WhatsApp Business API Error: "Message Template Language Is Being Deleted"

🔎 Overview

When working with WhatsApp Business message templates, you may see this error:

“Message Template Language Is Being Deleted. New [language] content can’t be added while the existing [language] content is being deleted. Try again in 4 weeks or consider creating a new message template.”

This error appears when you try to add or edit content in a template for a language that is currently under deletion.

❓ Why This Happens

• 🌐 Each message template can support multiple languages.
  
  

• 🗑️ When you request to delete a specific language version, the system locks that language until the deletion process is finished.
  
  

• ⏳ During this time, you cannot add new content for that language.
  
  

• 📅 The waiting period usually lasts about 4 weeks.

🛠️ How to Fix It

You have a few options depending on your needs:

1. ⏱️ Wait for the deletion to complete
   
   

• After 4 weeks, you can add new content for the same language in the same template.
  
  

2. ➕ Create a new message template
   
   

• If you need the language immediately, create a new template instead of waiting.
  
  

3. 🌍 Use other available languages
   
   

• Continue using the template in other languages until the locked language is available again.

✅ Key Takeaway

This is not a system error but a normal WhatsApp restriction.

• If you can wait: the language will unlock after the deletion period.
  
  

• If you need to move faster: create a new template.