> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kapso.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get message template by ID > Retrieve a single WhatsApp message template by its ID. Use this endpoint to fetch full details of a specific template when you already know its ID. For listing templates or searching by name, use the list endpoint instead. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api/meta/whatsapp/openapi-whatsapp.yaml get /{business_account_id}/message_templates/{template_id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Kapso Meta Proxy API version: 1.0.0 description: > Kapso's Meta Proxy API provides a unified interface to WhatsApp Business Platform with enhanced features and Kapso-specific extensions. This API acts as a proxy layer between your application and WhatsApp, adding: - Simplified authentication with project-level API keys - Enhanced message metadata and tracking - Conversation management capabilities - Voice call integration - Extended contact and template management ## Base URL All API requests are made to: `https://api.kapso.ai/meta/whatsapp/v24.0` ## Authentication The API supports authentication via **X-API-Key header** (recommended): ``` X-API-Key: your_project_api_key ``` Alternative: Bearer token authentication is also supported for backward compatibility: ``` Authorization: Bearer your_access_token ``` Note: X-API-Key is the recommended authentication method for the Meta Proxy API. contact: name: Kapso Support url: https://kapso.ai email: dev@kap.so servers: - url: https://api.kapso.ai/meta/whatsapp/v24.0 description: Production server security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] - BearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Messages description: Send and retrieve WhatsApp messages - name: Conversations description: Manage WhatsApp conversations - name: Contacts description: Manage WhatsApp contacts - name: Templates description: Manage message templates - name: Media description: Upload and retrieve media files - name: Calls description: Manage voice calls - name: Settings description: Account settings and configuration - name: Business Profile description: Business profile management - name: Phone Numbers description: Phone number management - name: Flows description: WhatsApp Flow management (Beta) - name: Block Users description: Block and unblock WhatsApp users paths: /{business_account_id}/message_templates/{template_id}: parameters: - name: business_account_id in: path required: true description: WhatsApp Business Account ID schema: type: string example: '123456789012345' - name: template_id in: path required: true description: Template ID schema: type: string example: '1259544702043867' get: tags: - Templates summary: Get message template by ID description: > Retrieve a single WhatsApp message template by its ID. Use this endpoint to fetch full details of a specific template when you already know its ID. For listing templates or searching by name, use the list endpoint instead. operationId: getTemplate parameters: - name: fields in: query description: Comma-separated list of fields to retrieve schema: type: string example: id,name,status,language,components responses: '200': description: Successfully retrieved template content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string description: Template ID example: '1259544702043867' name: type: string example: order_confirmation language: type: string example: en_US status: type: string enum: - APPROVED - PENDING - REJECTED example: APPROVED category: type: string enum: - AUTHENTICATION - MARKETING - UTILITY example: UTILITY previous_category: type: string description: Previous category if changed example: ACCOUNT_UPDATE components: type: array description: Template components (header, body, footer, buttons) items: type: object example: id: '1259544702043867' name: order_confirmation language: en_US status: APPROVED category: UTILITY components: - type: HEADER format: TEXT text: Order Update - type: BODY text: >- Your order {{1}} has been confirmed and will arrive by {{2}}. example: body_text: - - '#12345' - Friday - type: FOOTER text: Thanks for shopping with us! '400': description: Bad request (invalid template_id format) content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: invalid template_id '401': description: Unauthorized content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' '404': description: Template not found content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' components: schemas: Error: type: object required: - error properties: error: type: object required: - message - type - code properties: message: type: string description: Human-readable error message example: Invalid phone number format type: type: string description: Error category example: OAuthException code: type: integer description: Error code example: 400 error_subcode: type: integer description: More specific error code example: 1001 fbtrace_id: type: string description: Facebook trace ID for debugging example: AXk7s_8dR4eVHp9Kq2MmNlO securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: X-API-Key description: > Project API key for authentication. This is the recommended authentication method. Get your API key from the Kapso dashboard under Integrations > API keys. BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT description: | Bearer token authentication (alternative method). Note: X-API-Key authentication is recommended for the Meta Proxy API. ````