Video

Request Parameters

Key	Description	Value	Data Type	Required/Optional	Constraints
Authorization	Access Token for the application	{{PARTNER_APP_TOKEN}}	String	Required	Should be a valid Partner App Access Token
elementName	The name of a template. The element name is unique for a WABAs namespace.	{{ELEMENT_NAME}}	String	Required	elementName (not more than 180 char.) Mandatory fields
languageCode	Language code for the template. Refer to all the language codes here.	{{LANGUAGE_CODE}}	String	Optional	languageCode default value : `en_US`
content	The body of the template. Character limit: 1028. For "Authentication" category the first line should be - {{1}} is your verification code.	{{CONTENT}}	String	Required	content (not more than 1024 char.)
category	The category of your template.	{{CATEGORY}}	String	Required
vertical	TEXT	{{VERTICAL}}	String	Required	vertical (not more than 180 char.)
footer	Footer of the template.	{{FOOTER}}	String	Optional
templateType	VIDEO	{{TEMPLATE_TYPE}}	String	Required
example	Template Example	{{EXAMPLE}}	String	Required
exampleMedia	Handle Id required to generate media templates	{{ENABLE_MEDIA}}	String	Required	This is handleId. Generate handleId here
enableSample	Required for creating all types of templates	{{ENABLE_SAMPLE}}	true/false	Optional	if enableSample is true then exampleMedia
allowTemplateCategoryChange	Boolean value. If True, Meta will automatically update the category of the template as per the template content. Default value is False.	{{ALLOW_TEMPLATE_CATEGORY_CHANGE}}	Boolean	Optional
appId	App ID to fetch the access token	{{APP_ID}}	String	Required	The Id should be a valid app Id of Gupshup The App must be associated with the account that owns the PARTNER_APP_TOKEN being used

Sample Request

curl --request POST \
     --url https://partner.gupshup.io/partner/app/{{APP_ID}}/templates \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
     --header 'Authorization: sk_711916ad1d5d4f21a9520fdef20516a1' \
     --data elementName=video_element1 \
     --data languageCode=en \
     --data 'footer=This is the footer' \
     --data 'content=Hi {{1}}.' \
     --data category=MARKETING \
     --data templateType=VIDEO \
     --data 'vertical=Ticket updated' \
     --data 'example=Hi User.' \
     --data enableSample=true \
     --data exampleMedia=4::aW1hZ2UvcadG5n:ARYaMMMA2QvIXuQZdPjWVXTOqfoBU3n0L1Ftyg4w57yxi9nD105yQDvW2nu3-HNo9HGefxZ-Ig-HAi3YSsckwIsOEUwxSPatsxT0Niob30E63A:e:1634884682:2281283925530161:100033655335566:ARaBAxW-1L-ZRu6SMSg \
     --data allowTemplateCategoryChange=true

Sample Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "template": {
        "appId": "a41b30f4-d202-4fdb-911e-3a8fbfbfb797",
        "category": "MARKETING",
        "containerMeta": "{\"appId\":\"a41b30f4-d202-4fdb-911e-3a8fbfbfb797\",\"data\":\"Hi {{1}}.\",\"footer\":\"This is the footer\",\"sampleText\":\"Hi User.\",\"sampleMedia\":\"4::aW1hZ2UvcadG5n:ARYaMMMA2QvIXuQZdPjWVXTOqfoBU3n0L1Ftyg4w57yxi9nD105yQDvW2nu3-HNo9HGefxZ-Ig-HAi3YSsckwIsOEUwxSPatsxT0Niob30E63A:e:1634884682:2281283925530161:100033655335566:ARaBAxW-1L-ZRu6SMSg\",\"enableSample\":true,\"editTemplate\":false,\"allowTemplateCategoryChange\":true,\"addSecurityRecommendation\":false}",
        "createdOn": 1716282572440,
        "data": "Hi {{1}}.\nThis is the footer",
        "elementName": "video_element1",
        "id": "80206293-ef61-4922-88c0-ff68768f02d8",
        "languageCode": "en",
        "languagePolicy": "deterministic",
        "meta": "{\"example\":\"Hi User.\"}",
        "modifiedOn": 1716282572440,
        "namespace": "9c7fe92f_2a48_40ec_83d0_69c62a772433",
        "priority": 1,
        "quality": "UNKNOWN",
        "retry": 0,
        "stage": "NONE",
        "status": "PENDING",
        "templateType": "VIDEO",
        "vertical": "Ticket updated",
        "wabaId": "104505526065633"
    }
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Response	Comments
Success
200	{ "status": "success", "template": { "appId": "a41b30f4-d202-4fdb-911e-3a8fbfbfb797", "category": "MARKETING", "containerMeta": "{"appId":"a41b30f4-d202-4fdb-911e-3a8fbfbfb797","data":"Hi {{1}}.","footer":"This is the footer","sampleText":"Hi User.","sampleMedia":"4::aW1hZ2UvcadG5n:ARYaMMMA2QvIXuQZdPjWVXTOqfoBU3n0L1Ftyg4w57yxi9nD105yQDvW2nu3-HNo9HGefxZ-Ig-HAi3YSsckwIsOEUwxSPatsxT0Niob30E63A:e:1634884682:2281283925530161:100033655335566:ARaBAxW-1L-ZRu6SMSg","enableSample":true,"editTemplate":false,"allowTemplateCategoryChange":true,"addSecurityRecommendation":false}", "createdOn": 1716282572440, "data": "Hi {{1}}.\nThis is the footer", "elementName": "video_element1", "id": "80206293-ef61-4922-88c0-ff68768f02d8", "languageCode": "en", "languagePolicy": "deterministic", "meta": "{"example":"Hi User."}", "modifiedOn": 1716282572440, "namespace": "9c7fe92f_2a48_40ec_83d0_69c62a772433", "priority": 1, "quality": "UNKNOWN", "retry": 0, "stage": "NONE", "status": "PENDING", "templateType": "VIDEO", "vertical": "Ticket updated", "wabaId": "104505526065633" } }
Error
429	{ "status": "error", "message": "Too Many Requests" }	10 Requests per Minute
500	{ "status": "error", "message": "Internal server error. Please try again later and If Issue still persist than contact Gupshup Dev Support" }	For any Internal Error