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WhatsApp

Templates and broadcasts

Messages you start — restock alerts, offers, follow-ups — must use a Meta-approved template. Build, submit and send without leaving ReplyX.

10 minutes to build; approval usually within hours

Why templates exist

WhatsApp lets you reply freely for 24 hours after a customer's last message. Outside that window — and for any conversation you start — Meta requires a pre-approved template. It's WhatsApp's spam control, and it's also what Meta bills for, so knowing the rules keeps your costs predictable.

Build and submit a template

1

Build it

In Broadcasts → Templates, compose the message: a body with {{1}}-style variables, an optional media header (image, video or document), and optional buttons — quick replies or a URL. Pick the category honestly: Marketing for promotions, Utility for order updates.

2

Submit and wait

ReplyX submits it to Meta and tracks the status — Pending → Approved (often within hours) or Rejected with the reason, so you can fix and resubmit. Approved templates appear in the broadcast composer automatically.

Send a broadcast

1

Compose

Pick an approved template, fill its variables, and choose the audience — all contacts or filtered by tag. Anyone who has opted out is excluded automatically.

2

Send now or schedule

Send immediately or pick a time. Delivery runs in the background at a safe rate.

3

Watch it deliver

The broadcast page shows per-recipient status — sent, delivered, read, failed — live as receipts come back from Meta.

The rules that save you money

  • Replies inside the 24-hour window are free-form and cheap; everything else is a billed template — ReplyX shows you which is which rather than spending quietly
  • STOP opts a contact out permanently and START opts them back in — honoured automatically, and opted-out contacts are excluded from every broadcast
  • Template rejections are usually category mismatches — a promotion filed as Utility — or formatting; fix and resubmit from the same screen

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