# `bird whatsapp templates versions create`

## Usage

```bash
bird whatsapp templates versions create <template-ref> [flags]
```

## Description

Opens the template's editable draft, seeded from the newest submitted version. A template has at most one open draft, so this is safe to call when you are unsure: it returns the existing draft rather than opening a second one. Read the template's `draft_version_id` first to skip the call. The draft is where every content edit lands, and nothing reaches WhatsApp until the draft is submitted.

## Procedure

Step 3 of 7 of "Author a WhatsApp template and get it approved". Previous: bird whatsapp templates create. Next: bird whatsapp templates versions languages set.

## Examples

```bash
bird whatsapp templates versions create <id>
```

## Options

| Name                | Description                                                  |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `--idempotency-key` | Deduplication key; a retry with the same key won't act twice |
| `--response-schema` | Print the fields this command returns, then exit             |

## Related

| Name                                                                                                | Description                          |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| [`bird whatsapp templates versions delete`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-templates-versions-delete) | Delete a template's open draft       |
| [`bird whatsapp templates versions get`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-templates-versions-get)       | Get a template version               |
| [`bird whatsapp templates versions list`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-templates-versions-list)     | List a template's versions           |
| [`bird whatsapp templates versions submit`](/docs/cli/reference/whatsapp-templates-versions-submit) | Submit a template version for review |