> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.buildwithchirp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create app template > Create a new WhatsApp message template. The template will be submitted to Meta for review and automatically linked to this app for webhook events. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/whatsapp/templates openapi: 3.1.0 info: version: 1.0.0 title: Chirp API description: Communication APIs for SMS, MMS, and WhatsApp messaging servers: - url: https://api.buildwithchirp.com security: [] paths: /v1/whatsapp/templates: post: tags: - App - WhatsApp Templates requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: whatsappBusinessProfileId: type: string description: >- The ID of the WhatsApp Business Profile to create the template for example: wabp_abc123 name: type: string minLength: 1 maxLength: 512 pattern: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$ description: >- Template name (lowercase letters, numbers, underscores only, must start with a letter) example: order_confirmation language: type: string minLength: 2 maxLength: 10 description: Language code (BCP 47 format) example: en_US category: type: string enum: - MARKETING - UTILITY - AUTHENTICATION description: Template category example: UTILITY components: type: array items: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - HEADER - BODY - FOOTER - BUTTONS format: type: string enum: - TEXT - IMAGE - VIDEO - DOCUMENT text: type: string example: type: object properties: header_text: type: array items: type: string header_handle: type: array items: type: string body_text: type: array items: type: array items: type: string buttons: type: array items: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - QUICK_REPLY - URL - PHONE_NUMBER - COPY_CODE - FLOW text: type: string maxLength: 25 url: type: string format: uri phone_number: type: string example: type: array items: type: string required: - type - text required: - type minItems: 1 description: Template components (must include at least a BODY) example: - type: BODY text: >- Hello {{customer_name}}, your order #{{order_id}} has been confirmed! required: - whatsappBusinessProfileId - name - language - category - components responses: '201': description: Template created and linked to app content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string organizationId: type: string whatsappBusinessProfileId: type: string metaTemplateId: type: - string - 'null' name: type: string language: type: string category: type: string enum: - MARKETING - UTILITY - AUTHENTICATION status: type: string enum: - PENDING - APPROVED - REJECTED - PAUSED - DISABLED components: type: array items: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - HEADER - BODY - FOOTER - BUTTONS format: type: string enum: - TEXT - IMAGE - VIDEO - DOCUMENT text: type: string example: type: object properties: header_text: type: array items: type: string header_handle: type: array items: type: string body_text: type: array items: type: array items: type: string buttons: type: array items: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - QUICK_REPLY - URL - PHONE_NUMBER - COPY_CODE - FLOW text: type: string maxLength: 25 url: type: string format: uri phone_number: type: string example: type: array items: type: string required: - type - text required: - type variableMapping: type: - object - 'null' additionalProperties: type: number rejectionReason: type: - string - 'null' qualityScore: type: - string - 'null' createdAt: type: string updatedAt: type: string required: - id - organizationId - whatsappBusinessProfileId - metaTemplateId - name - language - category - status - components - variableMapping - rejectionReason - qualityScore - createdAt - updatedAt '400': description: Invalid request parameters content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' '401': description: Missing or invalid API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' '404': description: 'Business profile not found Possible codes: `whatsapp_not_configured`' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' '424': description: 'Provider error from Meta Possible codes: `meta_api_error`' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' '500': description: Internal server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' security: - appAuth: [] components: schemas: ApiError: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - invalid_request_error - authentication_error - provider_error - api_error description: The type of error returned example: invalid_request_error code: type: string enum: - message_undeliverable - conversation_window_expired - recipient_not_on_whatsapp - phone_number_not_assigned - unsupported_message_type - media_too_large - invalid_phone_number - template_not_found - template_parameter_mismatch - groups_not_eligible - account_restricted - display_name_not_approved - whatsapp_not_configured - meta_api_error - meta_api_unavailable - telnyx_api_error - telnyx_api_unavailable - rate_limit_exceeded - whatsapp_rate_limited - resource_already_exists - test_app_required - call_not_found - call_already_ended - call_failed - call_rejected - call_timeout - call_busy - calling_not_configured - calling_disabled - max_concurrent_calls_reached - recording_not_found - recording_already_in_progress - recording_failed - voicemail_not_found - voicemail_disabled - invalid_call_command - command_not_applicable - whatsapp_calling_not_enabled - whatsapp_call_permission_required - whatsapp_call_permission_limit - whatsapp_pstn_bridge_forbidden - livekit_api_error - livekit_room_error - sip_trunk_error description: A machine-readable error code for programmatic handling example: invalid_phone_number message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: The phone number "+1abc" is not in E.164 format. doc_url: type: string format: uri description: URL to documentation for this error code example: >- https://docs.buildwithchirp.com/api_reference/error-codes#invalid_phone_number param: type: string description: The parameter that caused the error example: from provider: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderError' additional_info: type: array items: type: string description: Human-readable remediation hints (e.g. from Meta Health Status). required: - type - message required: - error ProviderError: type: object properties: source: type: string enum: - meta - telnyx - livekit description: Provider name example: meta code: anyOf: - type: number - type: string description: Provider's native error code message: type: string description: Provider's error message fbtrace_id: type: string description: Meta's trace ID for support tickets health_status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HealthStatusPayload' required: - source - code - message HealthStatusPayload: type: object properties: can_send_message: type: string enum: - AVAILABLE - LIMITED - BLOCKED description: Meta Health Status value entities: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HealthStatusEntity' required: - can_send_message - entities description: >- Meta Health Status payload, present when the error was enriched via the Health Status API. HealthStatusEntity: oneOf: - type: object properties: entity_type: type: string enum: - PHONE_NUMBER - MESSAGE_TEMPLATE - WABA - BUSINESS - APP id: type: string can_send_message: type: string enum: - AVAILABLE can_receive_call_sip: type: string enum: - AVAILABLE - LIMITED - BLOCKED description: Meta Health Status value errors: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HealthStatusError' required: - entity_type - id - can_send_message - type: object properties: entity_type: type: string enum: - PHONE_NUMBER - MESSAGE_TEMPLATE - WABA - BUSINESS - APP id: type: string can_send_message: type: string enum: - LIMITED can_receive_call_sip: type: string enum: - AVAILABLE - LIMITED - BLOCKED description: Meta Health Status value additional_info: type: array items: type: string errors: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HealthStatusError' required: - entity_type - id - can_send_message - additional_info - type: object properties: entity_type: type: string enum: - PHONE_NUMBER - MESSAGE_TEMPLATE - WABA - BUSINESS - APP id: type: string can_send_message: type: string enum: - BLOCKED can_receive_call_sip: type: string enum: - AVAILABLE - LIMITED - BLOCKED description: Meta Health Status value errors: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HealthStatusError' required: - entity_type - id - can_send_message - errors HealthStatusError: type: object properties: error_code: type: number error_description: type: string possible_solution: type: string required: - error_code - error_description - possible_solution securitySchemes: appAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- App API key (format: sk_live_app_* or sk_test_app_*) for app-level operations ````