---
title: "WhatsApp error 132012: what it means and how to fix it"
description: "One of the blanks got something Meta cannot use — often spaces in a link button’s ending, or words where a number or date was expected. Check each value and…"
url: https://gopromotenow.com/help-centre/error-value-format
last_reviewed: 2026-10-10
---

Troubleshooting

# Not delivered: “A value is not in the format the template expects.”

One of the blanks got something Meta cannot use — often spaces in a link button’s ending, or words where a number or date was expected. Check each value and send again.

Meta error code `132012` · [every code](https://gopromotenow.com/help-centre/whatsapp-error-codes)

**Last updated:** 10 October 2026

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