Delete WABA Template

Delete a WhatsApp Business API (WABA) message template from your 2Chat account and from the messaging provider (Meta or Gupshup). All language variants of the template are deleted.

info

Requires a WABA channel connected to your 2Chat account. See How to connect WABA to 2Chat.

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
template_uuid	UUID of the template to delete. Obtain this from Get WABA Templates (the uuid field).

Invocation

cURL

curl --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://api.p.2chat.io/open/waba/templates/TMPxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx' \
  --header 'X-User-API-Key: your_api_key_here'

Python

import requests

template_uuid = "TMPxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
url = f"https://api.p.2chat.io/open/waba/templates/{template_uuid}"
headers = {
  "X-User-API-Key": "your_api_key_here"
}

response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

JavaScript

const axios = require('axios');

const templateUuid = 'TMPxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx';

axios.delete(`https://api.p.2chat.io/open/waba/templates/${templateUuid}`, {
  headers: {
    'X-User-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here'
  }
})
.then(response => console.log(response.data))
.catch(error => console.error(error));

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Template deleted successfully"
}

Field	Description
success	true when the template was deleted
message	Human-readable confirmation message

caution

Deleting a template is permanent and cannot be undone. If your template has multiple language variants, all variants are deleted.

Deletion is not instant on WhatsApp's side: the template enters PENDING_DELETION and is retained for about 30 days before being permanently removed. The name of an approved template cannot be reused for a new template during those 30 days.

Rate limit

Deletions are capped at 40 per hour per WABA number and 100 per hour per 2Chat account; requests over either cap return 429. Each deletion also spends WhatsApp's own management-API allowance for your account, so batch cleanups should be spread out rather than fired in a burst.

Every deletion also fires the whatsapp.waba.template.deleted webhook — including deletions made from the 2Chat web app or directly in WhatsApp Manager.