Confirm the order, say it’s on its way, and tell the customer when it arrives. Five utility templates for every step after someone buys, each written the way Meta approves them.
Copy a message, change the details to your own and send it to Meta for review. Blanks like {{first_name}} are filled in when you send.
Order confirmed
Utility
Send it as soon as the order is placed.
Order confirmed
Hi {{first_name}}, thank you for your order. Order {{order_number}} is confirmed and we’re getting it ready now. We’ll message you again as soon as it’s on its way.
I have a question
Template name
order_confirmed
Examples for Meta
{{first_name}} = Emma · {{order_number}} = 10482
Order shipped
Utility
Send it when the order leaves you.
Your order is on its way
Hi {{first_name}}, good news: order {{order_number}} is on its way to you. It should arrive by {{delivery_date}}, and you can follow it with the button below.
Track your order
Template name
order_shipped
Examples for Meta
{{first_name}} = Emma · {{order_number}} = 10482 · {{delivery_date}} = November 14
Out for delivery
Utility
Send it on the morning of the delivery.
Hi {{first_name}}, order {{order_number}} is out for delivery today. Please keep your phone nearby in case the driver needs to reach you.
I won’t be home
Template name
out_for_delivery
Examples for Meta
{{first_name}} = Emma · {{order_number}} = 10482
Order delivered
Utility
Send it once the order has arrived.
Hi {{first_name}}, order {{order_number}} was delivered today. If anything is missing or not quite right, reply to this message and our team will sort it out.
All good, thanks
Something is wrong
Template name
order_delivered
Examples for Meta
{{first_name}} = Emma · {{order_number}} = 10482
Order delayed
Utility
Send it as soon as you know a date will slip.
Hi {{first_name}}, we’re sorry: order {{order_number}} is running late. The new delivery date is {{delivery_date}}, and we’ll message you again as soon as it ships.
That’s fine
I’d like to cancel
Template name
order_delayed
Examples for Meta
{{first_name}} = Emma · {{order_number}} = 10482 · {{delivery_date}} = November 18
Ready for pickup
Utility
Send it when an order waits in your store.
Hi {{first_name}}, order {{order_number}} is ready for pickup. We’re open until {{closing_time}} today, and you can reply here if you have any questions.
Right after a customer orders, so they know it went through.
When the order leaves you, with the day it should arrive.
On the delivery day, and once it’s delivered.
Whenever a date changes, before the customer has to ask.
Getting it approved
What Meta’s reviewer looks for.
Keep each message about this one order. A discount or a product suggestion turns it into marketing, which Meta charges at a higher rate.
Put the order number in every message, so the customer and your team know which order it is.
A tracking button needs a fixed link: link to your tracking page, and put the order number in the message.
Utility templates are about the customer’s own order, account, booking, payment or request, or something essential for them to know, with nothing in them that promotes or persuades.
Sending it with Syniria
From the Inbox, to one customer
Write the template once in Syniria’s builder, or copy one from this page, and send it to Meta for review.
Once 24 hours have passed since the customer’s last message, open their chat in the Inbox and send it. Their first name fills in from the contact, and you type the rest, such as the order number or the time.
Within those 24 hours, just reply: no template is needed.
Is an order confirmation a utility or a marketing message?
Utility, as long as it’s only about the customer’s own order. Meta treats a message with an offer, a discount or a product suggestion as marketing, and charges it at the marketing rate.
Can I send order updates without a template?
Within 24 hours of the customer’s last message, yes: you can reply with any message. After that, WhatsApp only delivers an approved template, like the ones on this page.
Can the tracking button open each customer’s own order?
Syniria’s builder takes a fixed link for each button, so link to your tracking page and put the order number in the message, where the customer can copy it.
Sources
Meta’s rules on this page, as these sources stood on November 7, 2026. Meta reviews every template and has the final word on its category.