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  • Setting up the WhatsApp API number
    • Setting up WhatsApp number
      • Add a Payment Method
      • WhatsApp Profile
      • Get your business manager verified
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    • Creating the research campaign
      • Creating the research campaign
      • Scripting Survey/Diary Questions
      • Setting up the Interview: Instructions and Objectives
        • AI Interview Prompt Template
    • Inviting Participants
      • Sharing Links to access research
      • Create Template message
      • Send template message
      • Template Message history/stats
    • Results
      • Interviewer Results
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  • WhatsApp API Pricing
    • Pricing
  • Security
    • Data Security - Executive Summary
    • Yazi Information Security Policy
    • Data Classification Policy
    • Yazi Security and Data Management Policies
    • Yazi Vendor Management Policy
    • Data Retention Policy
    • Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
  • Yazi Process
    • 🎳Quality Control Plan for Yazi Research (Pty) Ltd
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  1. Setting up the WhatsApp API number
  2. Creating a WhatsApp API

Summary

This is a brief summary of the following steps you will be taking!

Last updated 9 months ago

Step by Step Summary

  1. Get your Business manager verified and set up a new app in the Developer portal

  2. Add WhatsApp as a product in your new app in Developers portal

  3. Setup a number in section 5 of “API Setup” in the developers portal

  4. Add configuration keys - Callback URL and Verify token in the Configuration section

  5. In the “Webhook fields” section directly below, press the “Manage” button and click ALL the tickboxes in “Subscribe” column

  6. Add payment method in Meta Business Manager

  7. Generate System User token i. In Business Manager, create an Asset with “Manage App” under Full control

    ii. Generate token - Select “Never” for token expiration and tick the following boxes

    1. Business Management

    2. WhatsApp business messaging

    3. WhatsApp Business management

    iii. Copy token and send it to Yazi

  8. Copy the Phone number ID and WhatsApp Business Account ID in API setup in the developers Portal and send it to Yazi

  9. Toggle Developer mode to be on Live

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