> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# PATCH /v1/channels/whatsapp/templates/{template_id}

> Change a WhatsApp template's body, footer or category.

Changes a template's body, footer or category. WhatsApp reviews every edit: the template is `pending`, and can't be sent, until it is approved again.

<Note>Needs the `whatsapp.templates:write` scope.</Note>

## Path parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| `template_id` | string | Yes | The template's id, from the list. |

## Body

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| `body` | string | Yes | The new text, up to 1024 characters. |
| `footer` | string | No | Up to 60 characters. |
| `category` | string | No | `utility`, `marketing` or `authentication`. |

## Request

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X PATCH https://api.fireflo.au/v1/channels/whatsapp/templates/1029384756473829 \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OMNI_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "body": "Hi {{1}}, order {{2}} is on its way.",
      "footer": "Acme Retail"
    }'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os

  import requests

  response = requests.patch(
      "https://api.fireflo.au/v1/channels/whatsapp/templates/1029384756473829",
      headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OMNI_API_KEY']}"},
      json={
          "body": "Hi {{1}}, order {{2}} is on its way.",
          "footer": "Acme Retail",
      },
  )
  print(response.status_code, response.json())
  ```

  ```javascript Node theme={null}
  const response = await fetch("https://api.fireflo.au/v1/channels/whatsapp/templates/1029384756473829", {
    method: "PATCH",
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OMNI_API_KEY}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "body": "Hi {{1}}, order {{2}} is on its way.",
      "footer": "Acme Retail"
    }),
  });
  console.log(response.status, await response.json());
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

`200 OK` — the template, `pending` again.

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "1029384756473829",
  "name": "order_shipped",
  "language": "en",
  "status": "pending",
  "category": "utility",
  "components": [
    {
      "type": "BODY",
      "text": "Hi {{1}}, order {{2}} is on its way."
    },
    {
      "type": "FOOTER",
      "text": "Acme Retail"
    }
  ],
  "reason": ""
}
```

## Errors

Every refusal is `{"error": {"code", "message", "field"}}`; `field` is there when one input is at fault.

| Status | Error code | When |
| :- | :- | :- |
| 404 | `not_found` | No template has that id on this account. |
| 400 | `invalid_request` | `body` is missing or over 1024 characters (`field` is `body`). |
| 404 | `channel_off` | The account doesn't have WhatsApp on. |
| 409 | `provider_refused` | WhatsApp refused it; the message gives WhatsApp's reason. |
| 400 | `invalid_json` | The body isn't valid JSON. |
| 403 | `scope_missing` | The key doesn't have the `whatsapp.templates:write` scope. |

Any request can also be refused for its key, its account or its rate (`key_required`, `invalid_key`, `account_suspended`, `plan_excludes_api`, `address_not_allowed`, `rate_limited`); see [the overview](/api-reference/overview).


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