WhatsApp error 131063 Marketing templates are disabled on Cloud API

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Short answer

The template you tried to send is categorised as Marketing, and marketing templates are currently switched off for your account on Cloud API. They were turned off on the WhatsApp Business account itself, so WhatsApp rejects any marketing template sent this way.

Checked against Meta docs on 2026-08-24 Official source

How to fix it

Marketing templates were switched off for this WhatsApp Business account on Cloud API. Switch them back on there to send this template.
Alternatively, send the template through Meta's Marketing Messages API instead of Cloud API.

Meta's official wording for this code

Description Your template is categorized as Marketing, but marketing templates are currently disabled for your Cloud API configuration. Meta's suggested solution The business has set disable_marketing_messages_on_cloud_api to true on their WhatsApp Business account. To send this template, use the Marketing Messages API, or re-enable marketing templates on Cloud API by setting disable_marketing_messages_on_cloud_api to false.

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What does WhatsApp error 131063 mean?

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Not before the cause is addressed. Complete the steps above, then send again.

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