Create Kakao Alimtalk

Create Campaign

Once you have completed the KakaoTalk Channel integration, click the + Create Campaign button in the upper right of Kakao Message to create a new Kakao Message campaign.

• Name: Required field. Enter the name of the campaign you want to run.

• Description: Optional field. If there is a description, it helps other team members understand what campaign is being run.

When the campaign is created, you can view the campaign key, title, description, and status.

• Campaign Key: A unique value that identifies the campaign. It can be used to extract users exposed to a specific campaign.

• Campaign Title / Description: You can edit the title and description.

• Campaign Status: When you first create a campaign, it is in 'Draft' status. After composing and saving the campaign details, you can start the campaign. Click the [Edit] button at the top to modify campaign content.

Select Template

Alimtalk can only use templates that have passed Kakao's review. Click the [Select Template] button and select the required template in the modal.

• Hackle Template A default template provided by Hackle. Get started with Alimtalk quickly just by entering personalization variables.

• Custom Template Click [Create Template] to compose a message tailored to your service. Templates must go through a review process, which takes approximately 2–3 business days. Please refer to the guide documentation provided by Kakao when composing your template.

  • Alimtalk Creation Guide

  • Alimtalk Review Guide

After Template Selection

Set Personalization Variables

Once the template is selected, you need to connect actual data to the variables in the template.

You can send personalized messages to users using user properties, event properties, and API properties.

In particular, using personalization variables (Liquid syntax) gives you even greater flexibility when composing messages.

Scenario: When the character count of the member's name (user property name) exceeds 3 characters, you want to replace the name with "Member", and if the name does not exist, replace it with "Visitor".

Liquid example:

{% if user_properties.name.size > 3 %} Member{%else %} {user_properties.name | default: "Visitor"} {% end if %}

User Message Preview

The User Message Preview can be used to verify that personalization variables are working correctly.

Enter a value that matches your personalization variable and check the actual rendered message in the preview on the right.

Save and Test

Once you have finished composing the message, click the [Next] button in the upper right to continue with Send Settings. Or click [Save] to save what you have written so far.

Sending a Test Message

If you want to preview the Kakao Message on an actual device, click the Test Send button.

Test messages cannot be sent when in [Draft] status.

Enter the phone number and click the Send button to send the Kakao Message to that number.

• Test messages are sent regardless of the campaign's status. Friendtalk cannot be sent during late-night hours (20:50–08:00).

• Test messages can only be sent to KakaoTalk Channel friends. Verify that the entered phone number has been added as a friend.

• Credits are deducted when sending a test message. Test message sending may be restricted if there are insufficient remaining credits.