Before you start, make sure you have all the required permissions ⬈
Connecting new phone number
1. Open
Settings
→ WhatsApp
.2. Click on
Add number
on the right.3. Choose if you want to use your own number or get a number from Chatfuel. And click
Next
.4. Click
Continue as …
to log in to your account.5. Click
Get started
to set up a Business Account and phone number.6. Click
Continue
to connect your account to Chatfuel. Here you have two options.
Existing account: If you already have a Meta business portfolio, chose it from the list and click
Next
.New account: If you don’t have a Meta business portfolio, you need to create a new one, filling Business name, email address, website URL and Country, and click
Next
.7. Decide if you want to use your own number or create a virtual number.
For your own phone number:
- Choose
Create new WhatsApp Business profile
or use an already existing account, and clickNext
.
- Add your own number and choose verification method, and click
Next
.
- Verify your phone number and hit
Next
on the next screen to finish the setup.
For virtual number:
The number will be already prefilled. Just click
Next
.8. Fill in WhatsApp business account name, display name, Category and click
Next
.9. Click
Save
to confirm access request.10. Click
Finish
to complete the setup.11. Done ✔ Your WhatsApp number is now connected to Chatfuel.