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New student welcome WhatsApp template
free example, ready for approval

Welcome new students with first-day instructions. Welcome WhatsApp template for schools and training providers. Free to copy and edit.

Official template, maintained by Talqui

Welcome to Acme Academy, Maria! Your first day is March 14 at 3:30 PM. Please bring your ID and arrive 15 minutes early.
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Category
Utility
Industry
Education
Language
en_US

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How to get this template approved

Include where to be, when, and who to contact. Practical information keeps it utility.

New student welcome message example

Welcome to {{school}}, {{first_name}}! Your first day is {{date}} at {{time}}. Please bring your ID and arrive 15 minutes early.

Variables

  • {{school}}Acme Academy
  • {{first_name}}Maria
  • {{date}}March 14
  • {{time}}3:30 PM

</>For developers

Create the new student welcome template on Meta, free

The template as JSON for @talqui-oss/template-builder, and the Cloud API request that creates it. Replace the $ variables with your account values.

education_new_student_welcome.json

{
  "name": "education_new_student_welcome",
  "language": "en_US",
  "category": "UTILITY",
  "body": {
    "text": "Welcome to {{school}}, {{first_name}}! Your first day is {{date}} at {{time}}. Please bring your ID and arrive 15 minutes early."
  },
  "buttons": [
    {
      "type": "PHONE_NUMBER",
      "text": "Call admissions",
      "phoneNumber": "+15550167"
    }
  ],
  "variables": {
    "school": {
      "example": "Acme Academy"
    },
    "first_name": {
      "example": "Maria"
    },
    "date": {
      "example": "March 14"
    },
    "time": {
      "example": "3:30 PM"
    }
  }
}

Create with the Meta Cloud API

curl -X POST "https://graph.facebook.com/v26.0/$WABA_ID/message_templates" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $META_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "education_new_student_welcome",
  "language": "en_US",
  "category": "UTILITY",
  "parameter_format": "NAMED",
  "components": [
    {
      "type": "BODY",
      "text": "Welcome to {{school}}, {{first_name}}! Your first day is {{date}} at {{time}}. Please bring your ID and arrive 15 minutes early.",
      "example": {
        "body_text_named_params": [
          {
            "param_name": "school",
            "example": "Acme Academy"
          },
          {
            "param_name": "first_name",
            "example": "Maria"
          },
          {
            "param_name": "date",
            "example": "March 14"
          },
          {
            "param_name": "time",
            "example": "3:30 PM"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "BUTTONS",
      "buttons": [
        {
          "type": "PHONE_NUMBER",
          "text": "Call admissions",
          "phone_number": "+15550167"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}'

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