How many message templates can a restaurant have on WhatsApp?
Updated 5 October 2026
250, or up to 6,000 if verified. Meta limits an account to 250 templates when the business is not verified. Verified accounts with an approved display name can have more.
- Template names use lowercase letters, numbers and underscores only.
- Each template has one language. Meta does not translate it for you.
- Variables such as {{1}} or {{first_name}} fill in the customer's name or order details.
- A restaurant needs only a few: confirmation, ready, out for delivery and a thank-you.
Templates handled for you
Menuthere submits the WhatsApp templates its order updates need, so you do not have to count, name or translate them yourself.
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Sources (1)
- Message templates overview, Meta for Developers (WhatsApp Business Platform), read 2026-10-05
