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headline: Template Approval
description: List of Messaging event types regarding Template Approval available in Twilio Event Streams, as well as their JSON schemas and examples.
url: https://www.twilio.com/docs/events/event-types/messaging/template-approval
inLanguage: en
dateModified: 2026-10-12T19:18:47.000Z
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  name: Twilio Developer Education Team
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# Template Approval

## Updated

`com.twilio.messaging.template.approval.updated`

Template Approval Updated events are compatible with Webhook and Kinesis sinks. To learn more, you can get started with the [Webhook](/docs/events/webhook-quickstart) or [Kinesis](/docs/events/eventstreams-quickstart) quickstarts and refer to the [product documentation](/docs/whatsapp/api/events).

**Examples**

```json
{
  "specversion" : "1.0",
  "type" : "com.twilio.messaging.template.approval.updated",
  "source" : "AB00000000000000000000000001",
  "id" : "NO00000000000000000000000001",
  "dataschema" : "https://events-schemas.twilio.com/Messaging.ApprovalUpdated/1",
  "datacontenttype" : "2025-10-08T07:17:02.363Z",
  "data" : {
    "type" : "category_update",
    "accountSid" : "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    "dateUpdated" : "2025-05-29T18:21:32Z",
    "channel" : "whatsapp",
    "template" : {
      "sid" : "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "friendlyName" : "owl_update",
      "externalTemplateName" : "owl_update_hx123456",
      "language" : "en",
      "previousValue" : "utility",
      "currentValue" : "marketing"
    }
  }
}
```

```json
{
  "specversion" : "1.0",
  "type" : "com.twilio.messaging.template.approval.updated",
  "source" : "AB00000000000000000000000001",
  "id" : "NO00000000000000000000000001",
  "dataschema" : "https://events-schemas.twilio.com/Messaging.ApprovalUpdated/1",
  "datacontenttype" : "2025-10-08T07:17:02.363Z",
  "data" : {
    "type" : "status_update",
    "accountSid" : "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    "dateUpdated" : "2025-05-29T18:21:32Z",
    "channel" : "whatsapp",
    "template" : {
      "sid" : "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "friendlyName" : "owl_update",
      "externalTemplateName" : "owl_update_hx123456",
      "language" : "en",
      "previousValue" : "approved",
      "currentValue" : "paused"
    }
  }
}
```

```json
{
  "specversion" : "1.0",
  "type" : "com.twilio.messaging.template.approval.updated",
  "source" : "AB00000000000000000000000001",
  "id" : "NO00000000000000000000000001",
  "dataschema" : "https://events-schemas.twilio.com/Messaging.ApprovalUpdated/1",
  "datacontenttype" : "2025-10-08T07:17:02.363Z",
  "data" : {
    "type" : "quality_update",
    "accountSid" : "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    "dateUpdated" : "2025-05-29T18:21:32Z",
    "channel" : "whatsapp",
    "template" : {
      "sid" : "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "friendlyName" : "owl_update",
      "externalTemplateName" : "owl_update_hx123456",
      "language" : "en",
      "previousValue" : "green",
      "currentValue" : "yellow"
    }
  }
}
```

```json
{
  "specversion" : "1.0",
  "type" : "com.twilio.messaging.template.approval.updated",
  "source" : "AB00000000000000000000000001",
  "id" : "NO00000000000000000000000001",
  "dataschema" : "https://events-schemas.twilio.com/Messaging.ApprovalUpdated/1",
  "datacontenttype" : "2025-10-08T07:17:02.363Z",
  "data" : {
    "type" : "direct_send_category_notice",
    "accountSid" : "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    "dateUpdated" : "2025-05-29T18:21:32Z",
    "status" : "DIRECT_SEND_UTILITY_MESSAGE_CATEGORY_NOTICE",
    "template" : {
      "sid" : "HXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
      "friendlyName" : "owl_update",
      "externalTemplateName" : "owl_update_hx123456",
      "language" : "en",
      "previousValue" : "utility",
      "currentValue" : "marketing"
    }
  }
}
```

```json
{
  "specversion" : "1.0",
  "type" : "com.twilio.messaging.template.approval.updated",
  "source" : "AB00000000000000000000000001",
  "id" : "NO00000000000000000000000001",
  "dataschema" : "https://events-schemas.twilio.com/Messaging.ApprovalUpdated/1",
  "datacontenttype" : "2025-10-08T07:17:02.363Z",
  "data" : {
    "type" : "direct_send_abuse_update",
    "accountSid" : "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    "dateUpdated" : "2025-05-29T18:21:32Z",
    "status" : "DIRECT_SEND_UTILITY_CATEGORY_ABUSE_WARN",
    "dateExpiring" : "2025-06-13T18:21:32Z"
  }
}
```

```json
{
  "specversion" : "1.0",
  "type" : "com.twilio.messaging.template.approval.updated",
  "source" : "AB00000000000000000000000001",
  "id" : "NO00000000000000000000000001",
  "dataschema" : "https://events-schemas.twilio.com/Messaging.ApprovalUpdated/1",
  "datacontenttype" : "2025-10-08T07:17:02.363Z",
  "data" : {
    "type" : "direct_send_abuse_update",
    "accountSid" : "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    "dateUpdated" : "2025-05-29T18:21:32Z",
    "status" : "DIRECT_SEND_UTILITY_CATEGORY_ABUSE_STRIKE_1",
    "dateExpiring" : "2025-06-13T18:21:32Z"
  }
}
```

```json
{
  "specversion" : "1.0",
  "type" : "com.twilio.messaging.template.approval.updated",
  "source" : "AB00000000000000000000000001",
  "id" : "NO00000000000000000000000001",
  "dataschema" : "https://events-schemas.twilio.com/Messaging.ApprovalUpdated/1",
  "datacontenttype" : "2025-10-08T07:17:02.363Z",
  "data" : {
    "type" : "direct_send_abuse_update",
    "accountSid" : "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
    "dateUpdated" : "2025-05-29T18:21:32Z",
    "status" : "DIRECT_SEND_UTILITY_CATEGORY_ABUSE_OFFBOARD",
    "dateExpiring" : "2025-06-13T18:21:32Z"
  }
}
```

**Versions**

* [v1 (latest)](https://events-schemas.twilio.com/Messaging.ApprovalUpdated/1)