Is the welcome message that asks for a phone number template free?

Yes. Copy the steps or print them, with no sign-up. Running it on your WhatsApp inside ActivityTracker needs an account.

Can I change the messages?

Yes. Every message, question and wait is yours to rewrite in the builder, and you can add or remove steps before you publish.

Is this the official WhatsApp Business API?

No. It runs on the WhatsApp you already use, linked as a device the way WhatsApp Web is, so there are no message templates to get approved. WhatsApp's help centre warns that linking through unofficial apps "may put your account at risk", so workflow messages wait their turn at your number's pace.

Will a workflow get my WhatsApp number banned?

Nobody can promise it won't. Workflow messages wait their turn at your number's pace like every other message, so a burst of chats is answered one after another, in the order they came in.

You build workflows for your own number and publish them yourself. Your team admin switches automation on for the team first.

Free WhatsApp workflow template

Welcome message that asks for a phone number: every step, in order, before you switch it on

Welcome somebody who writes in and ask for a number to reach them on if you do not have one.

5 steps
3 messages
When: Chat starts

Welcome message and ask for phone number

Every message as it is sent. The app puts your own name and business where it says [Your name] and [Your business], {{Name}} is the contact's first name, and a word that starts with $ is filled in from the chat.

When: Chat starts

1
Send a message
Hi! Thanks for messaging [Your business]. [Your name] here.
2
Has a number?
If Has one: phone is set
Nothing more.
If Everyone else
1. 3
  Ask a question
  What is the best number to reach you on?
  Saves the answer to their card as phone.
  If Answer did not fit
  4
  Send a message
  I could not read that as a number. Send it again with the country code and I will save it.
  5
  Add a private note
  Gave a number we could not read: $contact.last_incoming_message

What it does

Welcome somebody who writes in and ask for a number to reach them on if you do not have one.

How to use it in ActivityTracker

1Open Workflows and choose Start with a template.
2Pick the one called "Welcome message and ask for phone number". It opens as a draft with every step drawn and your name and business filled in.
3Change any words you like, then press Test to try it in a test chat.
4Publish it when it reads right. Nothing is sent before that, and you can stop it any time.

It sends from the WhatsApp you already use, linked as a device the way WhatsApp Web is. WhatsApp's help centre warns that linking through unofficial apps "may put your account at risk", so workflow messages wait their turn at your number's pace.

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Questions

Switch it on with your own words in it.

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