Allowed broadcast message

Question:

If I use broadcast, will it not be blocked by Facebook or cause flood? How can I immediately use it without getting blocked?

 

Answer:

Facebook messenger policy profits sending of promotional messages if your subscriber did not message your pages within the past 24 hours. You can only send broadcast message if your use case fits these cases: 

Tag

Description

Allowed

Disallowed (non-exhaustive)

CONFIRMED_EVENT_UPDATE

Send the user reminders or updates for an event they have registered for (e.g., RSVP'ed, purchased tickets). This tag may be used for upcoming events and events in progress.

  • Reminder of upcoming classes, appointments, or events that the user has scheduled

  • Confirmation of user's reservation or attendance to an accepted event or appointment

  • Notification of user's transportation or trip scheduled, such as arrival, cancellation, baggage delay, or other status changes

  • Promotional content, including but not limited to deals, offers, coupons, and discounts

  • Content related to an event the user has not signed up for (e.g., reminders to purchase event tickets, cross-sell of other events, tour schedules, etc)

  • Messages related to past events

  • Prompts to any survey, poll, or reviews unrelated to a preceding interaction in Messenger

POST_PURCHASE_UPDATE

Notify the user of an update on a recent purchase.

  • Confirmation of transaction, such as invoices or receipts

  • Notifications of shipment status, such as product in-transit, shipped, delivered, or delayed

  • Changes related to an order that the user placed, such credit card has declined, backorder items, or other order updates that require user action

  • Promotional content, including but not limited to deals, promotions, coupons, and discounts

  • Messages that cross-sell or upsell products or services

  • Prompts to any survey, poll, or reviews unrelated to a preceding interaction in Messenger

ACCOUNT_UPDATE

Notify the user of a non-recurring change to their application or account.

  • A change in application status (e.g., credit card, job)

  • Notification of suspicious activity, such as fraud alerts

  • Promotional content, including but not limited to deals, promotions, coupons, and discounts

  • Recurring content (e.g., statement is ready, bill is due, new job listings)

  • Prompts to any survey, poll, or reviews unrelated to a preceding interaction in Messenger

HUMAN_AGENT

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Allows human agents to respond to user inquiries. Messages can be sent within 7 days after a user message.

  • Human agent support for issues that cannot be resolved within the standard messaging window (e.g., business is closed for the weekend, issue requires >24 hours to resolve)

  • Automated messages

  • Content unrelated to user i

Also, if you want to safely send promotional messages, please use Facebook Ads Sponsored Message instead.

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