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# Commerce messages

In WhatsApp, commerce messages are messages that are linked to your Facebook catalog. These messages allow you to share your products with your customers.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Before you start to create commerce messages, you'll need to have [set up commerce messaging](/applications/channels/channels/supported-channels/whatsapp/how-to/set-up-commerce-messaging.md) for your WhatsApp channel.
{% endhint %}

The available types of commerce messages are:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Single product message template</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/X0zFdfOyMYdhELDDnWqL">/pages/X0zFdfOyMYdhELDDnWqL</a></td></tr><tr><td>Catalog message template</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/VjbKP0lKMsVktjVcbQf2">/pages/VjbKP0lKMsVktjVcbQf2</a></td></tr><tr><td>Coupon message template</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/SnzmdzdarQL1NBXVVFnf">/pages/SnzmdzdarQL1NBXVVFnf</a></td></tr><tr><td>Action message template</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/2H0WSFG7RP6nDnRgB275">/pages/2H0WSFG7RP6nDnRgB275</a></td></tr><tr><td>Limited time offer message template</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/Y5U9PY0Y6cCgxG92YboX">/pages/Y5U9PY0Y6cCgxG92YboX</a></td></tr><tr><td>Carousel template</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/KfxiqzXZbwFWxQUmhlXd">/pages/KfxiqzXZbwFWxQUmhlXd</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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