{"id":3640,"date":"2023-04-28T14:58:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T12:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/chatbot-for-whatsapp\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:15:59","slug":"chatbot-for-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/support\/chatbot-for-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Chatbot for WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your Botnation bot can also be active on WhatsApp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/channels\/whatsapp\/\" style=\"background-color:#27d366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Check out our WhatsApp chatbot<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re currently live on WhatsApp in private beta for a select group of users while we finalize an amazing new interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, you can try it out by contacting<strong>the WhatsApp-certified Botnation business account: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/33644644448\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wa.me\/33644644448<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Botnation\u2019s WhatsApp phone number is<a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/33644644448\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+33 644 644 448<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">or by searching for \u201cBotnation\u201d in WhatsApp\u2019s contact search.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n    <div class='botnation-cta-block'>\r\n        <span class='botnation-cta-label'>Create your conversational agent for free<\/span>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/start.botnation.ai\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=cta_support_en&#038;utm_campaign=botnation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"botnation-cta-btn\" data-event=\"cta_support_en\" data-page=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support\/3640\">\r\n            Let&#039;s go!\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that this private beta (currently available only to large accounts) is not as open as Facebook Messenger or a web chatbot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 WhatsApp only accepts business accounts (an existing, legally recognized, and verified company), not temporary accounts created for testing, games, or marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Messages are charged at a rate well below 1 centime d\u2019\u20ac per message if the contact request comes from the user; the price of an SMS if you reach out again (&gt;24 hours since the last exchange).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Reminder messages must follow a specific format (template) that must be approved by WhatsApp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Messages consist solely of text and images\u2014no buttons, no menus. You really have to use NLP. Botnation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/introduction-au-contexte\/\">contexts<\/a> are very handy for replacing buttons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 A WhatsApp account is required to be linked to a specific cell phone number (that\u2019s how WhatsApp works), but we can provide one for you\u2014we have an agreement with a telecom provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n    <div class='botnation-cta-block'>\r\n        <span class='botnation-cta-label'>Cr\u00e9ez votre agent conversationnel gratuitement<\/span>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/start.botnation.ai\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=cta_support&#038;utm_campaign=botnation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"botnation-cta-btn\" data-event=\"cta_article\" data-page=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support\/3640\">\r\n            C&#039;est parti !\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These requirements can be daunting and are therefore generally intended for established brands; however, in return, the brand has a genuine, WhatsApp-certified account that brings it closer to users, with the ability to contact prospects to start or resume a conversation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s more, the Botnation interface is exactly the same as the one for your web or Facebook Messenger chatbot. One tool to manage them all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re interested, please contact us to see if we can include you in this \u201cbeta\u201d program.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie-support":[198],"class_list":["post-3640","support","type-support","status-publish","hentry","categorie-support-tutorials"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support\/3640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/support"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie-support","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/botnation.ai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie-support?post=3640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}