---
title: "Waitlist invitation email template"
description: "A place has opened up, and the invitation expires on a stated date."
url: "https://openemail.uk/templates/waitlist-invite"
---

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# Waitlist invitation email template

A place has opened up, and the invitation expires on a stated date.

[Use this template](https://openemail.uk/mail/templates?starter=waitlist-invite) [Use this template](https://openemail.uk/signup.md?next=%2Fmail%2Ftemplates%3Fstarter%3Dwaitlist-invite)[All templates](https://openemail.uk/templates.md) 6 values to fill Plain-text part included

- **From**
  Northwind <hello@example.com>
- **Subject**
  Your Northwind invitation is ready
- **Preview text**
  Your Northwind invitation is ready

![Preview of the Waitlist invitation template](https://openemail.uk/email-templates/previews/waitlist-invite-desktop.webp?v=c82a9652a6c2)

waitlist-invite.txt

```
Your {{productName}} invitation is ready

You are in

You joined the {{productName}} waitlist on {{joinedDate}}, and a place has opened up.

Claim it by {{expiryDate}}. After that the place goes to the next person waiting.

Claim your place [{{actionUrl}}]

Changed your mind? Ignore this and the place is passed on. No need to reply.

{{senderAddress}}
Unsubscribe [{{unsubscribeUrl}}]
```

Shown with sample values. The HTML and plain-text tabs keep the placeholders.

About

## When to send it

Send it when someone reaches the front of a waitlist. It reminds them when they joined, gives a date to claim the place by and says what happens if they ignore it. The footer carries a postal address and an unsubscribe link.

Values

## What each send fills in

Required values have to come with every send. The rest fall back to the default shown here.

| Placeholder | Kind | Required | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `{{productName}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{joinedDate}}` | Text | Optional | the waitlist |
| `{{expiryDate}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{actionUrl}}` | Link | Required | None |
| `{{senderAddress}}` | Text | Required | None |
| `{{unsubscribeUrl}}` | Link | Required | None |

API

## Send it from your code

Create a template from this design once, then send it with the values for each message.

send-waitlist-invite.ts

```
import { init, openemail } from '@openemail/sdk' init({ apiKey: process.env.OPENEMAIL_API_KEY }) const template = await openemail.templates.create({  name: 'Waitlist invitation',  starter: 'waitlist-invite',  publish: true,}) const sent = await openemail.templates.send(template.slug, {  from: 'Northwind <hello@example.com>',  to: 'maya@example.com',  props: {    productName: 'Northwind',    joinedDate: '12 March',    expiryDate: '15 October',    actionUrl: 'https://example.com/claim/5c21',    senderAddress: 'Northwind Ltd, 42 Harbour Lane, Bristol BS1 4XE',    unsubscribeUrl: 'https://example.com/unsubscribe',  },}) console.log(sent.id, sent.status)
```

Announcements

## More templates like this

![Preview of the Product announcement template](https://openemail.uk/email-templates/previews/product-announcement-card.webp?v=7fce65a85577)

### Product announcement

Release notes with a cover image, a lead paragraph and three numbered changes.

![Preview of the Founder announcement template](https://openemail.uk/email-templates/previews/announcement-card.webp?v=fda4efa1dab8)

### Founder announcement

A personal note from a founder, with a logo, a greeting, one message and one call to action.

Start from one

## Pick a design, change anything, and send it from your code.

Every template opens in the editor as blocks you can move, restyle or delete, and sends through the API with the values filled in.

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