IT and Development
Whapi.Cloud
9 min
whapi is a whatsapp api service that enables businesses to send and receive messages, manage chats, and automate communication directly through whatsapp with the whapi cloud app in {{product name}} , you can monitor whatsapp group participants, messages, new calls, and new conversations, as well as send text and media messages in your whapi account requirements to use the whapi cloud app in {{product name}} , you must have a paid whapi account for subscription information, refer to the whapi pricing page connect whapi cloud and {{product name}} to get started, you must first create a connection between whapi cloud and {{product name}} , allowing the two services to communicate to create the connection, you need to whapi cloud /#obtain your api key in whapicloud whapi cloud /#create the connection in obtain your api key in whapi cloud before you create the connection in {{product name}} , you should first obtain an api key in your whapi cloud account if you are using the watch new call or watch new conversation modules, make sure you paste the copied webhook url in step 5 below to obtain the api key and set up the webhooks log in to your whapi cloud account click + add channel to create a channel in the channel section page, add a linked device to your whatsapp mobile app using the qr code enter a channel name and click save & next once the whatsapp api is authorized, copy the token value and store it in a safe place you'll use this value in the api key connection field in {{product name}} create the connection in {{product name}} once you have your whapi cloud api key you're ready to create the connection in {{product name}} to create the connection log in to your {{product name}} account, add a whapi cloud module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and click create a connection if you add a module with an instant tag, click create a webhook , then create a connection optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection in the api key field, enter the api key you copied from your whapi cloud account click save if prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access you've successfully created the connection and can now use the whapi cloud app in your {{scenario plural lowercase}} if you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here https //help make com/connect an application#tn2pj set up an whapi cloud webhook the whapi cloud app has instant modules — webhooks that watch for certain changes in whapi cloud and immediately start your {{scenario singular lowercase}} when those changes happen to use the modules watch new call or watch new conversation , you must set up the webhook in your whapi cloud account to set up the webhook add a watch new call or watch new conversation instant module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} and click create a webhook optional enter a name for the webhook in the webhook name field click save > copy address to clipboard you'll paste this address in your whapi cloud account log in to your whapi cloud account in the created and authorized channel, click settings under the webhooks section, paste the copied url from {{product name}} and click save your webhook is now set up when the selected change occurs in whapi cloud, {{product name}} will immediately be notified and start your {{scenario singular lowercase}} whapi cloud modules after connecting to the whapi cloud app, you can use the following types of modules to build your {{scenario plural lowercase}} triggers watch group participants watch messages watch new call watch new conversation actions make an api call send media message send text message templates you can look for whapi cloud templates in make's template gallery , where you'll find thousands of pre created {{scenario plural lowercase}} whapi cloud resources whapi cloud api documentation whapi cloud help center