Skip to main content

​
Preview

You can preview and test your bot by clicking on the Preview button in the editor and change the runtime to “WhatsApp”.
WhatsApp preview dropdown

​
Troubleshooting

This can be due to a mismatch between the WhatsApp number displayed in your WhatsApp application profile settings and the number you have typed in zazubot.For example, some Brazilians have 2 numbers, 1 with 8 digits, the other with 9 digits. In zazubot, you need to type the number that is displayed in your WhatsApp application profile settings to make sure the bot works properly.
If you don’t receive the preview initial message, it means that the phone number you are using is not valid or not accepted by WhatsApp.
  • Make sure you can actually send a message to zazubot’s business phone number (+33 7 56 95 36 64).
  • Make sure that you have accepted WhatsApp’s latest Terms of Service.
  • Make sure you have the latest version of WhatsApp installed on your phone.
  • Make sure to type the number that is displayed in your WhatsApp application profile settings to make sure you receive the preview initial message.

​
Limitations

WhatsApp environment have some limitations that you need to keep in mind when building the bot:
  • GIF and SVG image files are not supported. They won’t be displayed.
  • Only .mp4 videos are supported (See Supported Media Types for more info).
  • WhatsApp only allows to display 3 buttons at a time. So we work around that by adding ”…” messages to display more buttons.
  • Cards input block can only display 3 buttons per card at a time.
  • Buttons content can’t be longer than 20 characters. If the content is longer, it will be truncated.
  • Incompatible blocks, if present, they will be skipped:
    • Payment input block
    • Chatwoot block
    • Script or Set Variable block with Execute on client option enabled
    • Google Analytics block
    • Meta Pixel blocks
    • Cal.com block

​
Contact information

You can automatically assign contact name and phone number to a variable in your bot using a Set variable block with the dedicated system values:
WhatsApp contact system variables

​
Deploy on your phone number

Head over to the Share tab of your bot and click on the WhatsApp button to get the integration instructions of your bot.

​
Configuration

You can customize how your bot behaves on WhatsApp in the Configure integration section
WhatsApp configure integration
Session expiration timeout: A number from 0 to 48 which is the number of hours after which the session will expire. If the user doesn’t interact with the bot for more than the timeout, the session will expire and if user sends a new message, it will start a new chat. The default is 4 hours. Start bot condition: A condition that will be evaluated when a user starts a conversation with your bot. If the condition is not met, the bot will not be triggered.

​
Collect position

You can ask for the user’s location with a basic Text input block. It will be saved as a variable with the latitude and longitude with the following format: <LAT>, <LONG>.
  • Flow
  • Bot
Position collection flow

​
FAQ

You can integrate as many numbers as you’d like. Keep in mind that zazubot does not provide those numbers. We work as a “Bring your own Meta application” and we give you clear instructions on how to set up your Meta app.
You integrate your zazubots with your own WhatsApp Business Platform which is the official service from Meta. At the moment, the first 1,000 Service conversations each month are free. For more information, refer totheir documentation