Send WhatsApp messages from any automation tool

Most automation platforms have an action that sends an HTTP request, often called HTTP Request, API request or Outgoing webhook. Point that action at the Wbiztool Send message endpoint and every run of your workflow sends a WhatsApp message from your connected number.

This page explains the setup once, then shows where to find the action in Pabbly Connect, Albato, Activepieces and Make.

Before you start#

You need three values from your Wbiztool account:

• Client ID and API key from Settings → API keys.
• WhatsApp Client ID of the number you send from, shown on WhatsApp settings. The number should be connected; messages sent while it's disconnected wait in the queue.

See Authentication for details.

Configure the HTTP action#

1. Add an HTTP request action

   After your trigger (a new form entry, a new spreadsheet row, a new order), add your platform's HTTP or API request action.

2. Set the method and URL

   Method POST, URL https://wbiztool.com/api/v1/send_msg/. Leave authentication set to none: the credentials go in the body.

3. Choose the body type

   Choose JSON if your tool offers it. Form data (form fields) also works, so use whichever your tool makes easier. You don't need any extra headers.

4. Add the body fields

   Add the fields in the table below. Type your credentials as fixed values and map phone and msg from your trigger's data.

5. Test the step

   Run the step once with test data. A response with "status": 1 means the message was queued.

Body fields#

To send to a WhatsApp group instead of a number, send group_name in place of phone. See Send to group. All other options are listed on Send message.

Example JSON body#

Replace the values in capitals and map the placeholders to fields from your trigger. The exact syntax for inserting trigger data differs per tool; most let you click a field from a data picker.

{
  "client_id": 12345,
  "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "whatsapp_client": 678,
  "msg_type": 0,
  "country_code": "91",
  "phone": "PHONE_FROM_TRIGGER",
  "msg": "Hi NAME_FROM_TRIGGER, thanks for your order. We will update you here on WhatsApp."
}

To send to a group, replace phone and country_code with group_name:

{
  "client_id": 12345,
  "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "whatsapp_client": 678,
  "msg_type": 0,
  "group_name": "Sales Team Mumbai",
  "msg": "New lead: NAME_FROM_TRIGGER, PHONE_FROM_TRIGGER"
}

To send an image, set msg_type to 1 and add img_url; the msg becomes the caption. For a file, set msg_type to 2 and add file_url and file_name:

{
  "client_id": 12345,
  "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "whatsapp_client": 678,
  "msg_type": 2,
  "country_code": "91",
  "phone": "PHONE_FROM_TRIGGER",
  "file_url": "https://example.com/invoices/INV-1042.pdf",
  "file_name": "INV-1042.pdf",
  "msg": "Here is your invoice."
}

Response#

A successful request returns:

{
  "status": 1,
  "message": "Created",
  "msg_id": 9817263
}

"status": 1 means the message was queued, not yet sent. If something is wrong, the API returns HTTP 400 with "status": 0 and a message such as Auth Error: invalid api key or Invalid phone number. Some tools stop the workflow on a 400 response; open the step's output to read the message. The full list is on Send message → Errors.

To know when the message is actually sent, pass a webhook URL (for example a webhook trigger in the same tool). It receives a form-encoded POST with msg_id and status set to SENT or FAILED. See Webhook.

Pabbly Connect#

1. Add the API action

   In your workflow, add an action step, choose the app API (Pabbly) and the action event Execute API Request.

   

2. Configure the request

   Set Action Event Method to POST, API Endpoint URL to https://wbiztool.com/api/v1/send_msg/, Payload Type to Form Data or JSON, and Authentication to No Auth.

   

3. Set the parameters

   Tick Set Parameters and add one row per body field: client_id, api_key, whatsapp_client, phone, country_code, msg and msg_type. Map phone and msg from your trigger.

   

   The screenshot leaves out country_code because the test number already includes it.

4. Save and send test request

   Check that the response contains "status": 1.

Albato#

1. Add the HTTP action

   In your automation, add an action and choose HTTP Request/Outgoing webhook, then its Send request action. For example, use a Google Sheets New row created trigger to message each new row.

   

2. Create the connection

   Give the connection a name such as "Wbiztool". You can enter https://wbiztool.com/api/v1/send_msg/ as its URL and set the content type to JSON.

3. Map your fields

   Set URL to https://wbiztool.com/api/v1/send_msg/ (if left empty, the connection URL is used) and Request method to POST. Under Request parameters, add client_id, api_key, whatsapp_client, msg_type, country_code, phone and msg, and pick phone and msg from your trigger's fields.

   

   

   The screenshot uses message, which works in place of msg. It leaves out country_code because the test number already includes it.

4. Test and start

   Run a test, confirm the response has "status": 1, then start the automation.

   

Activepieces#

1. Add the HTTP piece

   Click + after your trigger and choose HTTP → Send HTTP request.

2. Configure the request

   Set Method to POST and URL to https://wbiztool.com/api/v1/send_msg/. Choose JSON or Form Data as the Body Type.

   

3. Add the body fields

   Add one item per field. Use the Data Selector to insert values from your trigger into phone and msg. If phone already includes the country code (for example 919876543210), you can leave country_code out.

4. Test the step

   Click Test Step and check the response has "status": 1, then publish the flow.

Make#

Use Make's HTTP module with the Make a request action. Set the method to POST, the URL to https://wbiztool.com/api/v1/send_msg/, the body type to JSON (raw, content type application/json) or form data, and fill in the body fields above.

Troubleshooting#