Connectly Documentation
  • 👋Welcome to Connectly.ai
  • 🚀Quick Start
    • Prerequisites
    • Authentication
    • Send WhatsApp template message
    • Send WhatsApp session message
  • 📣Campaigns
    • Campaign Sendout
      • Send Campaigns
  • 🤖Sofia AI
    • How to use Sofia AI?
    • Sofia AI API
      • Reference
        • Core Concepts
        • sales_assistant_v2/invoke/v1
  • 📱Message API
    • Message Service API
      • MessageService
        • Send template message
        • Send session message
      • Error codes
    • Webhook API
      • WebhookService
        • Create a webhook registration by event topic
        • Update an existing webhook registration by event topic
        • Get webhook registrations for business
        • Delete a webhook registration for business
      • Webhook Payload
        • Delivery Status Error Codes
        • Payload Media Types
  • 🤖Business Management
    • Business Management API
      • Template Management
        • Create a template
        • Get templates
      • Quality Signals
  • 📱Integrations
    • Integrations
      • WebEngage Integration
      • Message your customers on Zendesk through Connectly
      • Message your customer on Intercom through Connectly
    • [Alpha] Moengage
      • MessageService
        • Send Campaign via API
  • 📊Analytics
    • Analytics
      • [Alpha] Campaign report
      • Reports API
        • Webhooks configuration
  • 👀FAQ
  • Migrating WhatsApp Accounts
  • How to use time delay?
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  • WABA (WhatsApp Business Account)
  1. Quick Start

Prerequisites

Connectly Account

In order to develop with us, you need a business account and an API key so that you can authenticate with the Connectly API. If you need help getting an API key, please contact your Account Manager.

WhatsApp API prerequisites

To start using the Connectly Messaging API for WhatsApp, you will need the following:

  • A verified Facebook Business Manager account

  • A valid phone number with the ability to receive phone calls or SMS (contact us if you need a phone number for testing or production)

  • Admin access to the Facebook Business Manager account

WABA (WhatsApp Business Account)

You need to acquire a WABA (WhatsApp Business Account) in order to send/receive WhatsApp messages as a business account.

As a Whatsapp BSP (Business Service Provider), we support on-boarding to WhatsApp directly from our inbox connect to a WABA. To sign up for a WABA, make sure you have access to the following resources:

  • Facebook page

  • Facebook Business Manager

  • A phone number where you can either receive SMS or phone calls for verification.

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