openapi: 3.0.3
info:
title: MoEngage In-app Template API
version: '1.0'
description: API for creating, updating, and searching In-app templates (Self-Handled
and HTML) within the MoEngage platform.
tags:
- name: In-app Templates
description: Operations to manage In-app templates.
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: []
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: |
**Information**
Only self-handled and HTML template types are supported.
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:
Hello World
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: Hello Updated World!
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: |
**Mandatory Pagination**
We are introducing mandatory pagination, effective **November 15, 2025**. All calls to this API must include the following two parameters:
* `page`: The page number of the results you wish to fetch.
* `entries`: The number of templates to return per page, with a maximum value of *15*.
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.
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:
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).
schemas:
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.
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.
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
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.
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'