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WhatsApp in your Zaps.
No official app needed.

Zapier's built-in Webhooks feature connects your Zaps to WABridges: send WhatsApp messages as an action, and catch incoming messages as a trigger. No code — you fill in a form, and the guides show exactly what to paste.

Zapier doesn't offer a WhatsApp integration that sends from your own number — but it doesn't need one. "Webhooks by Zapier" can call any web address, and WABridges gives your WhatsApp number exactly that: a plain address for sending, and a webhook for receiving.

A "Catch Hook" trigger fires a Zap when someone messages you; a "POST" action sends the reply. Between them, use any of the thousands of apps Zapier already connects. One honest note: Webhooks by Zapier is a premium feature, so it needs a paid Zapier plan.

How it works

1
Pair your WhatsApp number
Sign up, create a bridge from the dashboard, and scan the QR code with your phone — the same way you'd link WhatsApp Web. About a minute, no code.
2
Send: a Webhooks by Zapier POST action
In any Zap, add the action "Webhooks by Zapier → POST". Point it at your bridge's send address, add your API key as a header, and map the recipient number and message text from earlier steps. Filling in that form is the whole setup.
3
Receive: a Catch Hook trigger
Create a Zap that starts with "Webhooks by Zapier → Catch Hook", copy the hook URL Zapier gives you, and paste it into your bridge's webhook setting in the WABridges dashboard. Incoming messages now start the Zap with sender and text as fields.
4
Connect the apps you already use
From there it's ordinary Zapier: add the sender to a Google Sheet or your CRM, create a task, notify your team — and finish with the POST action to reply on WhatsApp.

What you can build

📇
Leads and contacts
  • New message → Google Sheets row
  • Create a HubSpot or Pipedrive lead
  • Instant thank-you auto-reply
  • Notify sales in Slack
🛒
Store and orders
  • New order → WhatsApp confirmation
  • Shipping update → tracking link
  • Review request after delivery
  • Payment failed → gentle reminder
📅
Bookings
  • Calendly booking → confirmation
  • Reminder before the slot
  • Reply to reschedule
  • No-show follow-up
🔔
Notifications
  • Form submission → your WhatsApp
  • New invoice → owners' group
  • Daily report at 9am
  • Any Zapier trigger → a message

Stuck? Paste this into ChatGPT or Claude

Copy this prompt → paste into any AI assistant → get a step-by-step walkthrough for your exact Zap.
I use Zapier and I want to send and receive WhatsApp messages in my
Zaps using WABridges (wabridges.com) and Webhooks by Zapier. I don't
write code.

What I want to build: [describe it plainly — e.g. "when someone
messages my WhatsApp number, add them to a Google Sheet and send an
automatic reply; when a new Shopify order comes in, send the customer
a confirmation on WhatsApp"]

I already have:
- A WABridges account with a bridge created and my number paired
- My WABridges API key
- A paid Zapier plan (so Webhooks by Zapier is available)

Please read the WABridges API docs first:
https://wabridges.com/llms-full.txt

Then walk me through, step by step:
1. The "Catch Hook" trigger Zap and where to paste its URL in
   WABridges so incoming messages start it
2. The exact "Webhooks by Zapier → POST" action settings to send a
   message (URL, headers, data fields) — as values I can type into
   Zapier's form, not code
3. The steps in between for my flow above

Explain it like I'm new to webhooks — which options to choose and
what to paste where.

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