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Telnyx Whatsapp Message Templates API

Manage Whatsapp message templates

Telnyx Whatsapp Message Templates API is one of 168 APIs that Telnyx publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Whatsapp Message Templates. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.telnyx.com/v2.

5 operations 2 paths 11 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://api.telnyx.com/v2
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0, HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 6

Telnyx Whatsapp Message Templates API declares 6 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (branded-calling_bearerAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauthClientAuth) using the authorizationCode and clientCredentials flows, exposing 1 scope. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (outbound-voice-profiles_bearerAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (pronunciation-dicts_bearerAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (stored-payment-transactions_bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • branded-calling_bearerAuth — API key passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header
  • oauthClientAuth — OAuth 2.0 authentication for Telnyx API and MCP integrations
  • pronunciation-dicts_bearerAuth — Telnyx API v2 key. Obtain from https://portal.telnyx.com

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Whatsapp Message Templates 5

Manage Whatsapp message templates

GET
/v2/whatsapp/message_templates
List Whatsapp message templates
ListWhatsappTemplates 5 params → 2004XX
POST
/v2/whatsapp/message_templates
Create a Whatsapp message template
PostWhatsappTemplate body → 2014XX
DELETE
/v2/whatsapp_message_templates/{id}
Delete a Whatsapp message template
DeleteWhatsappTemplate 1 param → 2044XX
GET
/v2/whatsapp_message_templates/{id}
Get a Whatsapp message template by ID
GetWhatsappTemplate 1 param → 2004XX
PATCH
/v2/whatsapp_message_templates/{id}
Update a Whatsapp message template
PatchWhatsappTemplate 1 param body → 2004XX

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are WhatsappTemplateData (12 properties), messaging_Error (5 properties), WhatsappCreateTemplateRequest (5 properties), messaging_PaginationMeta (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

messaging_Errors
object
1 property
WhatsappTemplateFooterComponent
object
Optional footer displayed at the bottom of the message. Does not support variables.
3 properties 1 required
messaging_PaginationMeta
object
4 properties 4 required
WhatsappTemplateBodyComponent
object
The main text content of the message. Supports multiple variable parameters ({{1}}, {{2}}, etc.). Variables cannot be at the start or end. Maximum 1024 charact…
3 properties 1 required
WhatsappTemplateButtonsComponent
object
Optional interactive buttons. Maximum 3 buttons per template.
2 properties 2 required
WhatsappUpdateTemplateRequest
object
2 properties
WhatsappCreateTemplateRequest
object
5 properties 5 required
messaging_Error
object
5 properties 2 required
WhatsappTemplateHeaderComponent
object
Optional header displayed at the top of the message.
4 properties 2 required
WhatsappTemplateCarouselComponent
object
Carousel component for multi-card templates. Each card can contain its own header, body, and buttons.
2 properties 2 required
WhatsappTemplateData
object
12 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

telnyx-whatsapp-message-templates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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