post https://partner.gupshup.io/partner/app//templates
Use this API to send messages using the Text template.
Attention
This guide is no longer maintained from 31st Jan 2025. Please refer the updated one here.
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 | DOCUMENT | {{TEMPLATE_TYPE}} | String | Required | |
| example | Template Example | {{EXAMPLE}} | String | Required | |
| exampleHeader | This is the header | {{EXAMPLE_HEADER}} | String | Optional | |
| header | Header of the template. | {{HEADER}} | String | Optional | |
| buttons | Buttons list | {{BUTTONS}} | String | Optional | |
| 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=text_element1 \
--data languageCode=en \
--data 'content=your otp is {{1}}' \
--data category=MARKETING \
--data vertical=Internal_vertical \
--data templateType=TEXT \
--data 'example=your otp is {{1}}' \
--data 'header=Hi All' \
--data 'exampleHeader=Hi All' \
--data 'footer=This is footer' \
--data allowTemplateCategoryChange=true \
--data 'buttons=[{\"type\":\"QUICK_REPLY\",\"text\":\"please check\"},{\"type\":\"URL\",\"text\":\"test\",\"url\":\"https://www.google.co.uk/\",\"buttonValue\":\"https://www.google.co.uk/\",\"suffix\":\"\"}]'
Sample Response
{
"status": "success",
"template": {
"appId": "947d28b8-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-0acXXX245c9",
"category": "MARKETING",
"containerMeta": "{\"appId\":\"947d28b8-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-0acXXX245c9\",\"data\":\"your otp is {{1}}\",\"header\":\"Hi All\",\"footer\":\"This is footer\",\"sampleText\":\"your otp is {{1}}\",\"sampleHeader\":\"Hi All\",\"enableSample\":true,\"editTemplate\":false,\"allowTemplateCategoryChange\":true,\"addSecurityRecommendation\":false}",
"createdOn": 1721652028616,
"data": "Hi All\nyour otp is {{1}}\nThis is footer",
"elementName": "text_element1",
"id": "dd57a883-5e98-44f5-9379-f6179011a186",
"languageCode": "en",
"languagePolicy": "deterministic",
"meta": "{\"example\":\"your otp is {{1}}\"}",
"modifiedOn": 1721652028616,
"namespace": "8e58971e_b9b8_476c_b844_64a1aa63a73c",
"priority": 1,
"quality": "UNKNOWN",
"retry": 0,
"stage": "NONE",
"status": "PENDING",
"templateType": "TEXT",
"vertical": "Internal_vertical",
"wabaId": "117529881248706"
}
}
Status Codes
| Status Code | Response | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Success | ||
| 200 | { "status": "success", "template": { "appId": "947d28b8-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-0acXXX245c9", "category": "MARKETING", "containerMeta": "{\"appId\":\"947d28b8-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-0acXXX245c9\",\"data\":\"your otp is {{1}}\",\"header\":\"Hi All\",\"footer\":\"This is footer\",\"sampleText\":\"your otp is {{1}}\",\"sampleHeader\":\"Hi All\",\"enableSample\":true,\"editTemplate\":false,\"allowTemplateCategoryChange\":true,\"addSecurityRecommendation\":false}", "createdOn": 1721652028616, "data": "Hi All\\nyour otp is {{1}}\\nThis is footer", "elementName": "text_element1", "id": "dd57a883-5e98-44f5-9379-f6179011a186", "languageCode": "en", "languagePolicy": "deterministic", "meta": "{\"example\":\"your otp is {{1}}\"}", "modifiedOn": 1721652028616, "namespace": "8e58971e_b9b8_476c_b844_64a1aa63a73c", "priority": 1, "quality": "UNKNOWN", "retry": 0, "stage": "NONE", "status": "PENDING", "templateType": "TEXT", "vertical": "Internal_vertical", "wabaId": "117529881248706" } } | |
| 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 |