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Lead Qualification WhatsApp Template for Ecommerce

When a shopper raises their hand — fills a form, drops a query, or replies to an ad — the fastest way to route them to the right product or a human is a single, well-timed WhatsApp message. This is a ready-to-use, Meta-compliant lead qualification template built for Indian ecommerce brands: the right category, the right variables, and interactive buttons so the customer's next step is one tap away. Copy it, swap in your variables, get it approved, and start qualifying leads on the channel your customers already read within minutes.

A copy-paste WhatsApp lead qualification template for ecommerce, submitted as Utility (transactional, tied to an inbound enquiry). It greets the lead by name, references what they were interested in, asks one qualifying question, and offers quick-reply buttons to branch them instantly. Approve it once in InfiQ and reuse it across every incoming lead.

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Variables

{{1}} = Priya
{{2}} = the Aurora bedsheet range
{{3}} = which size you're shopping for

Verified business

Hi Priya, thanks for your interest in the Aurora bedsheet range! To point you to the right option, could you tell us which size you're shopping for? Tap a button below and we'll take it from there.

10:24

Single / Double

Queen / King

Talk to sales

Preview · as customers see it

When to send this template (and why utility fits)

Trigger this message the moment a lead enters your funnel — a website enquiry form, a 'Send message' click from a WhatsApp Ad, a comment-to-DM automation, or a catalogue browse that ends in a question. Because it is a direct response to an action the customer just took and carries no promotional content, it qualifies for the Utility category, which is the correct and lower-cost classification for transactional, action-triggered messages. The value is speed and routing: instead of a lead going cold in an inbox or a call queue, they get a personal, contextual reply on WhatsApp and self-select their path with a single tap. That cuts your first-response time to seconds and hands your sales team a pre-qualified, warm conversation instead of a raw name and number.

Inbound form fill or 'Contact us' submission on your store
Click-to-WhatsApp ad or catalogue enquiry
Reply to an abandoned-cart or back-in-stock nudge that needs sizing/variant info
Comment-to-DM automations from Instagram or Facebook

Personalise it so it reads as 1:1, not a blast

The template earns its high read rate by feeling written for one person. Populate {{1}} with the lead's first name, {{2}} with the exact product, collection, or service they engaged with, and {{3}} with the one qualifying question that actually branches your sales flow — size, budget band, city for delivery, use-case, or quantity for bulk buyers. Keep it to a single question; every extra ask lowers reply rates. The three quick-reply buttons then do the qualifying for you: two are the most common answers to your question, and the third is always an escape hatch to a human. Map each button to a follow-up flow so a 'Queen / King' tap silently tags the lead's segment and a 'Talk to sales' tap opens the 24-hour service window for a free, back-and-forth conversation with your team.

{{1}} name — pull from your CRM or ad lead form, never leave it blank
{{2}} product/collection — be specific; 'our range' feels generic, 'the Aurora bedsheet range' feels personal
{{3}} one qualifying question that meaningfully segments the lead
Buttons: two likely answers + one 'Talk to sales' human handoff

Getting it approved by Meta on the first try

Submit this as Utility, not Marketing. The single biggest cause of rejection here is drifting into promotion — the instant you add a discount, a 'limited time' hook, or a 'shop now' pitch, Meta reclassifies it as Marketing and may reject a Utility submission. Keep the copy strictly informational and tied to the enquiry. Provide realistic sample values for every variable (Meta reviewers reject templates where {{1}} looks like it could inject arbitrary marketing text), keep variables in a natural sentence rather than stacked back-to-back, and make sure buttons are relevant to the message. In InfiQ's template manager you draft, preview with live variable filling, and submit directly to Meta; approvals for clean Utility templates typically clear within a day, after which the template is reusable across every lead instantly.

Category: Utility — keep it informational, zero promotion
Fill in sample values for {{1}}, {{2}}, {{3}} before submitting
Avoid two variables sitting adjacent with no words between them
Buttons must match the message intent (no unrelated CTAs)

What it costs to send

WhatsApp bills per delivered message by category, so each send of this template is charged at the Utility rate on Meta's live India rate card — meaningfully cheaper than Marketing. When a lead taps 'Talk to sales' and your team replies within 24 hours, that back-and-forth happens inside the free service window, so an active conversation with an engaged lead often costs you nothing beyond the single Utility template that started it. InfiQ applies transparent ₹ pricing (ex-GST), shown per message before you send, so you can forecast the cost of qualifying, say, a few thousand leads a month with no guesswork. Use the cost calculator to slide your expected lead volume and see the monthly ₹ figure alongside the sales pipeline it opens.

Billed once per delivered Utility message — not per conversation
Replies handled within 24h sit in the free service window
Transparent ₹ pricing, ex-GST, shown upfront

Variations you can copy

Keep a small library so the right message fires for each entry point. A trimmed version drops {{2}} for high-volume, low-context leads where speed beats personalisation. A regional-language version — Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, or whatever your buyers speak — lifts reply rates in tier-2 and tier-3 markets and should be a separate approved template, not a runtime translation. If you want to attach an incentive to qualify a lead, that is a genuinely different message: it belongs in the Marketing category, must carry a clear opt-out line, and should be submitted separately so your clean Utility template stays approvable.

Shorter: drop {{2}}, keep name + one question for fast, generic leads
Regional language: a separate approved template per language
Incentive version: submit as Marketing with an opt-out line, kept apart from this Utility template

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Frequently asked questions

Which WhatsApp category should this template be?+

Utility. It is a transactional message sent in direct response to a customer's enquiry and contains no promotion, which is exactly what the Utility category is for — and it bills at the lower Utility per-message rate.

Does a lead need to opt in before I send this?+

You still need a valid basis to message them — typically the customer initiating contact via your form, ad, or store. Utility templates are tied to a real action the customer took, but consent and Meta's messaging policies always apply, so only message leads who have genuinely engaged.

Can I edit the wording?+

Yes. Adjust the copy to your brand voice and swap the qualifying question, but keep it strictly informational so it stays inside Utility category rules, then re-submit the edited template to Meta for approval before sending.

How soon can I start sending it?+

Once Meta approves the template — usually within a day for a clean Utility submission — you can send it instantly through InfiQ and reuse it across every incoming lead with no per-send review.

What happens when a lead taps 'Talk to sales'?+

Their reply opens the 24-hour service window, during which your team can chat back and forth freely with no per-message template cost. It is the cheapest and most natural point to hand a warm, pre-qualified lead to a human.

Will adding a discount to qualify the lead get it rejected?+

Very likely, yes. Any promotional hook pushes the template into the Marketing category and can cause a Utility submission to be rejected. If you want an incentive, submit a separate Marketing template that includes an opt-out line.

How is each send priced?+

WhatsApp bills per delivered message by category, so each send of this template is charged at the Utility rate. InfiQ shows transparent ₹ pricing (ex-GST) per message before you send.

Can I run this template in Hindi or other Indian languages?+

Yes — create a separate template in each language and get it approved individually. A dedicated regional-language version reads far better and typically lifts reply rates in tier-2 and tier-3 markets.

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