You can use WhatsApp Notifications in your Zaps to send yourself WhatsApp messages to your WhatsApp account.
Messages are limited to prefilled templates for:
- New Lead
- New Message
- Payment Confirmation
- New Order
- Shipping Confirmation
- Calendar Reminder
To send yourself a text message:
1. Select your app and action event
- In the Zap editor, click the Action step, or click the plus + icon to add an action to your Zap.
- Search for and select WhatsApp Notifications by Zapier.
- Click the Event dropdown menu and select Send Message.
- Click Continue.
2. Confirm your phone number
- Click Sign In.
- The authentication dialog box will appear.
- Click the hyperlink this link. This will open a new tab in your browser to connect to your WhatsApp account.
- In the new tab, click Continue to Chat.
- You’ll then be prompted to open WhatsApp.
- If you have the WhatsApp application installed on your computer, you’ll receive a prompt to open up your WhatsApp application.
- If you don’t have the WhatsApp application, you can download it or use WhatsApp Web instead.
- Once you’ve opened WhatsApp in either the web browser or application, you’ll have a pre-filled message to send to Zapier. Click send.
- Switch tabs to your authentication dialog box tab.
Tip
To switch between tabs, use the keyboard shortcut Cmd + Shift + A (Mac) or Alt + Shift + A (Windows)
- In the Phone Number (WhatsApp) field, add your phone number linked to your WhatsApp account. It must include the country code, without any spaces or dashes.
- Click Send PIN. Zapier will send the OTP Code to your WhatsApp number.
- In the OTP Code field, add the OTP Code.
- Click Yes, Continue to WhatsApp Notifications by Zapier.
- Click Continue.
3. Customize your message
- From the Template dropdown, select what type of message you want to send:
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New Lead:
- 🚀 New lead alert: [First Name] [Last Name] is interested in your services!
- Email: [email address]
- Phone: [phone number]
- Lead Source [lead source]
- See Details: [link to lead]
- 🚀 New lead alert: [First Name] [Last Name] is interested in your services!
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New Message:
- 📬 New message from [First Name] [Last Name]. Reply now at: [link to reply].
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Payment Confirmation:
- 💰"Cha-ching! You received a [payment amount] from[First name] [last name]!
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New Order:
- Hey there! 🛍️ Your order [order number] has been confirmed.
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Shipping Confirmation:
- 📦 Good news! Your package is on its way! Track your order with this link: [Tracking Link]
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Calendar Reminder:
- "📅 Friendly reminder:[calendar event name] at [date] at [time].
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New Lead:
- Once a template is selected, the relevant fields related to the template will appear. Complete all relevant and required fields.
- Click Continue.
Note
Let our Support team know if you’d like to see new templates added.
4. Test your step
- Click Test step. If the step is successful, you’ll receive a message.
Once you’ve set up your WhatsApp Notification action, you can add another action or finish setting up your Zap.