📅 2025-01-04 — Session: Integrated WhatsApp API for Business Management

🕒 19:05–22:22
🏷️ Labels: Whatsapp Api, Integration, Webhook, CRM, Business Management
📂 Project: Business
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to integrate and test the WhatsApp API for business management purposes, focusing on messaging, webhook configuration, and CRM integration.

Key Activities

  • Proposed a hierarchy of agent classes for task management systems.
  • Planned and executed the integration of WhatsApp using its APIs, including setting up webhooks and CRM integration.
  • Tested WhatsApp integration with Cloud API and Business Management API.
  • Configured WhatsApp Business API tokens and permissions.
  • Set up a WhatsApp Business Account and associated it with a Meta Business account.
  • Corrected cURL command syntax for WhatsApp Cloud API.
  • Successfully executed an API call to WhatsApp Cloud API.
  • Configured webhook fields and integrated them into a Flask application.
  • Developed a Jupyter notebook for sending messages via WhatsApp Cloud API.
  • Troubleshot message delivery issues in WhatsApp Business API.

Achievements

  • Successfully integrated WhatsApp API with business systems, enabling messaging and CRM functionalities.
  • Established a robust testing framework for API calls and webhook configurations.
  • Created a comprehensive guide for setting up WhatsApp Business API and integrating it with business tools.

Pending Tasks

  • Further testing of webhook functionalities and CRM integration.
  • Finalizing app review requirements for WhatsApp Cloud API testing.
  • Designing and finalizing the app icon for business integration tools.
  • Addressing any remaining issues in message delivery and API integration.