Greeting only
Eid al-Adha Mubarak, {{1}}! Wishing you and your family a blessed Eid filled with health and happiness.
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- Stop promotions
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Send it a day or two before Eid al-Adha to patients who opted in to WhatsApp updates. It combines a warm greeting with the closure dates and reassures them that emergency care stays open.
Eid al-Adha Mubarak, {{1}}! Wishing you and your loved ones health and happiness. Our clinics will be closed from {{2}} to {{3}}, and our emergency department remains open 24/7.
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Variables are highlighted. Replace them with your own values before sending.
Eid al-Adha Mubarak, {{1}}! Wishing you and your loved ones health and happiness. Our clinics will be closed from {{2}} to {{3}}, and our emergency department remains open 24/7.
Buttons: Book after Eid · Stop promotions
What to put in each variable, with an example value.
| Variable | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
{{1}} | Patient's first name | Khalid |
{{2}} | First day of the holiday closure | 15 June |
{{3}} | Last day of the closure | 18 June |
Meta classifies this as a marketing template: it promotes, re-engages or announces. Send it only to people who opted in to hear from you on WhatsApp, keep the opt-out quick reply, and expect it to be billed at the marketing rate and subject to Meta's per-user marketing limits.
Alternative versions of the same message, following the same channel rules.
Eid al-Adha Mubarak, {{1}}! Wishing you and your family a blessed Eid filled with health and happiness.
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Eid al-Adha Mubarak, {{1}}! Our clinics are closed for Eid and reopen on {{2}}. You can already book your post-Eid appointment online.
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Eid al-Adha Mubarak, {{1}}! Enjoy the feast, and balance rich meals with plenty of water and a short walk. We look forward to seeing you again after {{2}}, when our clinics reopen.
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Copy the template
Copy the body, footer and buttons exactly as shown, including the {{1}} variables.
Add sample values
Meta asks for a sample value for every variable when you submit, so use the examples in the table above.
Submit it for approval
Create it in WhatsApp Manager or through the API under the category shown, in the language you send in.
Send it
Once approved, send it from your campaigns or trigger it from your systems over the API.
Marketing. It promotes an offer, a product or a re-engagement, so Meta bills it at the marketing rate, it needs opt-in and it counts towards the per-user marketing message limits.
The body has 177 characters of the 1,024 WhatsApp allows, with 3 variable(s) and 2 button(s).
Yes. WhatsApp requires opt-in before you message someone, and marketing templates also need a clear way to stop promotions, which is why the template keeps the opt-out button.
Yes. It is written natively in English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, and Simplified Chinese, so the Arabic and other versions read as original messages, not translations.
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