What are the major components of a WhatsApp template?

What are the major components of a WhatsApp template?

There are four major components:

  1. Header (Optional): Can include text, images, videos, or documents.
  2. Body (Mandatory): Max 1024 characters, supports bold, italic, strikethrough, emojis, and placeholders.
  3. Footer (Optional): Max 60 characters.
  4. Buttons (Optional): Three types are allowed—Phone Number, URL, and Custom Reply.


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