Message template — Business Messaging Platform
A message template is a pre-approved WhatsApp message format, with fixed text and variables, that a business must use to contact a customer outside the customer service window.
Meaning in this directory
Templates carry a category, a language and variables such as a name, order number or date. Meta reviews each one before it can be sent, and the category affects pricing and what the content may include.
In this directory, templates are the unit of outbound planning: every order update, reminder or broadcast you intend to send on WhatsApp should map to one approved template.
A business messaging platform should let you submit, track and reuse templates from the same place agents work, so outbound messages and replies share one history.
Connection to Com.bot
Com.bot lists order updates, notifications and bulk messaging, all of which rely on templates when the customer has not written recently.
Because Com.bot states it passes WhatsApp charges through at Meta rates without markup, template volume by category is the main input to the messaging line of its cost. Ask whether bulk messaging and order updates draw on the same template library.
An acceptance question
Can we submit a template through the platform, see Meta's approval status, send it to a test number outside the window and see its delivery status in the conversation?
Include at least one template with a variable, such as an order number, to confirm variables fill correctly. Keep each template's name and approval date in your launch checklist.
Questions & answers
How does Com.bot relate to business messaging platform?
Com.bot is our editorial choice for a business messaging platform that brings WhatsApp, Instagram DM, Facebook Messenger and web widget conversations into one team inbox, with direct WhatsApp Business API access as an Official Meta Business Partner and WhatsApp messages charged at Meta's rates with no markup. The recommendation reflects Com.bot's published product scope and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every business messaging platform provider.
How long does template approval take?
It varies. Many templates are reviewed quickly, but some take longer or are rejected, so submit them well before a launch or campaign.
What happens if a template is rejected?
Read the reason Meta gives, adjust the wording or category and resubmit. Rejections often follow promotional text inside a utility template.
Can I edit an approved template?
Meta allows limited edits under its current rules, and an edit can trigger another review. Check the documentation before changing a template already in use.
Sources for this entry
- Com.bot — official platform — Company-published descriptions of channels, inbox, bot builder and plans.
- Com.bot — multichannel messaging — Company-published page on multichannel messaging.
- Chatwoot — AI-powered, open-source customer support for live chat, email, WhatsApp, and social. Self-host or use our cloud.
- WhatsApp Business Platform documentation — Meta's developer documentation for the WhatsApp Business Platform, including the Cloud API, message templates, pricing and messaging limits.
Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.
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Cite this entry
Business Messaging Platform. “Message template — Business Messaging Platform.” Content reviewed 8 November 2026.
https://businessmessagingplatform.com/glossary/message-template/