You will need the below details to start using this API.

App Id
App token

Parameters

Key	Description	Required/Optional	Type	Value
Authorization	Access Token for the application	Required	String	{{PARTNER_APP_TOKEN}}
appId	Unique identifier of the Gupshup App	Required	String	{{APP_ID}}
elementName	The name of a template. Element name is unique for a WABA's namespace.	Required	String	ticket_check_url_334
languageCode	Language code for the template. Refer to all the language codes here.	Optional	String	en_US
category	The category of your template. Possible Values: `AUTHENTICATION`, `MARKETING` and `UTILITY`. If you submit the templates with the any other categories, you will receive an error `Invalid category provided, kindly use category from these option AUTHENTICATION, MARKETING, UTILITY.`	Required	String	AUTHENTICATION, MARKETING and UTILITY
templateType	Text Carousel `\--data-urlencode 'cards'`	Required	String	Possible Values*: TEXT, IMAGE, LOCATION, PRODUCT, CATALOG, CAROUSEL, VIDEO & DOCUMENT. Catalog, LTO, and Carousel templates are not available with the On-premises API. Catalog, Carousel, and Product templates are available for MARKETING & UTILITY category only. Cards parameter only to be passed if the template type is CAROUSEL. For the LTO template, the template type is to be passed as TEXT. limitedOfferText, hasExpiration, isLTO only to be passed for LTO Templates.
isLTO	Needs to be true in order to create LTO templates	Optional	Boolean	LTO creation param
limitedOfferText	Limited offer text can have Maximum 16 characters	Optional	String	LTO text
hasExpiration	Copy code button component required if "has_expiration" is set to true	Optional	Boolean	Set true to add expiration to LTO templates
cards	Either of mediaUrl, mediaId or exampleMedia is required. If exampleMedia is not provided, the handleId / exampleMedia will be generated in the backend using the mediaUrl / mediaId.	Optional	Strig	`[ { "headerType": "IMAGE", "mediaUrl": "https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg", "mediaId": null, "exampleMedia": null, "body": "New Year is round the corner", "sampleText": "New Year is round the corner", "buttons": \[ { "type": "URL", "text": "Buy now", "url": "https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop", "buttonValue": "https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=", "suffix": "exotic_produce_2023", "example": [ "https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop" ] } ] } ]`
vertical	Character limit: 180	Required	String	TEXT
content	The body of the template. Character limit: 1028. For “Authentication” category the first line should be - {{1}} is your verification code.	Required	String	your ticket has been confirmed for {{1}} persons on date {{2}}.
header	Header of the template. Applicable for templateType = Text Character limit: 60. Not applicable for “Authentication” category.	Optional	String	This is the header.
footer	Footer of the template. Character limit: 60. Not applicable for “Authentication” category, only set based on code_expiration_minutes value	Optional	String	This is the footer.
buttons	Used only if your template has a CTA. An example is also submitted if a URL button has variable parameter. For “Authentication” category OTP button type is supported with two otp_type: COPY_CODE ONE_TAP If otp_type is set to ONE_TAP, three additional parameters are required: autofill_text package_name signature_hash	Optional	String	[{"type":"PHONE_NUMBER","text":"Call Us","phone_number":"+919872329959"},{"type":"URL","text":"Book A Demo","url":"<https://bookins.gupshup.io/{{1}}","example":["https://bookins.gupshup.io/abc"]}]> or for “Authentication” category: [{"type":"OTP","otp_type":"COPY_CODE","text":"Copy OTP"},{"type":"OTP", “otp-type”: “ONE_TAP”, "text":"Book A Demo", "autofill_text": "Autofill", #One-tap buttons only "package_name": "com.example.myapplication" #One-tap buttons only , "signature_hash": "K8a%2FAINcGX7", #One-tap buttons only }]
example	An example of the template.	Required	String	your ticket has been confirmed for 4 persons on date 2020-05-04.
enableSample	Required* for creating all types of templates.	Optional	Boolean	true
allowTemplateCategoryChange	Boolean value. If True, Meta will automatically update the category of the template as per the template content. Default value is False. If the category gets updated, you can view the oldCategory from the Get Templates API .	Optional	Boolean	false
exampleHeader		Optional	String	This is the header
addSecurityRecommendation	Optionally for "Authentication" category a security disclaimer is added to content - For your security, do not sharethis code.	Optional	Boolean	true
codeExpirationMinutes	Optionally for “Authentication” category the following text is added to footer - This code expires in <NUM_MINUTES> minutes. Code expiry time should be between 1 and 90 minutes.	Optional	Integer	90

Sample Request

curl --location --request POST 'https://partner.gupshup.io/partner/app/{{APP_ID}}/templates' \
--header 'Authorization: {{PARTNER_APP_TOKEN}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
--data-urlencode 'elementName={{ELEMENT_NAME}}' \
--data-urlencode 'languageCode={{LANGUAGE_CODE}}' \
--data-urlencode 'category={{CATEGORY}}' \
--data-urlencode 'templateType={{TEMPLATE_TYPE}}' \
--data-urlencode 'vertical=TEXT' \
--data-urlencode 'content=your ticket has been confirmed for {{1}} persons on date {{2}}.' \
--data-urlencode 'header=This is the header' \
--data-urlencode 'footer=This is the footer' \
--data-urlencode 'buttons=[{"type":"PHONE_NUMBER","text":"Call Us","phone_number":"+919872329959"},{"type":"URL","text":"Book A Demo","url":"https://bookins.gupshup.io/{{1}}","example":["https://bookins.gupshup.io/abc"]}] or for “Authentication” category: [{"type":"OTP","otp_type":"COPY_CODE","text":"Copy OTP"},{"type":"OTP", “otp-type”: “ONE_TAP”, "text":"Book A Demo", "autofill_text": "Autofill", #One-tap buttons only "package_name": "com.example.myapplication" #One-tap buttons only , "signature_hash": "K8a%2FAINcGX7", #One-tap buttons only }]' \
--data-urlencode 'example=your ticket has been confirmed for 4 persons on date 2020-05-04.' \
--data-urlencode 'enableSample=true' \
--data-urlencode 'allowTemplateCategoryChange=false' \'

Sample Response

 {
   Status: 204 Accepted
 }
                {
                    "status": "success",
                    "template": {
                        "appId": "****f7-***33-4**d-8f***-c***d*****",
                        "category": "MARKETING",
                        "createdOn": 1652768999707,
                        "data": "Hi, you Welcome to Header.\nHi, {{1}}. This is the template for header testing.\nHi, Welcome to Footer. | [call,917676767676] | [ur,https://www.fb.com]",
                        "elementName": "test_template12332",
                        "id": "f****a-f****-4**2-8***4-dc****ea",
                        "languageCode": "en",
                        "languagePolicy": "deterministic",
                        "master": true,
                        "meta": "{\"example\":\"Hi, [john]. This is the template for header testing.\"}",
                        "modifiedOn": 1652768999707,
                        "namespace": "e***3_e5**_**de_***3_20****1b",
                        "status": "PENDING",
                        "templateType": "TEXT",
                        "vertical": "Header",
                        "allowTemplateCategoryChange": "false"
                    }
                }