[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":9},["ShallowReactive",2],{"docs-howto-whatsapp-rm":3},{"title":4,"excerpt":5,"body":6,"seo_title":7,"seo_description":8},"How to create a bot on WhatsApp","Preparing a Meta Business Manager account, business verification, and connecting the WhatsApp Business Platform.","\u003Cp>The WhatsApp Business Platform is managed through Meta — this is the most bureaucratic of all 11 channels, but also the highest-reach one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Preparing on Meta's side\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>Create or verify a Meta Business Manager account — you'll need the company's legal name, a working email, and a website domain\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Go through business verification — you'll need company registration documents and a supporting document\u002Fbill showing the address; it takes 2–7 business days\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Register a dedicated phone number for the bot — it must not already be active on the regular WhatsApp app (a landline works too, as long as it can receive an SMS\u002Fvoice code)\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Prepare outbound message templates — Meta requires them to be pre-approved for any mass sending\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2>Connecting in TvoyBot\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\"Create a bot\" → WhatsApp → the manual route\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Click \"Login via Facebook for business\" and authorize with an account that has access to the Meta Business Manager\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Pick the business account and the linked WhatsApp number\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Important:\u003C\u002Fstrong> starting in 2026, Meta requires an AI bot to solve a \"specific business task\" (answering questions, booking, consultation) — an open-ended, goalless chat \"about anything\" is no longer allowed under WhatsApp policy.\u003C\u002Fp>","How to create a WhatsApp bot with TvoyBot","How to prepare a Meta Business Manager account and connect a WhatsApp bot in the TvoyBot builder.",1783936971448]