Viber Templates Management

Viber message templates allow you to create pre-approved message formats for sending transactional messages and OTPs to your customers via Viber. Templates support dynamic parameters that can be substituted at send time.

📘 Admin Role Required

Creating Viber templates requires an admin role on the account.

Template Categories

Viber templates currently support two categories:

Category	Description
Transactional	For sending transactional messages such as order confirmations, shipping updates, and appointment reminders.
OTP	For sending one-time passwords and verification codes.

Creating a Template via API

To create a Viber template, send a POST request to the following endpoint:

POST /api/v1/accounts/{accountId}/channels/{viberChannelId}/templates

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
accountId	string	Yes	Your account ID.
viberChannelId	string	Yes	The Viber channel ID to associate the template with.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	Yes	A unique name for the template. Use lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores only.
category	string	Yes	Template category. Supported values: Transactional, OTP.
language	string	Yes	Language code for the template (e.g., en for English, id for Indonesian).
text	string	Yes	The template message text. Use {{parameter_name}} syntax for dynamic parameters.
params	array	Yes	List of parameter definitions used in the template text.
params[].name	string	Yes	The parameter name, matching the placeholder in the template text.
params[].type	string	Yes	The parameter type. Currently only TEXT is supported.
varExample	array	Yes	Example values for each parameter, used during the template review process.
varExample[].name	string	Yes	The parameter name, matching a params entry.
varExample[].example	string	Yes	An example value for the parameter.

Authentication

Include your API key in the request header:

Authorization: Bearer {your_api_key}

Examples

Transactional Template

This example creates an order confirmation template with three dynamic parameters:

curl -X POST \
  'https://connect.8x8.com/api/v1/accounts/{accountId}/channels/{viberChannelId}/templates' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {your_api_key}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "name": "test_order_confirmation_001",
    "category": "Transactional",
    "language": "en",
    "text": "Hello {{customer_name}}, your order {{order_id}} has been confirmed. Estimated delivery: {{delivery_date}}. Thank you!",
    "params": [
        {
            "name": "customer_name",
            "type": "TEXT"
        },
        {
            "name": "order_id",
            "type": "TEXT"
        },
        {
            "name": "delivery_date",
            "type": "TEXT"
        }
    ],
    "varExample": [
        {
            "name": "customer_name",
            "example": "John"
        },
        {
            "name": "order_id",
            "example": "ORD-12345"
        },
        {
            "name": "delivery_date",
            "example": "2026-08-01"
        }
    ]
}'

Request body breakdown:

Field	Value	Description
name	test_order_confirmation_001	Unique template identifier
category	Transactional	Transactional message category
language	en	English language
text	Hello {{customer_name}}, your order...	Template text with three placeholders
params	3 parameters	customer_name, order_id, delivery_date — all of type TEXT
varExample	3 examples	Sample values for each parameter

OTP Template

This example creates a simple OTP verification template:

curl -X POST \
  'https://connect.8x8.com/api/v1/accounts/{accountId}/channels/{viberChannelId}/templates' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {your_api_key}' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "name": "otp_login_en",
    "category": "OTP",
    "language": "en",
    "text": "Your verification code is {{pin}}. Valid for 5 minutes. Team 8x8",
    "params": [
        {
            "name": "pin",
            "type": "TEXT"
        }
    ],
    "varExample": [
        {
            "name": "pin",
            "example": "123456"
        }
    ]
}'

Template Parameters

Parameters allow you to insert dynamic content into your template messages at send time. Each parameter in the template text must:

1. Be wrapped in double curly braces: {{parameter_name}}
2. Have a corresponding entry in the params array with a name and type
3. Have a corresponding entry in the varExample array with a sample value

Parameter Naming

• Use descriptive, lowercase names with underscores (e.g., customer_name, order_id)
• Parameter names in text, params, and varExample must match exactly

Best Practices

• Template names: Use descriptive names with underscores that indicate the purpose and language (e.g., order_confirmation_en, otp_login_id)
• Parameters: Provide realistic example values in varExample to help during the review process
• Text content: Keep messages concise and relevant to the template category
• Language: Set the correct language code that matches the template text content

API Reference

For the full API specification, see the Add Viber Template API reference.