WhatsApp templates
Templates are pre-approved messages WhatsApp allows outside the 24-hour window and for broadcasts. Manage them under Settings → Channels → WhatsApp → Templates.
Create a template
- Click New template. Name it in lowercase with underscores (for example
order_update). - Choose the category (marketing, utility, authentication), the language, and the WhatsApp number.
- Optional header: text, or an image, video or document. For a media header, upload the file; Loomi sends it to Meta as the sample and keeps it as the default header for every send.
- Write the body. Use
{{1}},{{2}}for variables filled in at send time. - Optional footer. The Preview shows the template as the customer will see it.
- Submit. Meta reviews the template; the list shows Pending, Approved or Rejected with the reason.
Sync
Sync pulls templates created in Meta Business Manager. Only templates of numbers still connected are listed.
Sending a template
From the Inbox composer when the 24-hour window is closed, from a broadcast, or from a workflow. For a media header you can keep the stored sample or paste another public link.