WhatsApp is a freeware, cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Facebook, Inc. It allows users to send text messages and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world. It has over 2 billion active users and is available in 120 different languages.
How to connect to WhatsApp Cloud API
To connect to WhatsApp Cloud API, you need to create a WhatsApp Business account. You can do this by following the instructions in the WhatsApp documentation.
Once you have created a WhatsApp Business account, you will receive a token. This token is used to authenticate your bot with WhatsApp Cloud API.
For Python developers the easiest way to connect to WhatsApp Cloud API is to use the heyoo of which you can easily install it using pip.
pip install heyoo
Sarufi - Heyoo Blueprint
To make it easier for you to connect Sarufi to WhatsApp Cloud API, we have created a blueprint for Sarufi and Heyoo. You can find it here.
git clone https://github.com/Neurotech-HQ/sarufi-heyoo-blueprint
You only need to configure the config.yaml file found in cloned directory. You can find the instructions in the README.md file.
sarufi:
username: sarufi_username
password: sarufi_password
bot_id: sarufi_bot_id
whatsapp:
token: whatsapp_token
phone_number_id: whatsapp_phone_number_id
How to run WhatsApp
To run WhatsApp, you need to install the dependencies in the requirements.txt file and run the app.py file.
cd sarufi-heyoo-blueprint
pip install -r requirements.txt
python app.py
How to test WhatsApp
You can test WhatsApp by sending a message to your bot.
What you learned
In this tutorial, you learned how to connect Sarufi to WhatsApp Cloud API. You also learned how to configure and run WhatsApp.