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Low balance alert WhatsApp template
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Warn customers on WhatsApp when their account balance falls below a threshold they set. A short utility alert for banks and wallets.

Official template, maintained by Talqui

Hi Joel, your checking account ending in 2208 has a balance of $42.10, which is below the alert limit you set of $100.00. Consider adding funds soon.
Acme Bank
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Category
Utility
Language
en_US

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This works as utility only because the customer opted into the alert; do not add loan or overdraft offers to the text.

Low balance alert message example

Hi {{first_name}}, your {{account_type}} account ending in {{last4}} has a balance of *{{balance}}*, which is below the alert limit you set of {{threshold}}. Consider adding funds soon.
Acme Bank

Variables

  • {{first_name}}Joel
  • {{account_type}}checking
  • {{last4}}2208
  • {{balance}}$42.10
  • {{threshold}}$100.00

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Create the low balance alert 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.

finance_account_balance_low.json

{
  "name": "finance_account_balance_low",
  "language": "en_US",
  "category": "UTILITY",
  "body": {
    "text": "Hi {{first_name}}, your {{account_type}} account ending in {{last4}} has a balance of *{{balance}}*, which is below the alert limit you set of {{threshold}}. Consider adding funds soon."
  },
  "footer": {
    "text": "Acme Bank"
  },
  "variables": {
    "first_name": {
      "example": "Joel"
    },
    "account_type": {
      "example": "checking"
    },
    "last4": {
      "example": "2208"
    },
    "balance": {
      "example": "$42.10"
    },
    "threshold": {
      "example": "$100.00"
    }
  }
}

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": "finance_account_balance_low",
  "language": "en_US",
  "category": "UTILITY",
  "parameter_format": "NAMED",
  "components": [
    {
      "type": "BODY",
      "text": "Hi {{first_name}}, your {{account_type}} account ending in {{last4}} has a balance of *{{balance}}*, which is below the alert limit you set of {{threshold}}. Consider adding funds soon.",
      "example": {
        "body_text_named_params": [
          {
            "param_name": "first_name",
            "example": "Joel"
          },
          {
            "param_name": "account_type",
            "example": "checking"
          },
          {
            "param_name": "last4",
            "example": "2208"
          },
          {
            "param_name": "balance",
            "example": "$42.10"
          },
          {
            "param_name": "threshold",
            "example": "$100.00"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "FOOTER",
      "text": "Acme Bank"
    }
  ]
}'

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