What are the differences between the 'WhatsApp message template' and 'text' in the response?

What are the differences between the 'WhatsApp message template' and 'text' in the response?

When WhatsApp users do not initiate a message or it has been over the 24 hours window, businesses can only send approved template messages to users (via Stella push panel or Stella API).

The costs vary by country. For text messages, you can only can send to the user within the chatbot flow or within 24 hours and it is free of charge, please click here for more details and send your Message Template after choosing your channel here.

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