Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Template name (lowercase, underscores only, max 512 chars) |
| language | string | Language code |
| category | string | |
| components | array | |
| parameter_format | string |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/whatsapp/refs/heads/main/json-schema/whatsapp-business-management-api-create-template-request-schema.json",
"title": "CreateTemplateRequest",
"description": "CreateTemplateRequest from WhatsApp API",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Template name (lowercase, underscores only, max 512 chars)",
"maxLength": 512,
"pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$",
"example": "Example Business"
},
"language": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Language code",
"example": "en_US"
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"AUTHENTICATION",
"MARKETING",
"UTILITY"
],
"example": "AUTHENTICATION"
},
"components": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/TemplateComponentDefinition"
}
},
"parameter_format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"POSITIONAL",
"NAMED"
],
"example": "POSITIONAL"
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"language",
"category",
"components"
]
}