david-lev · david-lev · Mar 11, 2026 · Jan 24, 2026 · Jan 24, 2026 · Jan 26, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/docs/source/_templates/version-warning.html b/docs/source/_templates/version-warning.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{% if not is_latest %}
+<div style="
+      background-color: #fff8dc;
+      border: 1px solid #f0e68c;
+      color: #555;
+      padding: 10px 15px;
+      text-align: center;
+      font-size: 0.95rem;
+      margin-bottom: 1rem;
+      border-radius: 4px;
+      box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
+  ">
+  ⚠ You are viewing documentation for version <b>{{ current_version }}</b>.
+  The latest version is <a href="/en/latest/">here</a>.
+</div>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
+
+html_context = {
+    "is_latest": os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS_VERSION_TYPE") == "latest",
+    "current_version": os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS_VERSION", "unknown"),
+}
+html_sidebars = {
+    "**": [
+        "navbar-logo.html",
+        "icon-links.html",
+        "version-warning.html",
+        "search-button-field.html",
+        "sbt-sidebar-nav.html",
+    ]
+}
+
 extensions = [
     "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
     "sphinx_copybutton",

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@ keywords = [
     "whatsapp",
     "whatsapp cloud api",
     "meta whatsapp api",
+    "whatsapp webhook",
+    "whatsapp templates",
+    "whatsapp flows",
+    "whatsapp calling",
+    "whatsapp automation",
+    "python framework",
     "python",
     "python library",
-    "python framework",
     "asyncio",
     "async",
     "whatsapp bot",
@@ -46,9 +51,6 @@ keywords = [
     "webhook",
     "webhook framework",
     "webhook handler",
-    "whatsapp webhook",
-    "whatsapp flows",
-    "whatsapp automation",
     "pywa",
 ]
 classifiers = [

diff --git a/pywa/__init__.py b/pywa/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 from pywa.client import WhatsApp
 from pywa.utils import Version
 
-__version__ = "3.8.0"
+__version__ = "3.9.0"
 __author__ = "David Lev"
 __license__ = "MIT"
diff --git a/pywa/types/base_update.py b/pywa/types/base_update.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         SentTemplate,
         SentVoiceMessage,
     )
-    from .templates import BaseParams, TemplateLanguage
+    from .templates import BaseParams, Template, TemplateLanguage
 
 
 class StopHandling(Exception):
@@ -1052,10 +1052,11 @@ def reply_products(
 
     def reply_template(
         self,
-        name: str,
-        language: TemplateLanguage,
-        params: list[BaseParams],
+        name: str | None = None,
+        language: TemplateLanguage | None = None,
+        params: list[BaseParams | dict] | None = None,
         *,
+        template: Template | None = None,
         use_mm_lite_api: bool = False,
         message_activity_sharing: bool | None = None,
         quote: bool = False,
@@ -1070,8 +1071,9 @@ def reply_template(
         - Read more about `Template Messages <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/guides/send-message-templates>`_.
 
         Args:
-            name: The name of the template to send.
-            language: The language of the template to send.
+            name: The name of the template to send (optional when ``template`` is provided).
+            language: The language of the template to send (optional when ``template`` is provided).
+            template: The template object to validate the parameters against (optional, if not provided, ``name`` and ``language`` must be provided).
             params: The parameters to fill in the template.
             use_mm_lite_api: Whether to use `Marketing Messages Lite API <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/marketing-messages-lite-api>`_ (optional, default: False).
             message_activity_sharing: Whether to share message activities (e.g. message read) for that specific marketing message to Meta to help optimize marketing messages (optional, only if ``use_mm_lite_api`` is True).
@@ -1088,6 +1090,7 @@ def reply_template(
             to=self._internal_sender,
             name=name,
             language=language,
+            template=template,
             params=params,
             use_mm_lite_api=use_mm_lite_api,
             message_activity_sharing=message_activity_sharing,

diff --git a/pywa/types/templates.py b/pywa/types/templates.py
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@
 from .others import ProductsSection, Result, SuccessResult, _ItemFactory
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from pywa import filters as pywa_filters
-
+    from .. import filters as pywa_filters
     from ..client import WhatsApp
     from .sent_update import SentTemplate
 
@@ -740,6 +739,12 @@ class TemplateLanguage(utils.StrEnum):
     AFRIKAANS = "af"
     ALBANIAN = "sq"
     ARABIC = "ar"
+    ARABIC_EG = "ar_EG"
+    ARABIC_AE = "ar_AE"
+    ARABIC_LB = "ar_LB"
+    ARABIC_MA = "ar_MA"
+    ARABIC_QA = "ar_QA"
+    ARABIC_SA = "ar_SA"
     AZERBAIJANI = "az"
     BENGALI = "bn"
     BULGARIAN = "bg"
@@ -754,10 +759,15 @@ class TemplateLanguage(utils.StrEnum):
     ENGLISH = "en"
     ENGLISH_UK = "en_GB"
     ENGLISH_US = "en_US"
+    ENGLISH_AU = "en_AU"
+    ENGLISH_CA = "en_CA"
+    ENGLISH_IN = "en_IN"
     ESTONIAN = "et"
     FILIPINO = "fil"
     FINNISH = "fi"
     FRENCH = "fr"
+    FRENCH_CA = "fr_CA"
+    FRENCH_BE = "fr_BE"
     GEORGIAN = "ka"
     GERMAN = "de"
     GREEK = "el"
@@ -797,6 +807,10 @@ class TemplateLanguage(utils.StrEnum):
     SPANISH_ARG = "es_AR"
     SPANISH_SPA = "es_ES"
     SPANISH_MEX = "es_MX"
+    SPANISH_CL = "es_CL"
+    SPANISH_CO = "es_CO"
+    SPANISH_PE = "es_PE"
+    SPANISH_VE = "es_VE"
     SWAHILI = "sw"
     SWEDISH = "sv"
     TAMIL = "ta"
@@ -847,6 +861,7 @@ class CreativeFeaturesSpec:
         image_background_gen: Whether to generate backgrounds for images. Read more at `developers.facebook.com <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/marketing-messages-lite-api/sending-messages#image-background-generation>`_.
         text_extraction_for_headline: Whether to extract text from images for headlines. Read more at `developers.facebook.com <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/marketing-messages-lite-api/sending-messages#headline-extraction>`_.
         text_extraction_for_tap_target: Whether to extract text from images for tap targets. Read more at `developers.facebook.com <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/marketing-messages-lite-api/sending-messages#tap-target-title-extraction>`_.
+        auto_promotion_tag: Whether to automatically extract the promotion tag, like “30% off”, “50% discount”, “Free shipping” from messages to create a promotion tag and put it into the image to highlight promotion information. Read more at `developers.facebook.com <https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/marketing-messages/send-marketing-messages#auto-promotion-tag>`_.
     """
 
     image_brightness_and_contrast: bool
@@ -858,8 +873,9 @@ class CreativeFeaturesSpec:
     text_extraction_for_tap_target: bool
     product_extensions: bool
     text_formatting_optimization: bool
+    auto_promotion_tag: bool
 
-    _fields = {
+    __slots__ = (
         "image_brightness_and_contrast",
         "image_touchups",
         "add_text_overlay",
@@ -869,7 +885,8 @@ class CreativeFeaturesSpec:
         "text_extraction_for_tap_target",
         "product_extensions",
         "text_formatting_optimization",
-    }
+        "auto_promotion_tag",
+    )
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -883,6 +900,7 @@ def __init__(
         text_extraction_for_tap_target: bool | None = None,
         product_extensions: bool | None = None,
         text_formatting_optimization: bool | None = None,
+        auto_promotion_tag: bool | None = None,
     ):
         """
         Initializes a CreativeFeaturesSpec instance.
@@ -897,25 +915,36 @@ def __init__(
             text_extraction_for_tap_target: Whether to extract keywords or phrases from your message to create a title for the tap-target area to highlight key information. Read more at `developers.facebook.com <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/marketing-messages-lite-api/sending-messages#tap-target-title-extraction>`_.
             product_extensions: Whether to encourage users to explore more products by appending additional catalog products to single-image creatives. Read more at `developers.facebook.com <https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/marketing-messages/send-marketing-messages#product-extensions>`_.
             text_formatting_optimization: Whether to update the formatting of text (e.g. remove unnecessary spaces, bold phrases) to increase performance. No text content is changed - format only. Read more at `developers.facebook.com <https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/marketing-messages/send-marketing-messages#text-formatting>`_.
+            auto_promotion_tag: Whether to automatically extract the promotion tag, like “30% off”, “50% discount”, “Free shipping” from messages to create a promotion tag and put it into the image to highlight promotion information. Read more at `developers.facebook.com <https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/marketing-messages/send-marketing-messages#auto-promotion-tag>`_.
         """
-        for field_name, value in locals().items():
-            if field_name == "self":
-                continue
-            setattr(self, field_name, value)
+        locals_map = locals()
+        for field in self.__slots__:
+            setattr(self, field, locals_map[field])
 
     def to_dict(self) -> dict:
         return {
-            k: "OPT_IN" if v else "OPT_OUT"
+            k: {"enroll_status": "OPT_IN" if v else "OPT_OUT"}
             for k, v in {
-                field_name: getattr(self, field_name) for field_name in self._fields
+                field_name: getattr(self, field_name) for field_name in self.__slots__
             }.items()
             if v is not None
         }
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data: list[dict]) -> CreativeFeaturesSpec:
+        mapping = {"OPT_IN": True, "OPT_OUT": False}
+        return cls(
+            **{
+                item["key"].lower(): mapping.get(item["value"]["enroll_status"])
+                for item in data
+                if item["key"].lower() in cls.__slots__
+            }
+        )
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         field_reprs = ", ".join(
             f"{field_name}={getattr(self, field_name)!r}"
-            for field_name in self._fields
+            for field_name in self.__slots__
             if getattr(self, field_name) is not None
         )
         return f"{self.__class__.__name__}({field_reprs})"
@@ -3945,6 +3974,7 @@ class TemplateDetails(utils.APIObject):
     quality_score: QualityScore | None
     cta_url_link_tracking_opted_out: bool | None
     sub_category: TemplateSubCategory | None
+    degrees_of_freedom_spec: DegreesOfFreedomSpec | None
 
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, data: dict, client: WhatsApp) -> TemplateDetails:
@@ -3979,6 +4009,13 @@ def from_dict(cls, data: dict, client: WhatsApp) -> TemplateDetails:
             sub_category=TemplateSubCategory(data["sub_category"])
             if "sub_category" in data
             else None,
+            degrees_of_freedom_spec=DegreesOfFreedomSpec(
+                creative_features_spec=CreativeFeaturesSpec.from_dict(
+                    data["degrees_of_freedom_spec"]["creative_features_spec"]
+                )
+            )
+            if "degrees_of_freedom_spec" in data
+            else None,
         )
 
     def to_json(self) -> str:
@@ -4368,6 +4405,8 @@ def wait_until_approved(
         Returns:
             TemplateStatusUpdate: An update containing the status of the template once it is approved.
         """
+        from pywa import filters as pywa_filters
+
         if cancel_on_rejection:
             cancelers = (
                 cancelers or pywa_filters.false | pywa_filters.template_status_rejected

diff --git a/pywa_async/types/base_update.py b/pywa_async/types/base_update.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, AsyncIterator, BinaryIO, Iterable, Iterator
 
 from pywa.types.base_update import *  # noqa MUST BE IMPORTED FIRST
-from pywa.types.templates import BaseParams
 
 from .others import Contact, ProductsSection, SuccessResult, User
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@
         SentTemplate,
         SentVoiceMessage,
     )
-    from .templates import TemplateLanguage
+    from .templates import BaseParams, Template, TemplateLanguage
 
 
 class _ClientShortcutsAsync:
@@ -884,10 +883,11 @@ async def reply_products(
 
     async def reply_template(
         self,
-        name: str,
-        language: TemplateLanguage,
-        params: list[BaseParams],
+        name: str | None = None,
+        language: TemplateLanguage | None = None,
+        params: list[BaseParams | dict] | None = None,
         *,
+        template: Template | None = None,
         use_mm_lite_api: bool = False,
         message_activity_sharing: bool | None = None,
         quote: bool = False,
@@ -902,8 +902,9 @@ async def reply_template(
         - Read more about `Template Messages <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/guides/send-message-templates>`_.
 
         Args:
-            name: The name of the template to send.
-            language: The language of the template to send.
+            name: The name of the template to send (optional when ``template`` is provided).
+            language: The language of the template to send (optional when ``template`` is provided).
+            template: The template object to validate the parameters against (optional, if not provided, ``name`` and ``language`` must be provided).
             params: The parameters to fill in the template.
             use_mm_lite_api: Whether to use `Marketing Messages Lite API <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/marketing-messages-lite-api>`_ (optional, default: False).
             message_activity_sharing: Whether to share message activities (e.g. message read) for that specific marketing message to Meta to help optimize marketing messages (optional, only if ``use_mm_lite_api`` is True).
@@ -920,6 +921,7 @@ async def reply_template(
             to=self._internal_sender,
             name=name,
             language=language,
+            template=template,
             params=params,
             use_mm_lite_api=use_mm_lite_api,
             message_activity_sharing=message_activity_sharing,

diff --git a/pywa_async/types/templates.py b/pywa_async/types/templates.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from pywa.types.templates import *  # noqa MUST BE IMPORTED FIRST
 from pywa.types.templates import (
     BaseParams,
+    _validate_params,
 )
 from pywa.types.templates import (
     CreatedTemplate as _CreatedTemplate,