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Template groups

Updated: Feb 27, 2026
This document describes how to create, manage, and measure template groups.
Template groups allow you to associate a set of templates so it’it's easier to track their performance as a set when querying template metrics.

Limitations

    a template can only be a part of a single template group at a timetemplate group names must be uniqueremoving a template from a template group does not remove any template metrics it may have contributed to the group

    Create a template group

    Use the POST /<WABA_ID>/template_groups endpoint to create a template group.

    Request

    curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/<API_VERSION>/<WABA_ID>/template_groups' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
-d '
{
  "name": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_NAME>",
  "description": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_DESCRIPTION>",
  "whatsapp_business_templates": [
    <TEMPLATE_IDS>
  ]
}'
    Request parameters
    
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Example value

    <API_VERSION>
    String
    Optional.
    Graph API version.
    v25.0
    <WABA_ID>String
    Required.
    WhatsApp Business Account ID.
    102290129340398
    <ACCESS_TOKEN>
    String
    EAAAN6tcBzAUBOZC82CW7iR2LiaZBwUHS4Y7FDtQxRUPy1PHZClDGZBZCgWdrTisgMjpFKiZAi1FBBQNO2IqZBAzdZAA16lmUs0XgRcCf6z1LLxQCgLXDEpg80d41UZBt1FKJZCqJFcTYXJvSMeHLvOdZwFyZBrV9ZPHZASSqxDZBUZASyFdzjiy2A1sippEsF4DVV5W2IlkOSr2LrMLuYoNMYBy8xQczzOKDOMccqHEZD
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_NAME>String
    Required.
    Template group name. Must be unique.
    Maximum 256 characters.
    Black Friday 2024
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_DESCRIPTION>String
    Optional.
    Template group description.
    Maximum 512 characters.
    US-based Black Friday sale 2024 templates.
    <TEMPLATE_IDS>Array of integers
    Required.
    Array of template IDs to add to the group.
    278077987957091,1945418102598215,1035843174854974
    Response
    Upon success:
    {
  "id": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>"
}
    Response parameters
    
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Example value

    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>
    Template group ID.
    9020555671393375
    Example request
    curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/102290129340398/template_groups' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...' \
-d '
{
  "name": "Black Friday 2024",
  "description": "US-based Black Friday sale 2024 templates.",
  "whatsapp_business_templates": [278077987957091,1945418102598215,1035843174854974]
}'

    Example response
    {
  "id": "9020555671393375"
}
    Get a template group
    Use the GET /<TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID> endpoint to get data on a template group, as well as template data for each template within the group.
    Request
    curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/<API_VERSION>/<TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>'
    Request parameters
    
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Example value

    <ACCESS_TOKEN>
    String
    EAAAN6tcBzAUBOZC82CW7iR2LiaZBwUHS4Y7FDtQxRUPy1PHZClDGZBZCgWdrTisgMjpFKiZAi1FBBQNO2IqZBAzdZAA16lmUs0XgRcCf6z1LLxQCgLXDEpg80d41UZBt1FKJZCqJFcTYXJvSMeHLvOdZwFyZBrV9ZPHZASSqxDZBUZASyFdzjiy2A1sippEsF4DVV5W2IlkOSr2LrMLuYoNMYBy8xQczzOKDOMccqHEZD
    <API_VERSION>
    String
    Optional.
    Graph API version.
    v25.0
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>
String
    Required.
    Template group ID.
    9020555671393375
    Response
    Upon success:
    {
  "name": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_NAME>",
  "description": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_DESCRIPTION>",
  "creation_time": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_CREATION_TIMESTAMP>",
  "update_time": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_LAST_UPDATE_TIMESTAMP>",
  "whatsapp_business_account": {
    <WABA_DETAILS>
  },
  "whatsapp_business_templates": {
    "data": [
      <TEMPLATE_DETAILS>
    ],
    "paging": {
      <PAGING_CURSORS>
    }
  },
  "id": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>"
}
    Response parameters
    
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Example value

    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_NAME>
    Template group name.
    Black Friday 2024
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_DESCRIPTION>
    Template group description.
    US-based Black Friday sale 2024 templates.
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_CREATION_TIMESTAMP>
    ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when the template group was created.
    2025-01-06T23:05:12+0000
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_LAST_UPDATE_TIMESTAMP>
    ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when the template group was last updated.
    2025-01-06T23:05:12+0000
    <WABA_DETAILS>
    Object describing the WhatsApp Business Account that owns the template group.
    See example response below.
    <TEMPLATE_DETAILS>
    Array of objects. Each object describes a template, and its components, within the template group.
    See example response below.
    <PAGING_CURSORS>
    An object with before-and-after paging cursors that can be used to get the next (after) or previous (before) set of objects in the result set.
    See example response below.
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>
    Template group ID.
    9020555671393375
    Example request
    curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/9020555671393375' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...'

    Example response
    Response results are truncated with ellipses (...) in the example below for brevity.
    {
  "name": "Black Friday 2024",
  "description": "US-based Black Friday sale 2024 templates.",
  "creation_time": "2025-01-06T23:05:12+0000",
  "update_time": "2025-01-06T23:05:12+0000",
  "whatsapp_business_account": {
    "id": "102290129340398",
    "name": "Lucky Shrub",
    "currency": "USD",
    "timezone_id": "1",
    "message_template_namespace": "ba30dd89_2ebd_41e4_b805_f2c05ae04cc9"
  },
  "whatsapp_business_templates": {
    "data": [
      {
        "name": "black_friday_2024_carousel_media_header_cards",
        "parameter_format": "POSITIONAL",
        "components": [
          {
            "type": "BODY",
            "text": "Rare black succulents for sale! {{1}}, add...",
            "example": {
              "body_text": [
                [
                  "Pablo"
                ]
              ]
            }
          },
          {
            "type": "CAROUSEL",
            "cards": [
              {
                "components": [
                  {
                    "type": "HEADER",
                    "format": "IMAGE",
                    "example": {
                      "header_handle": [
                        "https://scontent.whatsapp.net/v/t61.29..."
                      ]
                    }
                  },
                  {
                    "type": "BODY",
                    "text": "Add a touch of..."
                  },
                  {
                    "type": "BUTTONS",
                    "buttons": [
                      {
                        "type": "QUICK_REPLY",
                        "text": "Send me more like this!"
                      },
                      {
                        "type": "URL",
                        "text": "Shop",
                        "url": "https://www.luckyshrub.com/rare-succulents/{{1}}",
                        "example": [
                          "BLUE_ELF"
                        ]
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              },
              ...
            ]
          }
        ],
        "language": "en_US",
        "status": "APPROVED",
        "category": "MARKETING",
        "id": "1945418102598215"
      },
      ...
    ],
    "paging": {
      "cursors": {
        "before": "QVFIU...",
        "after": "QVFIU..."
      }
    }
  },
  "id": "9020555671393375"
}
    Update a template group
    Use the POST /<TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID> endpoint to update a template group’s name or description, or to add or remove templates to and from the group.
    Note that removing a template from a group does not delete any metric-related data that the removed template may have already contributed to the group’s overall template group metrics.
    Request
    curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/<API_VERSION>/<TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
-d '
{
  "name": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_NAME>",
  "description": "<TEMPLATE_GROUP_DESCRIPTION>",
  "add_templates": [
    <TEMPLATE_IDS>
  ],
  "remove_templates": [
    <TEMPLATE_IDS>
  ]
}'
    Request parameters
    
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Example value

    <API_VERSION>
    String
    Optional.
    Graph API version.
    v25.0
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>String
    Required.
    Template group ID.
    102290129340398
    <ACCESS_TOKEN>
    String
    EAAAN6tcBzAUBOZC82CW7iR2LiaZBwUHS4Y7FDtQxRUPy1PHZClDGZBZCgWdrTisgMjpFKiZAi1FBBQNO2IqZBAzdZAA16lmUs0XgRcCf6z1LLxQCgLXDEpg80d41UZBt1FKJZCqJFcTYXJvSMeHLvOdZwFyZBrV9ZPHZASSqxDZBUZASyFdzjiy2A1sippEsF4DVV5W2IlkOSr2LrMLuYoNMYBy8xQczzOKDOMccqHEZD
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_NAME>String
    Optional.
    Template group name. Must be unique.
    Maximum 256 characters.
    Black Friday 2024
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_DESCRIPTION>String
    Optional.
    Template group description.
    Maximum 512 characters.
    US-based Black Friday sale 2024 templates.
    <TEMPLATE_IDS>Array of integers
    Optional.
    Array of template IDs to add to the group.
    278077987957091,1945418102598215,1035843174854974
    Response
    Upon success:
    {
  "success": <SUCCESS>
}
    Response parameters
    
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Example value

    <SUCCESS>
    Value set to true if the update template group request is successful, otherwise it will be set to false.
    true
    Example request
    This example adds two templates to a template group while removing a third template from the group.
    curl 'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/9020555671393375' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...' \
-d '
{
  "add_templates": [844006344365270,1188657612184382],
  "remove_templates": [1035843174854974]
}'

    Example response
    {
  "success": true
}
    Delete a template group
    Use the DELETE /<TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID> endpoint to delete a template group. Deleting a template group does not delete its associated templates.
    Request
    curl -X DELETE 'https://graph.facebook.com/<API_VERSION>/<TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>'
    Request parameters
    
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Example value

    <API_VERSION>
    String
    Optional.
    Graph API version.
    v25.0
    <TEMPLATE_GROUP_ID>String
    Required.
    Template group ID.
    102290129340398
    <ACCESS_TOKEN>
    String
    EAAAN6tcBzAUBOZC82CW7iR2LiaZBwUHS4Y7FDtQxRUPy1PHZClDGZBZCgWdrTisgMjpFKiZAi1FBBQNO2IqZBAzdZAA16lmUs0XgRcCf6z1LLxQCgLXDEpg80d41UZBt1FKJZCqJFcTYXJvSMeHLvOdZwFyZBrV9ZPHZASSqxDZBUZASyFdzjiy2A1sippEsF4DVV5W2IlkOSr2LrMLuYoNMYBy8xQczzOKDOMccqHEZD
    Response
    Upon success:
    {
  "success": <SUCCESS>
}
    Response parameters
    
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Example value

    <SUCCESS>
    Value set to true if the deletion successful, otherwise it will set to false.
    true
    Example request
    curl -X DELETE 'https://graph.facebook.com/v25.0/9020555671393375' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer EAAJB...'

    Example response
    {
  "success": true
}
    Template group analytics
    

    See the Template group analytics document.
    
    
            
    
    
    

            
    
        
    
    
    

    
    

    
    
    
        
    
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