WhatsApp message categories
WhatsApp template messages are marketing, utility or authentication; Meta prices each category differently, by the customer's country.
What it means
Also called marketing, utility and authentication messages.
Marketing covers offers and news. Utility covers updates about something the customer did, such as a booking or an order. Authentication covers one-time codes. Replies inside an open chat are service messages.
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