Can I schedule a WhatsApp business broadcast to send later?
Updated 3 October 2026
Yes. When you review a business broadcast in the WhatsApp Business app, choose Send now or Schedule and set a date and time.
- A business broadcast was formerly called a marketing message.
- It can reach people who do not have your number saved.
- You pay for each message delivered to a recipient you chose, within five days of sending.
- A scheduled broadcast goes out at the date and time you set.
Send offers that lead to an order
Send broadcasts and comeback messages from your own WhatsApp number, with a link that opens your Menuthere ordering page.
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- Schedule a business broadcast, WhatsApp Help Center, read 2026-09-30
- About business broadcasts, WhatsApp Help Center, read 2026-09-30