template_category_update webhook reference | Developer Documentation

template_category_update webhook reference

Updated: Nov 11, 2025

This reference describes trigger events and payload contents for the WhatsApp Business Account template_category_update webhook.

The template_category_update webhook notifies you of changes to template's category.

Triggers

The existing category of a WhatsApp template is going to be changed by an automated process.The existing category of a WhatsApp template is changed manually or by an automated process.

Parameters

Placeholder	Description	Example value
`<CORRECT_CATEGORY>` String	The category that the template will be recategorized as in 24 hours.	`MARKETING`
`<CURRENT_CATEGORY>` String	The template's current category.	`MARKETING`
`<NEW_CATEGORY>` String	The template's new category.	`MARKETING`
`<CATEGORY_UPDATE_TIMESTAMP>` Integer	The Unix timestamp (in seconds) indicating when the template's category will be updated to the `<CORRECT_CATEGORY>` specified in the webhook. This value represents the moment the update is scheduled to occur.	`1760711433`
`<PREVIOUS_CATEGORY>` String	The template's previous category.	`UTILITY`
`<TEMPLATE_ID>` Integer	Template ID.	`278077987957091`
`<TEMPLATE_LANGUAGE>` String	Template language and locale code.	`en-US`
`<TEMPLATE_NAME>` String	Template name.	`welcome_template`
`<WEBHOOK_TRIGGER_TIMESTAMP>` Integer	Unix timestamp indicating when the webhook was triggered.	`1739321024`
`<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>` String	WhatsApp Business Account ID.	`102290129340398`