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# Delete a message template

> Deletes a template by name from the WhatsApp Business Account (WABA) associated with this connected account. WhatsApp deletes all language variants that share the given name. Templates cannot be deleted while they are being used in active campaigns.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json delete /platforms/whatsapp/accounts/{id}/templates
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  description: >-
    Unified social media inbox API. Read and respond to comments, DMs, reviews,
    and mentions across Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Google Business Profile,
    TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube through a single REST API. X/Twitter and
    Trustpilot coming soon.
  title: SocialAPI.AI
  contact:
    name: SocialAPI.AI Support
    email: support@social-api.ai
  license:
    name: MIT
  version: '1.0'
servers:
  - url: https://api.social-api.ai/v1
security: []
paths:
  /platforms/whatsapp/accounts/{id}/templates:
    delete:
      tags:
        - WhatsApp
      summary: Delete a message template
      description: >-
        Deletes a template by name from the WhatsApp Business Account (WABA)
        associated with this connected account. WhatsApp deletes all language
        variants that share the given name. Templates cannot be deleted while
        they are being used in active campaigns.
      parameters:
        - example: acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J
          description: Connected account ID (sapi_acc_...)
          name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - example: order_confirmation
          description: Template name to delete
          name: name
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Template deleted
        '400':
          description: Missing name query parameter
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Account not found or template does not exist
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorResponse'
        '502':
          description: WhatsApp/Meta upstream error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    api_endpoints.ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/api_endpoints.ErrorBody'
    api_endpoints.ErrorBody:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: resource.not_found
        message:
          type: string
          example: Account not found
        meta:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: {}
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      description: >-
        Prefix your API key with "Bearer ". Example: `Authorization: Bearer
        sapi_key_...`
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header

````