Message template by Workato

The Message template by Workato connector enables you to create and use static Message templates for commonly used messages in your recipes. These templates use Mustache (opens new window) as the templating language. Message templates can be used to generate HTML, text, JSON, and XML messages. They also allow you to separate the message composition logic (what the message looks like) from the message generation logic (when the message is sent). This separation enables you to change the message format without changing the recipe that sends the message.

MESSAGE TEMPLATE ESCAPES HARMFUL ELEMENTS

Message template escapes some potentially harmful HTML elements, such as those that could lead to XML injection.

Create a new template

Templates define a structure for variables and body text that is consistent across runs and recipes.

Complete the following steps to create a new template:

1

Navigate to Tools > Message templates and click + New template.

2

Provide the body text of the message in the Template body field. Specify variables by wrapping them in double brackets ({{}}).

This field uses Mustache as its templating language. Refer to the Mustache documentation (opens new window) or the variables section of the Message template page for more information.

3

Add your variables in the Template input. You can use JSON or manually create your variables. Template variables support both scalar data types (string, integer, date, number, time, and boolean) and complex data types (object and list). You can define values for template variables using the Create message action.

Template with defined variables

VARIABLES, SECTIONS, COMMENTS, AND PARTIALS

Refer to the Message template page for more information on using variables, sections, comments, and partials in your templates.

Create message action

The Create message action defines the values to pass to a template's tags and generates a static Document string from the Template body.

REQUIRES AT LEAST ONE TEMPLATE

To use the Create message action, your workspace must have at least one template saved. Refer to the create a new message template section to learn how to create a message template.

Input

Input	Description
Document template	Select the template you plan to use.
Template input	Provide datapills or fixed values for your template variables to use within this recipe.

Output

Output	Description
Document	A static string generated from the Document template, with values from the Template input field in place of the variables.