# template_category_update webhook reference | Developer Documentation

<div id="bkmrk-template_category_up">## template\_category\_update webhook reference

<div><span>Updated: Nov 11, 2025</span></div><div>This reference describes trigger events and payload contents for the WhatsApp Business Account **template\_category\_update** webhook.</div><div>The **template\_category\_update** webhook notifies you of changes to template's [category](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/template-categorization-developer-documentation).</div><div id="bkmrk-triggers"><div id="bkmrk-triggers-1"><div>### Triggers

</div></div></div><span>The existing category of a WhatsApp template is going to be changed by an [automated process](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/template-categorization-developer-documentation).</span><span>The existing category of a WhatsApp template is changed manually or by an [automated process](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/template-categorization-developer-documentation).</span><div id="bkmrk-parameters"><div id="bkmrk-parameters-1"><div>### Parameters

</div></div></div><div><table><thead><tr><th><span>Placeholder </span></th><th><span>Description </span></th><th><span>Example value </span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><div><div>`<CORRECT_CATEGORY>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>The category that the template will be [recategorized](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/template-categorization-developer-documentation) as in 24 hours.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`MARKETING`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<CURRENT_CATEGORY>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>The template's current [category](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/templates-developer-documentation).</div></div></td><td><div><div>`MARKETING`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<NEW_CATEGORY>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>The template's new [category](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/templates-developer-documentation).</div></div></td><td><div><div>`MARKETING`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<CATEGORY_UPDATE_TIMESTAMP>`</div><div>*Integer*</div></div></td><td><div><div>The Unix timestamp (in seconds) indicating when the template's category will be updated to the `<CORRECT_CATEGORY>` specified in the webhook. This value represents the moment the update is scheduled to occur.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`1760711433`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<PREVIOUS_CATEGORY>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>The template's previous [category](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/templates-developer-documentation).</div></div></td><td><div><div>`UTILITY`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<TEMPLATE_ID>`</div><div>*Integer*</div></div></td><td><div><div>Template ID.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`278077987957091`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<TEMPLATE_LANGUAGE>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>Template [language and locale code](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/template-library-developer-documentation).</div></div></td><td><div><div>`en-US`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<TEMPLATE_NAME>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>Template name.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`welcome_template`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WEBHOOK_TRIGGER_TIMESTAMP>`</div><div>*Integer*</div></div></td><td><div><div>Unix timestamp indicating when the webhook was triggered.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`1739321024`</div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div><div>`<WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>`</div><div>*String*</div></div></td><td><div><div>WhatsApp Business Account ID.</div></div></td><td><div><div>`102290129340398`</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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