MoEngage In-app Templates API

Operations to manage In-app templates.

Operations 3

POST /custom-templates/inapp Create In-app Template
PUT /custom-templates/inapp Update In-app Template
POST /custom-templates/inapp/search Search In-app Templates

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: MoEngage In-app Template In-app Templates API
  version: '1.0'
  description: API for creating, updating, and searching In-app templates (Self-Handled and HTML) within the MoEngage platform.
servers:
- url: https://api-{dc}.moengage.com/v1.0
  description: MoEngage Custom Templates API Server
  variables:
    dc:
      default: '01'
      description: The ‘dc’ in the API Endpoint URL refers to the MoEngage Data Center (DC). MoEngage hosts each customer in a different DC. You can find your DC number and replace the value of ‘dc’ in the URL by referring to the DC and API endpoint mapping [here](/api/introduction#data-centers). Your MoEngage Data Center (DC) can be 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, or 101.
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: In-app Templates
  description: Operations to manage In-app templates.
paths:
  /custom-templates/inapp:
    post:
      tags:
      - In-app Templates
      summary: Create In-app Template
      description: This API creates an In-app template in MoEngage. You can use this API to upload templates created outside the MoEngage ecosystem to MoEngage and use them for campaign creation.
      x-mint:
        content: "<Note>\n  **Information**\n\n  Only self-handled and HTML template types are supported.\n</Note>\n"
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: The details of the In-app template to be created.
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateInAppTemplateRequest'
            examples:
              self_handled:
                summary: Self-Handled Template
                value:
                  basic_details:
                    payload: '{''jsonKey'': ''jsonValue'', ''title'': ''hello world''}'
                    inapp_template_type: SELF_HANDLED
                  meta_info:
                    created_by: test@example.com
                    template_id: self_handled_123
                    template_name: My Self-Handled Template
                    template_version: '1'
              html:
                summary: HTML Template
                value:
                  basic_details:
                    payload: <html><body><h1>Hello World</h1></body></html>
                    inapp_template_type: INAPP_HTML
                  meta_info:
                    created_by: test@example.com
                    template_id: html_promo_456
                    template_name: My HTML Promo
                    template_version: '1'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Template created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  external_template_id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    description: This field contains the unique ID corresponding to a successful custom template creation. This template ID is used as header input for update, search, or any kind of template modifications in later stage.
                    example: 4a1afbc5-4c31-4f19-8c23-793e27af01aa
        '400':
          description: Bad Request. This response is returned when the required parameters are missing from the request, when the provided parameters are invalid, or when a template already exists with the same version, name, or ID.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: 400 Bad Request
                  message: Validation failed because of invalid request data
                  details:
                  - code: MissingValue
                    target: template_id
                    message: template_id value is required but value is passed empty.
                  request_id: NpiintyO
        '401':
          description: Authorization Failure. This response is returned when the authorization parameters are missing in the HTTP Auth Header.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '415':
          description: Unsupported File Type. This response is returned when the header  Content-Type is not provided/is not supported.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate Limit Breach. This response is returned when the number of requests per minute has exceeded the rate limit, or the number of templates has exceeded the allowed quota per channel.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        5XX:
          description: Internal Server Error. This response is returned when the system runs into an unexpected error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    put:
      tags:
      - In-app Templates
      summary: Update In-app Template
      description: This API updates an In-app template as per your requirements.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: The updated details for the In-app template.
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateInAppTemplateRequest'
            example:
              external_template_id: 4a1afbc5-4c31-4f19-8c23-793e27af01aa
              update_campaigns: false
              basic_details:
                payload: <html><body><h1>Hello Updated World!</h1></body></html>
                inapp_template_type: INAPP_HTML
              meta_info:
                template_name: My Updated HTML Promo
                updated_by: jane.doe@example.com
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Template updated successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  external_template_id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                    description: This field contains the unique ID corresponding to a successful custom template update. This template ID is used as header input for updates, searches, or any kind of template modifications in a later stage.
                    example: 4a1afbc5-4c31-4f19-8c23-793e27af01aa
        '400':
          description: Bad Request. This response is returned when the required parameters are missing from the request, when the provided parameters are invalid, or when a template already exists with the same version, name, or ID.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: 400 Bad Request
                  message: Validation failed because of invalid request data
                  details:
                  - code: MissingValue
                    target: updated_by
                    message: updated_by attribute is missing in meta_info.
                  request_id: cjUaLVrE
        5XX:
          description: Internal Server Error. This response is returned when the system runs into an unexpected error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /custom-templates/inapp/search:
    post:
      tags:
      - In-app Templates
      summary: Search In-app Templates
      description: This API searches the In-app templates created in your MoEngage account.
      x-mint:
        content: "<Note>\n  **Mandatory Pagination**\n\n  We are introducing mandatory pagination, effective **November 15, 2025**. All calls to this API must include the following two parameters:\n\n  * `page`: The page number of the results you wish to fetch.\n  * `entries`: The number of templates to return per page, with a maximum value of *15*.\n\n  Please update all integrations to include these parameters. API requests submitted without them after the effective date will result in an error and fail to execute.\n</Note>\n"
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: Search filters for finding In-app templates.
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchInAppTemplateRequest'
            example:
              page: 1
              entries: 15
              template_source:
              - API
              sort_params:
              - template_name: ASCENDING
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The template was searched successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchInAppTemplateResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request. This response is returned when the required parameters are missing from the request or when the provided parameters are invalid.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: 400 Bad Request
                  message: Validation failed because of invalid request data
                  details:
                  - code: MissingValue
                    target: external_template_ids
                    message: external_template_id or version is missing in external_template_ids.
                  request_id: npmQrbNE
        '429':
          description: Rate Limit Breach. This response is returned when the number of requests per minute has exceeded the rate limit.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        5XX:
          description: Internal Server Error. This response is returned when the system runs into an unexpected error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    InAppTemplate:
      type: object
      properties:
        external_template_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The unique ID assigned to the template by MoEngage.
        version:
          type: integer
          description: The version of the template.
        basic_details:
          type: object
          properties:
            payload:
              type: string
              description: The content payload of the template (e.g., HTML string or JSON).
            preview_image:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: The URL of the preview image generated for the template.
            inapp_template_type:
              type: string
              description: The type of the In-app template.
              enum:
              - SELF_HANDLED
              - INAPP_HTML
        meta_info:
          type: object
          properties:
            template_id:
              type: string
              description: The unique identifier for the template provided by the creator.
            template_name:
              type: string
              description: The name of the template.
            template_version:
              type: string
              description: The version string of the template.
            created_by:
              type: string
              description: The email ID of the creator.
            channel:
              type: string
              description: The marketing channel for the template (e.g., INAPP).
              example: INAPP
            template_source:
              type: string
              description: The source platform where the template was created.
              enum:
              - API
              - MOENGAGE
            template_type:
              type: string
              description: Categorization of the template (e.g., CUSTOM, PRE_BUILT).
              enum:
              - CUSTOM
              - PRE_BUILT
        created_by:
          type: string
          description: The email ID of the user who created the template.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time when the template was created.
        updated_by:
          type: string
          description: The email ID of the user who last updated the template.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time when the template was last updated.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: This field contains the reason for the request's failure.
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: This field contains the error code that provides a brief explanation of the error and is a string. For example, 400 - Bad Request, 401- Authentication required, and so on. This field is present in the response only in the case of errors.
            message:
              type: string
              description: 'This field describes why the request has failed and is a String. For example, in the case of a duplicate request (400- Bad Request), the following message will be present: ''Duplicate - template_id and template_version''.'
            details:
              type: array
              description: This is a List of the error details objects.
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    description: Descriptive Error Code
                  target:
                    type: string
                    description: Denotes the field causing the issue or a brief description of the error message in some cases
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: Descriptive Error Message
            request_id:
              type: string
              description: This field contains the unique ID pertaining to the request.
    SearchInAppTemplateRequest:
      type: object
      description: '**Notes:**

        - `page` and `entries` are mandatory effective November 15, 2025. All other fields are optional.

        - If the request body is passed empty, then all templates will be returned.

        - Here, the preview_image field will be generated by MoEngage for the HTML template payload.'
      required:
      - page
      - entries
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          description: This field contains the index of the pages to be returned in the search result. Mandatory after Nov 15, 2025.
        entries:
          type: integer
          description: This field contains the number of entries per page in the search result. Max 15. Mandatory after Nov 15, 2025.
          maximum: 15
        template_name:
          type: string
          description: This field indicates the name of the template. When this value is specified, the template that matches the name specified in this field will be returned.
        template_source:
          type: array
          description: 'This field indicates the template source that created the template. For example: ["API", "MOENGAGE"]. When specified, the templates whose source matches that specified in this list will be returned.'
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - API
            - MOENGAGE
        template_type:
          type: array
          description: 'This field indicates whether the template is a custom one or a pre-built one. Allowed values: CUSTOM, PRE_BUILT.'
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - CUSTOM
            - PRE_BUILT
        created_by:
          type: array
          description: This field indicates the user who created the template. When specified, the templates for which the created_by user information matches that specified in this list will be returned.
          items:
            type: string
            format: email
        updated_by:
          type: array
          description: This field indicates the user who updated the template. When specified, the templates for which the updated_by user information matches that specified in this list will be returned.
          items:
            type: string
            format: email
        sort_params:
          type: array
          description: 'Sort the templates by multiple fields in ASCENDING or DESCENDING order: template_name, last_modified_date, last_modified_by.'
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              template_name:
                type: string
                enum:
                - ASCENDING
                - DESCENDING
              last_modified_date:
                type: string
                enum:
                - ASCENDING
                - DESCENDING
              last_modified_by:
                type: string
                enum:
                - ASCENDING
                - DESCENDING
        template_ids:
          type: array
          description: Search multiple templates using Pair of external_template_id and version.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              external_template_id:
                type: string
                format: uuid
              version:
                type: integer
    SearchInAppTemplateResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          description: This field contains all the details of the template searched, such as the meta info, template ID, template version, payload, date and time the template was created or updated, and the user attribute of the user who created or updated the template.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/InAppTemplate'
    CreateInAppTemplateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - basic_details
      - meta_info
      properties:
        basic_details:
          type: object
          description: This field contains details about the template to be created, including its payload and template type.
          required:
          - payload
          - inapp_template_type
          properties:
            payload:
              type: string
              description: A stringified JSON or HTML content for the template.
            inapp_template_type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - SELF_HANDLED
              - INAPP_HTML
        meta_info:
          type: object
          description: This field contains information about the template being created, such as its name, version, and ID and the creator's details.
          required:
          - created_by
          - template_id
          - template_name
          - template_version
          properties:
            created_by:
              type: string
              description: Identifier for the creator of the template.
            template_id:
              type: string
              description: A unique ID for the template provided by you.
            template_name:
              type: string
              description: The name of the template.
            template_version:
              type: string
              description: The version of the template.
    UpdateInAppTemplateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - external_template_id
      - basic_details
      - meta_info
      properties:
        external_template_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The external template ID needs to be updated. This field contains the unique identifier that is generated during the creation of the template.
        update_campaigns:
          type: boolean
          default: false
          description: This field contains a flag used to update all campaigns currently using the template to the newer version. When true, all running campaigns with this template will be updated. When false, no change will be made to the template used in existing campaigns.
        basic_details:
          type: object
          description: Details about the template, including its payload and template type.
          required:
          - payload
          - inapp_template_type
          properties:
            payload:
              type: string
              description: The updated stringified JSON or HTML content.
            inapp_template_type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - SELF_HANDLED
              - INAPP_HTML
        meta_info:
          type: object
          description: This field will update template information, such as the name of the template and the update's details.
          required:
          - template_name
          - updated_by
          properties:
            template_name:
              type: string
              description: The name of the template being updated.
            updated_by:
              type: string
              format: email
              description: The email ID of the person updating the template.
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: 'Authentication is done via Basic Auth. This requires a base64-encoded string of your credentials in the format ''username:password''.


        - **Username**: Use your MoEngage workspace ID (also known as the App ID). You can find it in the MoEngage dashboard at **Settings** > **Account** > **APIs** > **Workspace ID (earlier app id)**.

        - **Password**: Use your API Key, which you can find within the **Campaign report/Business events/Custom templates/Catalog API/Inform Report** tile.


        For more information on authentication and getting your credentials, refer [here](https://www.moengage.com/docs/api/introduction#getting-your-credentials).

        '