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title: "WhatsApp promotions and automatic order and booking updates, without a developer"
description: "WhatsApp messaging campaigns in Meta Business Suite: send promotions to your customer list and automatic order, shipping and booking updates."
slug: whatsapp-campaigns-order-updates
lang: en
canonical: https://autorply.sa/guides/en/whatsapp-campaigns-order-updates
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published: 2026-11-10
updated: 2026-11-10
publisher: "Autorply (https://autorply.sa), Official Meta Business Partner"
---

# WhatsApp promotions and automatic order and booking updates, without a developer

Meta added a tool called Messaging campaigns inside Meta Business Suite. It sends a promotion to a customer list, or automatic messages when an order is confirmed or a booking changes. Here is what you need, how to build each campaign, and how Autorply helps you set it up right from day one.

## What can you send?

- **One-time promotional campaign:** One message to many customers: a promotion, a new product or an offer. You set the budget and dates, and it goes only to people who opted in to marketing messages.
- **Event-based campaign:** Automatic messages on every change: order tracking (confirmed, shipped, delivered), appointment booking (booked, rescheduled, canceled), and custom automation such as payment reminders.

## What you need ready

- Full access to your Meta business portfolio.
- A verified WhatsApp business number with a messaging limit high enough for your campaign.
- A customer base that opted in to marketing messages from you.
- A payment method on each account Meta bills.
- For automatic updates: an online system holding your orders or bookings, plus an integration service Meta supports.

You open the tool from here:

`Meta Business Suite › All tools › Messaging campaigns`

> **Note:** Meta says this feature may not be available to every account yet.

## Building it, step by step

1. **Create:** In Messaging campaigns click Create, pick Promotional under Marketing, and name the campaign.
2. **Identity:** Choose the verified WhatsApp number to send from.
3. **Audience:** Select a customer list, or upload a new one using Meta's template.
4. **Schedule and budget:** Set the maximum price per message, the budget, and start and end times. Meta shows the default cost per message for your region.
5. **Creative:** Pick a language and write the body. A header, footer, image or video is optional.
6. **Buttons:** Up to 10 quick-reply or Visit website buttons, 25 characters each.
7. **Tracking:** Optional: connect your website dataset to measure what customers did after the message.
8. **Publish:** Meta reviews the template. Once approved, the campaign starts on or around the scheduled time. Replies land in your inbox.

> **Heads up:** If the template isn't approved yet, delivery can slip by a few hours to a few days.

## Order and booking updates that run themselves

Choose the campaign type and connect the system that holds your customer records through the integration service. Then for each message you set: **the message** (order tracking and booking come with 3 ready templates), **the trigger** with an optional filter, **the recipient** (the phone number field), and **personalisation** such as customer name and order number.

> **Important:** You can publish only after every template is approved. After publishing you can't edit it, only pause or delete it.

## Stopping a campaign, and who gets billed

|  | Marketing | Event-based |
|---|---|---|
| Once delivering | Can be stopped, not deleted | Can be paused or deleted |
| Editing after publish | Not stated by Meta | Not possible |
| Billed to | An ad account Meta creates for these campaigns | Your messaging account |
| When you pay | Per message, only when delivered | Per message, only when delivered |

## Prepare your list properly

- **1,000+:** Minimum customers per list
- **CSV or TXT:** Accepted file types
- **Country code:** Numbers start with the country code, no leading zero
- **Consent column:** Write yes for each customer who opted in

> **Watch out:** A blank cell doesn't unsubscribe a customer added earlier. Keep your own record of who asked to stop.

## FAQ

### Do I need a developer to send WhatsApp campaigns from Meta Business Suite?

Not for marketing campaigns, according to Meta. Automatic campaigns need your records system connected through an integration service.

### Why can't I see Messaging campaigns?

The feature may not have reached your account yet, or you may not have full access to the business portfolio or messaging account.

### Can I edit a campaign after publishing?

Event-based campaigns can't be edited, only paused or deleted. Marketing campaigns can be stopped once delivering, but not deleted.

### How small can my customer list be?

At least 1,000 customers, in a CSV or TXT file, with country codes on every number.

## Official sources

- [Meta Business Help Center (messaging campaigns in Meta Business Suite)](https://www.facebook.com/business/help)

Source: https://autorply.sa/guides/en/whatsapp-campaigns-order-updates