# Get templates
Get the list of templates that are under your account. We support template name, status, language, template components as well as their native template components from WhatsApp.
Templates that come from the same name/definition with different language variations are lumped in a `template group`.
## Get list of templates
`POST` `/v1/businesses/{businessId}/get/templates`
#### Path Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | ----------- |
| businessId | String | |
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK " %}
```javascript
{
// Response
}
```
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
See a sample response below:
```
{
"entity": {
"templateGroups": [
{
"id": "joscha_test",
"templates": [
{
"channel": {
"id": "71c9537f-7f0c-42aa-8ec0-07b4a4d900fe",
"externalId": "1381173951234567",
"channelType": "CHANNEL_TYPE_WHATSAPP_CLOUD"
},
"id": "651213231234567",
"language": {
"code": "en"
},
"status": "MESSAGE_TEMPLATE_STATUS_REJECTED",
"createdAt": "2022-03-09T23:07:01Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-03-09T23:07:01Z",
"externalTemplate": {
"whatsapp": {
"id": "651213231234567",
"name": "joscha_test",
"language": "en",
"status": "REJECTED",
"category": "ACCOUNT_UPDATE",
"components": [
{
"type": "HEADER",
"format": "IMAGE",
"text": null,
"buttons": [],
"example": {
"headerText": [],
"headerHandle": [
"https://scontent.whatsapp.net/v/t61.29466-34/261112688_651213235993940_6898816420295643144_n.png?ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=57045b&_nc_ohc=23j1dNPE0ysAX_uPy3J&_nc_ht=scontent.whatsapp.net&edm=AH51TzQEAAAA&oh=01_AVx5aCD7zLYtP_S-FBMXwjoT-FnbGVpdS-gwDeiFNy-I-g&oe=62F57EFF"
],
"bodyText": []
}
},
{
"type": "BODY",
"format": "FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED",
"text": "Welcome to Connectly! ??",
"buttons": [],
"example": null
},
{
"type": "FOOTER",
"format": "FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED",
"text": "Connectly.ai",
"buttons": [],
"example": null
},
{
"type": "BUTTONS",
"format": "FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED",
"text": null,
"buttons": [
{
"type": "QUICK_REPLY",
"text": "Continue",
"url": "",
"phoneNumber": "",
"example": []
},
{
"type": "QUICK_REPLY",
"text": "Stop",
"url": "",
"phoneNumber": "",
"example": []
}
],
"example": null
}
],
"lastUpdatedTime": "2022-03-09T23:07:01+0000",
"rejectedReason": "INVALID_FORMAT",
"qualityScore": {
"score": "UNKNOWN"
}
}
},
"components": [],
"templateComponents": [
{
"header": {
"media": {
"type": "TYPE_IMAGE",
"example": [
"https://scontent.whatsapp.net/v/t61.29466-34/261112688_651213235993940_6898816420295643144_n.png?ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=57045b&_nc_ohc=23j1dNPE0ysAX_uPy3J&_nc_ht=scontent.whatsapp.net&edm=AH51TzQEAAAA&oh=01_AVx5aCD7zLYtP_S-FBMXwjoT-FnbGVpdS-gwDeiFNy-I-g&oe=62F57EFF"
]
}
}
},
{
"body": {
"text": {
"text": "Welcome to Connectly! ??",
"example": []
}
}
},
{
"footer": {
"text": {
"text": "Connectly.ai",
"example": []
}
}
},
{
"button": {
"quickReply": {
"text": "Continue"
}
}
},
{
"button": {
"quickReply": {
"text": "Stop"
}
}
}
],
"rejectionReason": null
}
],
"name": "joscha_test",
"category": "ACCOUNT_UPDATE",
"createdAt": null,
"updatedAt": null
}
]
}
}
```
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