  "category": "&lt;TEMPLATE_CATEGORY&gt;"
}

Response parameters

Placeholder	Description	Example value
`<TEMPLATE_CATEGORY>`	Template category.	`MARKETING`
`<TEMPLATE_ID>`	Template ID.	`1627019861106475`
`<TEMPLATE_STATUS>`	Template status.	`PENDING`

Example request

curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/v23.0/102290129340398/message_templates' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...' \
-d '
\{
  "name": "welcome_discount_template",
  "language": "en_US",
  "category": "marketing",
  "parameter_format": "named",
  "components": [\
    {\
      "type": "header",\
      "format": "image",\
      "example": {\
        "header_handle": [\
          "4::aW..."\
        ]\
      }\
    },\
    {\
      "type": "body",\
      "text": "Welcome to Lucky Shrub, {{first_name}}!\n\nUse code *{{discount_code}}* to get {{discount_amount}} off of your first purchase!",\
      "example": {\
        "body_text_named_params": [\
          {\
            "param_name": "first_name",\
            "example": "Pablo"\
          },\
          {\
            "param_name": "discount_code",\
            "example": "WELCOME20"\
          },\
          {\
            "param_name": "discount_amount",\
            "example": "20%"\
          }\
        ]\
      }\
    },\
    {\
      "type": "footer",\
      "text": "Lucky Shrub: Your gateway to succulents!"\
    },\
    {\
      "type": "buttons",\
      "buttons": [\
        {\
          "type": "url",\
          "text": "View deals",\
          "url": "https://www.luckyshrub.com/deals"\
        },\
        {\
          "type": "phone_number",\
          "text": "Call us",\
          "phone_number": "+15550051310"\
        },\
        {\
          "type": "quick_reply",\
          "text": "Unsubscribe"\
        }\
      ]\
    }\
  ]
}'

Example response

\{
  "id": "1627019861106475",
  "status": "PENDING",
  "category": "MARKETING"
}

Send a custom marketing template

Use the POST /<BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>/messages endpoint to send an approved marketing template.

Request syntax

This example syntax is for sending the template described in the create syntax above, which expects a header image asset, and 3 body text parameter values which will replace their parameter placeholders in the body text string.

curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/&lt;API_VERSION&gt;/&lt;BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID&gt;/messages' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer &lt;ACCESS_TOKEN&gt;' \
-d '
\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "to": "&lt;WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER&gt;",
  "type": "template",
  "template": {
    "name": "&lt;TEMPLATE_NAME&gt;",
    "language": {
      "code": "&lt;TEMPLATE_LANGUAGE&gt;"
    },
    "components": [\
      {\
        "type": "header",\
        "parameters": [\
          {\
            "type": "image",\
            "image": {\
              "id": "&lt;HEADER_ASSET_ID&gt;"\
            }\
          }\
        ]\
      },\
      {\
        "type": "body",\
        "parameters": [\
          {\
            "type": "text",\
            "parameter_name": "&lt;PARAMETER_NAME&gt;",\
            "text": "&lt;PARAMETER_VALUE&gt;"\
          },\
          <!-- additional parameters and values go here -->\
        ]\
      }\
    ]
  }
}'

Request parameters

Placeholder	Description	Example value
`<ACCESS_TOKEN>` String	Required. Access token	`EAAAN6tcBzAUBOZC82CW7iR2LiaZBwUHS4Y7FDtQxRUPy1PHZClDGZBZCgWdrTisgMjpFKiZAi1FBBQNO2IqZBAzdZAA16lmUs0XgRcCf6z1LLxQCgLXDEpg80d41UZBt1FKJZCqJFcTYXJvSMeHLvOdZwFyZBrV9ZPHZASSqxDZBUZASyFdzjiy2A1sippEsF4DVV5W2IlkOSr2LrMLuYoNMYBy8xQczzOKDOMccqHEZD`
`<API_VERSION>` String	Optional. API version. If omitted, defaults to the newest API version available to your app.	`v23.0`
`<BUSINESS_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>` String	Required. WhatsApp business phone number ID.	`106540352242922`
`<HEADER_ASSET_ID>` String	Required if template uses a header media. Header media asset ID.	`1339522734477770`
`<PARAMETER_NAME>` String	Required if template uses one or more named parameters. Name of named parameter.	`discount_code`
`<PARAMETER_VALUE>` String	Required if template uses one or more named parameters. Named parameter value.	`WELCOME25`
`<TEMPLATE_LANGUAGE>` String	Required. Template language.	`en_US`
`<TEMPLATE_NAME>` String	Required. Template name.	`welcome_discount_template`
`<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>` String	Required. WhatsApp user phone number.	`16505551234`

Response syntax

Upon success:

\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "contacts": [\
    {\
      "input": "&lt;WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER&gt;",\
      "wa_id": "&lt;WHATSAPP_USER_ID&gt;"\
    }\
  ],
  "messages": [\
    {\
      "id": "&lt;WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID&gt;",\
      "message_status": "&lt;PACING_STATUS&gt;"\
    }\
  ]
}

Response parameters

Placeholder	Description	Example value
`<PACING_STATUS>`	Template pacing status.	`accepted`
`<WHATSAPP_MESSAGE_ID>`	WhatsApp Message ID. This ID is included in status messages webhooks for delivery status purposes.	`wamid.HBgLMTY1MDM4Nzk0MzkVAgARGBJBRkJENzExMTRFRjk2NTI1OTEA`
`<WHATSAPP_USER_ID>`	WhatsApp user’s WhatsApp ID. May not match `input` value.	`16505551234`
`<WHATSAPP_USER_PHONE_NUMBER>`	WhatsApp user’s WhatsApp phone number. May not match `wa_id` value.	`16505551234`

Example request

curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/v23.0/106540352242922/messages' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...' \
-d '
\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "recipient_type": "individual",
  "to": "16505551234",
  "type": "template",
  "template": {
    "name": "welcome_discount_template",
    "language": {
      "code": "en_US"
    },
    "components": [\
      {\
        "type": "header",\
        "parameters": [\
          {\
            "type": "image",\
            "image": {\
              "id": "1339522734477770"\
            }\
          }\
        ]\
      },\
      {\
        "type": "body",\
        "parameters": [\
          {\
            "type": "text",\
            "parameter_name": "first_name",\
            "text": "Jessica"\
          },\
          {\
            "type": "text",\
            "parameter_name": "discount_code",\
            "text": "WELCOME25"\
          },\
          {\
            "type": "text",\
            "parameter_name": "discount_amount",\
            "text": "25%"\
          }\
        ]\
      }\
    ]
  }
}'

Example response

\{
  "messaging_product": "whatsapp",
  "contacts": [\
    {\
      "input": "16505551234",\
      "wa_id": "16505551234"\
    }\
  ],
  "messages": [\
    {\
      "id": "wamid.HBgLMTY1MDM4Nzk0MzkVAgARGBIyQjM2RTlERTY4QjFGNzUwNDgA",\
      "message_status": "accepted"\
    }\
  ]
}

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​Custom marketing templates

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​Create a custom marketing template

​Request syntax

​Request parameters

​Response syntax

​Response parameters

​Example request

​Example response

​Send a custom marketing template

​Request syntax

​Request parameters

​Response syntax

​Response parameters

​Example request

​Example response

Custom marketing templates

Supported components

Create a custom marketing template

Request syntax

Request parameters

Response syntax

Response parameters

Example request

Example response

Send a custom marketing template

Request syntax

Request parameters

Response syntax

Response parameters

Example request

Example response