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POST
/
v1
/
templates
/
{templateId}
/
submit
Submit template for approval
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.zavu.dev/v1/templates/{templateId}/submit \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "senderId": "sender_abc123",
  "category": "UTILITY"
}
'
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "name": "order_confirmation",
  "language": "en",
  "body": "Hi {{1}}, your order {{2}} has shipped.",
  "smsBody": "<string>",
  "telegramBody": "<string>",
  "instagramBody": "<string>",
  "status": "draft",
  "variables": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "headerType": "<string>",
  "headerContent": "<string>",
  "footer": "<string>",
  "buttons": [
    {
      "text": "<string>",
      "url": "<string>",
      "example": "<string>",
      "phoneNumber": "<string>",
      "packageName": "<string>",
      "signatureHash": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "addSecurityRecommendation": true,
  "codeExpirationMinutes": 45,
  "whatsapp": {
    "templateName": "<string>",
    "namespace": "<string>",
    "status": "<string>"
  },
  "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zavu.dev/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
templateId
string
required

Body

application/json
​
senderId
string
required

The sender ID with the WhatsApp Business Account to submit the template to.

​
category
enum<string>

Template category. If not provided, uses the category set on the template.

Available options:
UTILITY,
MARKETING,
AUTHENTICATION

Response

Template submitted for approval.

​
id
string
required
​
name
string
required

Template name. For WhatsApp, must match the approved template name in Meta.

Example:

"order_confirmation"

​
language
string
required

Language code.

Example:

"en"

​
body
string
required

Default template body with variables: positional ({{1}}, {{2}}) or named ({{customer_name}}, {{contact.first_name}}). Templates created in Zavu are submitted to Meta as positional; templates imported from a WhatsApp Business Account keep their original format (named or positional). Used when no channel-specific body is set.

Example:

"Hi {{1}}, your order {{2}} has shipped."

​
category
enum<string>
required

WhatsApp template category.

Available options:
UTILITY,
MARKETING,
AUTHENTICATION
​
smsBody
string

Channel-specific body for SMS messages. Falls back to body if not set.

​
telegramBody
string

Channel-specific body for Telegram messages. Falls back to body if not set.

​
instagramBody
string

Channel-specific body for Instagram messages. Falls back to body if not set.

​
status
enum<string>
default:draft
Available options:
draft,
pending,
approved,
rejected
​
variables
string[]

List of variable names for documentation.

​
headerType
string

Type of header (text, image, video, document).

​
headerContent
string

Header content (text or media URL).

​
footer
string

Footer text for the template.

​
buttons
object[]

Template buttons.

​
addSecurityRecommendation
boolean

Add 'Do not share this code' disclaimer. Only for AUTHENTICATION templates.

​
codeExpirationMinutes
integer

Code expiration time in minutes. Only for AUTHENTICATION templates.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 90
​
whatsapp
object

WhatsApp-specific template information.

​
createdAt
string<date-time>
​
updatedAt
string<date-time>