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# Send template

1. **Select MessageBird WhatsApp** as your target. Click the red gear and pick the connection you want to use, or create a new one. Click “Continue.”

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2. **Choose “Send template”** as your action, as well as the template you want to send and its language. Click “Continue.”

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3. **Fill in the data template** with the corresponding fields. You’ll need the phone number’s field where you want to send the message. Click “Map” once you’re done.

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{% hint style="info" %}
The 1 \[1] field refers to the template’s variable. This can be an address, name, date, etc.
{% endhint %}

4. **Verify your target is active** in the upper-right corner. Click “Add a target” or “Save” to add another app or save your Gear.

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{% hint style="warning" %}
Make sure you turn on your Gear on the “Gears” menu before leaving GearPlug!
{% endhint %}