post https://partner.gupshup.io/partner/app//templates
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. | {{CONTENT}} | String | Required | content (not more than 1024 char.) |
| category | The category of your template. | {{CATEGORY}} | String | Required | Category Type: MARKETING UTILITY |
| vertical | TEXT | {{VERTICAL}} | String | Required | vertical (not more than 180 char.) |
| templateType | CAROUSEL | {{TEMPLATE_TYPE}} | String | Required | The type of template: CAROUSEL Cards only to be passed if template type is CAROUSEL |
| example | Template Example | {{EXAMPLE}} | String | Required | |
| enableSample | Required for creating all types of templates | {{ENABLE_SAMPLE}} | true/false | Optional | if enableSample is true then exampleMedia |
| cards | Card list | \[{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"<https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg","mediaId":null,"exampleMedia":null,"body":"New> Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":\[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"<https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}","buttonValue":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=","suffix":"exotic_produce_2023","example":["https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023"]},{"type":"QUICK_REPLY","text":"Send> more like this"}]} | String | Required | 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.[ { "headerType": "<IMAGE>", "mediaUrl": "<image url>", "mediaId": "<image id>", "exampleMedia": "<image handle id>", "body": "<card 1 body>", "sampleText": "<card 1 example>", "buttons": <button_list> } ] |
| allowTemplateCategoryChange | Boolean value. If True, Meta will automatically update the template category as per the template content. The default value is False. | {{ALLOW_TEMPLATE_CATEGORY_CHANGE}} | true/false | Optional | |
| APP ID | 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 --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=caouseltemplate_kj' \
--data-urlencode 'languageCode=en' \
--data-urlencode 'content=Hey Gupshup! new products:' \
--data-urlencode 'category=MARKETING' \
--data-urlencode 'vertical=products' \
--data-urlencode 'templateType=CAROUSEL' \
--data-urlencode 'example=Hey Gupshup! new products:' \
--data-urlencode 'allowTemplateCategoryChange=false' \
--data-urlencode 'enableSample=true' \
--data-urlencode 'cards=[{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg","mediaId":null,"exampleMedia":null,"body":"New Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}","buttonValue":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=","suffix":"exotic_produce_2023","example":["https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023"]},{"type":"QUICK_REPLY","text":"Send more like this"}]},{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg","mediaId":null,"exampleMedia":null,"body":"New Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}","buttonValue":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=","suffix":"exotic_produce_2023","example":["https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023"]},{"type":"QUICK_REPLY","text":"Send more like this"}]},
{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg","mediaId":null,"exampleMedia":null,"body":"New Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}","buttonValue":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=","suffix":"exotic_produce_2023","example":["https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023"]},{"type":"QUICK_REPLY","text":"Send more like this"}]},{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg","mediaId":null,"exampleMedia":null,"body":"New Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}","buttonValue":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=","suffix":"exotic_produce_2023","example":["https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023"]},{"type":"QUICK_REPLY","text":"Send more like this"}]}]'
Sample Response
{
"status": "success",
"template": {
"appId": "a41b30f4-d202-4fdb-911e-3a8fbfbfb797",
"category": "MARKETING",
"containerMeta": "{\"appId\":\"a41b30f4-d202-4fdb-911e-3a8fbfbfb797\",\"data\":\"Hey Gupshup! new products:\",\"cards\":[{\"headerType\":\"IMAGE\",\"mediaUrl\":\"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg\",\"body\":\"New Year is round the corner {{1}}\",\"sampleText\":\"New Year is round the corner User\",\"buttons\":[{\"type\":\"URL\",\"text\":\"Buy now\",\"url\":\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}\",\"example\":[\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023\"]},{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"Send more like this\"}]},{\"headerType\":\"IMAGE\",\"mediaUrl\":\"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg\",\"body\":\"New Year is round the corner {{1}}\",\"sampleText\":\"New Year is round the corner User\",\"buttons\":[{\"type\":\"URL\",\"text\":\"Buy now\",\"url\":\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}\",\"example\":[\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023\"]},{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"Send more like this\"}]},{\"headerType\":\"IMAGE\",\"mediaUrl\":\"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg\",\"body\":\"New Year is round the corner {{1}}\",\"sampleText\":\"New Year is round the corner User\",\"buttons\":[{\"type\":\"URL\",\"text\":\"Buy now\",\"url\":\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}\",\"example\":[\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023\"]},{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"Send more like this\"}]},{\"headerType\":\"IMAGE\",\"mediaUrl\":\"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg\",\"body\":\"New Year is round the corner {{1}}\",\"sampleText\":\"New Year is round the corner User\",\"buttons\":[{\"type\":\"URL\",\"text\":\"Buy now\",\"url\":\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}\",\"example\":[\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023\"]},{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"Send more like this\"}]}],\"sampleText\":\"Hey Gupshup! new products:\",\"enableSample\":true,\"editTemplate\":false,\"allowTemplateCategoryChange\":false,\"addSecurityRecommendation\":false}",
"createdOn": 1715600418102,
"data": "Hey Gupshup! new products:",
"elementName": "caouseltemplate_kj",
"id": "7efb9be8-c9b5-48e9-af0e-1e495b4ed2a3",
"languageCode": "en",
"languagePolicy": "deterministic",
"meta": "{\"example\":\"Hey Gupshup! new products:\"}",
"modifiedOn": 1715600418102,
"namespace": "9c7fe92f_2a48_40ec_83d0_69c62a772433",
"priority": 1,
"quality": "UNKNOWN",
"retry": 0,
"stage": "NONE",
"status": "PENDING",
"templateType": "CAROUSEL",
"vertical": "products",
"wabaId": "104505526065633"
}
}
Status Codes
| Status Code | Response | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Success | ||
| 200 | { "status":"success", "template":{ "appId":"a41b30f4-d202-4fdb-911e-3a8fbfbfb797", "category":"MARKETING", "containerMeta":"{"appId":"a41b30f4-d202-4fdb-911e-3a8fbfbfb797","data":"Hey Gupshup! new products:","cards":[{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg\",\"body\":\"New Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}\",\"example\":[\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023\"]},{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"Send more like this"}]},{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg\",\"body\":\"New Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}\",\"example\":[\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023\"]},{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"Send more like this"}]},{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg\",\"body\":\"New Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}\",\"example\":[\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023\"]},{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"Send more like this"}]},{"headerType":"IMAGE","mediaUrl":"https://www.buildquickbots.com/whatsapp/media/sample/jpg/sample01.jpg\",\"body\":\"New Year is round the corner {{1}}","sampleText":"New Year is round the corner User","buttons":[{"type":"URL","text":"Buy now","url":"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo={{1}}\",\"example\":[\"https://www.luckyshrub.com/shop?promo=exotic_produce_2023\"]},{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"Send more like this"}]}],"sampleText":"Hey Gupshup! new products:","enableSample":true,"editTemplate":false,"allowTemplateCategoryChange":false,"addSecurityRecommendation":false}", "createdOn":1715600418102, "data":"Hey Gupshup! new products:", "elementName":"caouseltemplate_kj", "id":"7efb9be8-c9b5-48e9-af0e-1e495b4ed2a3", "languageCode":"en", "languagePolicy":"deterministic", "meta":"{"example":"Hey Gupshup! new products:"}", "modifiedOn":1715600418102, "namespace":"9c7fe92f_2a48_40ec_83d0_69c62a772433", "priority":1, "quality":"UNKNOWN", "retry":0, "stage":"NONE", "status":"PENDING", "templateType":"CAROUSEL", "vertical":"products", "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 |