WhatsApp
Update a WhatsApp template
Replace an existing template’s components. Name and language are fixed at creation - changing either means creating a new template. Editing an approved template sends it back through Meta review.
If the name has more than one language version you must pass template_id to say which one to edit; the endpoint refuses to guess. Requires scope social:write.
PATCH
/
whatsapp
/
templates
/
{name}
Update a WhatsApp template
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"account_id": 123,
"components": [
{}
],
"template_id": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}"
payload = {
"account_id": 123,
"components": [{}],
"template_id": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({account_id: 123, components: [{}], template_id: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'account_id' => 123,
'components' => [
[
]
],
'template_id' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"account_id\": 123,\n \"components\": [\n {}\n ],\n \"template_id\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"account_id\": 123,\n \"components\": [\n {}\n ],\n \"template_id\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"account_id\": 123,\n \"components\": [\n {}\n ],\n \"template_id\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"name": "<string>",
"template_id": "<string>",
"updated": true
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"message": "Missing or malformed Authorization header",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key lacks required scope: social:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "social:write"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Post not found.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Missing required fields: content, platforms.",
"details": {
"fields": [
"content",
"platforms"
]
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"message": "The request body is not valid JSON.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}Authorizations
API key from Developer dashboard (Bearer token).
Path Parameters
Template name.
Body
application/json
A connected WhatsApp number (social account id).
Full replacement component list, in Meta's template component format.
Optional category change.
Available options:
MARKETING, UTILITY, AUTHENTICATION Required only when the name has several language versions.
Previous
Delete a WhatsApp templateDelete a template. Without `template_id` this removes every language version of the name; with it, only that one translation. Requires scope `social:write`.
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Update a WhatsApp template
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"account_id": 123,
"components": [
{}
],
"template_id": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}"
payload = {
"account_id": 123,
"components": [{}],
"template_id": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({account_id: 123, components: [{}], template_id: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'account_id' => 123,
'components' => [
[
]
],
'template_id' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"account_id\": 123,\n \"components\": [\n {}\n ],\n \"template_id\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"account_id\": 123,\n \"components\": [\n {}\n ],\n \"template_id\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.smartlyq.com/v1/whatsapp/templates/{name}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"account_id\": 123,\n \"components\": [\n {}\n ],\n \"template_id\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"name": "<string>",
"template_id": "<string>",
"updated": true
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_API_KEY",
"message": "Missing or malformed Authorization header",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key lacks required scope: social:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "social:write"
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Post not found.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Missing required fields: content, platforms.",
"details": {
"fields": [
"content",
"platforms"
]
}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"message": "The request body is not valid JSON.",
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_9f3a2b1c-7d4e-4a08-b2c6-5e1f8a9d0c34",
"timestamp": "2026-07-26T09:41:22Z"
}
}
