Automate tasks with Whapi
Connect Whapi with 200+ apps and let your tasks run themselves. Describe what you want and Botize builds it. No code.
Simple and intuitive API gateway for WhatsApp.
Triggers & actions
What can you automate with Whapi?
Everything you see below. Just pick a trigger and one or more actions.
Triggers
The trigger is the event that starts the automation.
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Get the next new message in a channel
Returns the next new message from a channel, starting with the most recent one on the first call.
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Get the next new message in a group
Returns the next new message from a group, starting with the most recent one on the first call.
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Instantly when receiving a text message
It is triggered every time a user sends a text mmessage to the bot.
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Instantly when receiving an image
It is triggered every time a user sends an image to the bot.
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Instantly when receiving a voice message
It is triggered every time a user sends a voice message to the bot.
Actions
The action is what happens automatically, without you having to do anything else.
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Send a message to a contact
Send a message to a phone number.
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Send a story
Publish a text or image story.
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Delete a message
Delete a WhatsApp message by its message ID.
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Send a message to a channel
Send a message to an specific channel.
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Send a message to a group
Send a message to an specific group.
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Ask user
Send a message, an image/video/document or both to a specific chat and wait for the user's response before continuing.
- The following tags are currently supported in the messages: b, strong , i, em, u, ins, s, strike, del, a, code, pre.
- You can include URL Buttons and Callback Buttons in posts.
The integration
About Whapi
This integration allows you to automate tasks on WhatsApp using Whapi, a simple and intuitive API for WhatsApp. With Whapi, you can set up triggers that initiate automations, such as receiving a new text message or an image, and actions that execute automatically, like sending messages to contacts, posting stories, or interacting with groups and channels. Additionally, Whapi facilitates user interaction through the 'Ask the user' function, which sends messages and waits for responses before proceeding with the automation.
Automating tasks with Whapi helps you enhance efficiency and interaction with your WhatsApp contacts, enabling you to manage communications more effectively and personally. Whether you're looking to automatically respond to inquiries, send updates, or manage groups and channels, Whapi provides the necessary tools to optimize your communication processes on WhatsApp.
How it works
From idea to automation with Whapi
No flowcharts, no learning curve. You say it, it gets done.
Pick a trigger
The Whapi event that starts the task: a new message, a mention, a post…
Add actions
What happens next, in Whapi or in any of the 200+ connectable apps.
Turn it on and forget it
The task runs on its own from then on. If something's off, tweak it or we'll help you.
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Connect your Whapi
Add a profile to use it in your tasks. There's a step-by-step guide if you need it.
Add a new profile Step-by-step guideYour profiles
Your connected Whapi accounts
These are the accounts you already have linked to Botize, ready to use in your tasks. You can reconnect or remove any of them.
Learn by watching
Video tutorials
Short videos where you watch a real task being built from start to finish.
Get inspired
Ready-to-use automations
Real tasks built with Whapi: switch them on in minutes and tweak them to your liking.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Whapi and how is it different from the official WhatsApp Business API?
Whapi is an unofficial third-party gateway for WhatsApp. You connect it by linking your WhatsApp with a QR code, the same way you link WhatsApp Web: as far as WhatsApp is concerned, Whapi is one more device on your account.
The difference that decides which one you need is where each can send:
| WhatsApp Business Cloud API | Whapi | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Meta's official API | An unofficial third-party gateway |
| Where it sends | To a phone number | To a channel, a group or a contact |
| How you connect it | Through a Meta for Developers app | By linking your WhatsApp with a QR code |
| What it is good for | Replying to people who write to you and sending notices with approved templates | Posting regularly to your channels and groups |
| Risk to your number | Very low: it is the official route | Real: WhatsApp can penalise a number that behaves unusually |
Short version: to talk, the official one; to post to channels and groups, Whapi. Whapi has a free tier, with caps, and paid plans without them; the terms are on their website.
My task runs but nothing shows up in the channel. What should I check?
Start with the task's executions, which tell you which step it stopped at.
If it stops at the Whapi step, the destination is most likely wrong. This is by far the most common cause, and it has a catch: a channel's destination is not its name and not its invite link, but an internal identifier that Botize gets from your own Whapi account. That is why the field is a dropdown: open it and pick your channel from the list instead of typing it.
If it stops before the Whapi step, the problem is not with this integration: look at the step that stopped, because usually it found nothing to send.
And if what you see is a 429 error, that is not a fault in the task but a temporary block on your number; it is explained in this integration's known errors.
How do I lower the risk of WhatsApp blocking my number?
When you automate with Whapi you are using your real WhatsApp, so the number at stake is yours. These are the recommendations Whapi itself publishes:
- Send no more than 2 messages per minute, no more than 6 hours a day and no more than 3 days in a row; start low and scale up with the age of the account.
- A new number is under suspicion from day one. Wait at least a day between registering it and linking it, and use it normally before automating anything. The longer a number has been on WhatsApp, the better it holds up.
- Between 5 and 10 complaints from people receiving your message for the first time are enough to trigger a block.
- Perfectly regular intervals and the same message sent to many people are patterns that give a robot away.
There is also something you can do inside the task itself: send only during certain hours. Add a Filters step right before the Whapi step, with the condition on the execution time and only the hours you want ticked. Outside that window the execution stops there and sends nothing.
For posting on a regular basis, am I better off with a channel or a group?
Botize posts to both, and in practice they are used equally: counting the automations running right now with this integration, 95 post to channels and 136 to groups.
The difference that matters is how they behave:
- A channel is one-way: you post and subscribers read. There is no conversation, and people subscribe without giving you their phone number.
- A group is a conversation: your messages sit alongside whatever people write, and there is a member limit.
The automation is the same except for the last step, so switching from one to the other later is a matter of editing that step.
Troubleshooting
Common Errors
Error 429 (Too Many Requests) - Soft Ban on Whapi
To resolve this, follow these steps:
1. **Let the number rest for 24-48 hours.** Stop sending messages or performing the activity you were doing before (such as creating groups).
2. **Reinstall the WhatsApp app and switch accounts.** If you're using WhatsApp Business, log in with the regular WhatsApp app (and vice versa).
3. **Contact WhatsApp support through the app.** Go to *Settings → Help → Contact Us* and request to have your account unblocked, explaining that you haven't violated any rules.
This block is not permanent, but continued excessive use could lead to a permanent ban.
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