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Appointment reminder WhatsApp templates

An appointment reminder is a Utility template: it is about a booking the customer already made, so it costs less than Marketing and is far less likely to be blocked. It stays Utility only while it says nothing else — no offer, no “while you are here”.

Checked against Meta’s rules 6 templates · all Utility

Before you submit

What decides whether these go out.

  • One booking, named precisely. Meta approves a reminder as Utility when it carries the specific details — the date, the time, who they are seeing. A vague “We look forward to seeing you soon” reads as Marketing.
  • Let them answer with one tap. Quick-reply buttons such as Confirm and Reschedule get answered far more often than “reply to this message”, and a reply opens the 24-hour window for whatever comes next.
  • Send the day before, in working hours. Early enough to rearrange, late enough to remember. A reminder sent at 11pm is the one that gets the business muted.
  • Nothing private in the message. Clinics especially: say the appointment, not the reason for it. A message on a shared phone is read by whoever picks it up.

The templates

Copy, adjust, submit.

Replace anything in [square brackets] with your own words before you submit. The numbered blanks are filled for each person when you send. In talkv, paste the text into Templates → New and the same rules are checked before it goes to Meta; in WhatsApp Manager, add a sample for each blank.

Utility English

Booking confirmed

appointment_confirmed

Send it straight after the booking is made, so they have the details in the chat they will look in.

The text to submit

Hi {{1}}, your appointment with {{2}} is confirmed for {{3}} at {{4}}. If anything changes, tap below or reply to this message.

Buttons: Reschedule · Cancel

{{1}}
First name
{{2}}
Who they are seeing
{{3}}
The date
{{4}}
The time

Hi Anita, your appointment with Dr Mehta is confirmed for Friday 23 October at 11:30am. If anything changes, tap below or reply to this message.

10:30

  • Reschedule
  • Cancel
With sample details filled in.

Utility English

The day before

appointment_reminder

The workhorse. Four variables are fine here because the sentence around them is long enough to read clearly.

The text to submit

Hi {{1}}, this is a reminder of your appointment with {{2}} tomorrow, {{3}}, at {{4}}. Please arrive ten minutes early. Tap below to confirm, or to change the time.

Buttons: Confirm · Reschedule

{{1}}
First name
{{2}}
Who they are seeing
{{3}}
The date
{{4}}
The time

Hi Anita, this is a reminder of your appointment with Dr Mehta tomorrow, Friday 23 October, at 11:30am. Please arrive ten minutes early. Tap below to confirm, or to change the time.

10:30

  • Confirm
  • Reschedule
With sample details filled in.

Utility English

Moved to a new time

appointment_rescheduled

Use it whether they moved it or you did. Say plainly what the new time is; that is the only thing they need.

The text to submit

Hi {{1}}, your appointment has been moved to {{2}} at {{3}}. If the new time does not work for you, tap below and we will find another.

Buttons: Find another time

{{1}}
First name
{{2}}
The new date
{{3}}
The new time

Hi Anita, your appointment has been moved to Saturday 24 October at 10:00am. If the new time does not work for you, tap below and we will find another.

10:30

  • Find another time
With sample details filled in.

Utility English

A missed appointment

appointment_missed

Kind, not cross. A missed-appointment message that scolds is the one that loses the customer.

The text to submit

Hi {{1}}, we missed you at your appointment today at {{2}}. We hope everything is all right. Tap below if you would like to book a new time.

Buttons: Book a new time

{{1}}
First name
{{2}}
The time they missed

Hi Anita, we missed you at your appointment today at 11:30am. We hope everything is all right. Tap below if you would like to book a new time.

10:30

  • Book a new time
With sample details filled in.

Utility English

A report or document is ready

report_ready

For clinics and labs. The PDF goes with each send; Meta reviews the template with a sample file.

The text to submit

Top: PDF. The report itself, as a PDF up to 100 MB — or leave the header off and ask them to collect it.

Hi {{1}}, your report from your visit on {{2}} is ready. It is attached to this message. Reply here if you have any questions about it.

{{1}}
First name
{{2}}
The visit date
Your pdf

Hi Anita, your report from your visit on 20 October is ready. It is attached to this message. Reply here if you have any questions about it.

10:30

With sample details filled in.

Utility English

A class moved

class_changed

For coaching and training institutes. Send it to the number on enrolment — often a parent’s — and name the class so they know which child it is about.

The text to submit

Hello {{1}}, the {{2}} class on {{3}} has moved to {{4}}. Everything else stays the same. Reply here if this time does not work for you.

{{1}}
Parent’s or student’s name
{{2}}
The class
{{3}}
The original day
{{4}}
The new day and time

Hello Mrs Shah, the Physics class on Saturday has moved to Sunday at 10am. Everything else stays the same. Reply here if this time does not work for you.

10:30

With sample details filled in.

Questions

Asked about these messages.

Something else? Write to us — a person answers.

Is an appointment reminder a Utility or a Marketing template?

Utility, as long as it is about a specific appointment and contains nothing promotional. Meta lists confirmations, reminders and changes to a booking under Utility. Add an offer and it becomes Marketing.

Can I send appointment reminders automatically?

Yes, from booking software connected to the WhatsApp Business Platform. talkv has a developer API that sends an approved template to one person at a time, which is how a booking system sends reminders through it.

Do appointment reminders cost money on WhatsApp?

Yes. Meta charges for each delivered Utility template at its rate for the recipient’s country, and bills your card directly; the Utility rate is lower than Marketing. Your software provider may add a fee. Nothing is charged for a message that is not delivered.

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talkv sends these to your whole list from your own WhatsApp number, leaves out anyone who has not agreed or has unsubscribed, and shows you who before you send. Meta bills you directly for the messages; our fee is per message, with no subscription.

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