> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.social-api.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> Base URL: https://api.social-api.ai/v1. Send your API key in the Authorization header: Authorization: Bearer <your API key>.
> Every error response from /v1 is JSON: { "error": { "code", "message", "meta" (optional) }, "request_id" }. Branch on error.code; use error.message only for logs.
> A 429 response carries a Retry-After header, in seconds, when the limit has a known wait. Authenticated responses can carry X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset for the per-minute request budget your SocialAPI account shares across every API key (see /guides/rate-limits).
> Paginated list endpoints return next_cursor, at the top level or inside pagination (see /guides/pagination). Pass it as the cursor query parameter to get the next page. An absent or empty next_cursor means you have the last page.
> Treat every ID as an opaque string: do not parse it or assume a format.
> Support differs by platform and by operation. Check /platforms/overview before assuming an operation works on a platform. An unsupported operation returns 501 with error.code resource.not_supported.

# 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'
        request_id:
          description: >-
            RequestID matches the X-Request-ID response header. Include it when
            contacting support.
          type: string
          example: 01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J
    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

````

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