WhatsApp for your product
Link a number, then message your users from the dashboard or your code.
Turn it on
- 1Open Social notifications → WhatsApp and choose Activate WhatsApp. An API key is created for you.
- 2Open Numbers and choose Link a number.
- 3On your phone, open WhatsApp → Settings → Linked devices → Link a device and scan the QR code. Or choose Use phone number and type the 8-character code on the phone.
- 4The number shows Connected and stays linked.
No spare number? Get one
Under Get a number you can buy a number in most countries to set up a new WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business account with. You pay once at checkout; the price is shown for each country.
- 1Open Get a number, pick a country and choose Buy number.
- 2After checkout the number shows up with a 5-minute timer.
- 3On your phone, set up WhatsApp with that number and ask for the code by SMS. The code appears on the page.
- 4Enter the code in WhatsApp, then link the number under Numbers.
Good to know
Each number receives one sign-up code. Your WhatsApp account stays on your phone afterwards, but WhatsApp can’t send that number a second code, so turn on two-step verification in WhatsApp right away.
Some numbers never receive WhatsApp’s code. Choose Cancel on the number, or wait 5 minutes, and you get a new number in the same country for free. If the replacement doesn’t get a code either, contact support with the reference shown and we’ll sort out a refund.
The tabs
| Tab | Use it to |
|---|---|
| Numbers | Link, rename or remove numbers |
| Get a number | Buy a number to set up WhatsApp on, if you don’t have a spare SIM |
| Inbox | Read and reply to conversations |
| Compose | Send a message from any of your numbers |
| Contacts | Name contacts and manage opt-outs |
| Webhooks | Get messages and delivery results on your server |
| Usage | See sent, received and failed messages per day |
| API | Your secret key and the setup checklist |
Phone numbers
Write numbers with the country code, like +2348012345678. If you type a local number like 08012345678, Rimbra adds the country code of the number you send from.