Sending a WhatsApp message
Creating and sending standard personalized WhatsApp messages require you to create a template in the Message Editor using WhatsApp templates approved by WhatsApp service provider. You must create a WhatsApp communication in the Message Editor using templates approved by WhatsApp service provider.
Create a WhatsApp template
To create a WhatsApp template, perform the following steps.
- Navigate to the Message Editor from Campaign menu.
- In the Message Editor, under the New list, select WhatsApp Template.
- Click Browse to import the pre-approved WhatsApp template.
- In the Template Name box, provide an appropriate name.
- Click .
Create a WhatsApp communication
To send SMS and Whatsapp message through Deliver or Journey, the mobile number must be mentioned in the format "+(country code)(number)" when populating OLT vis Deliver process box in flowchart execution.
To create a WhatsApp communication, perform the following steps.
- In the Message Editor, under the New list, select WhatsApp Communication.
- Under the To list, select the personalization field which includes the WhatsApp number.
- Drag and drop the WhatsApp template from the Content Library in the left pane. The template displays in the message body.
- Click .
- Provide a unique span id name and an appropriate class and click
OK.
- If you want a upload property for the personalized field,
provide "droppable" class. The following is an example.
<span id="name" class="droppable">
.
- If you want a upload property for the personalized field,
provide "droppable" class. The following is an example.
- Right-click the personalization fields and click Add content>Field.
- Under the New Field list, select the appropriate field.
- For the Zone: Document, drag and drop the document or media file you want to upload.
- Review your changes and click Save Changes.
Supported files
The following table provides the supported media types and their permissible
sizes for upload.
Media types | Permissible Size |
---|---|
PDF documents | 100 MB |
Image | 6 MB |
Video | 16 MB |
Note: In version 12.1.0.3, video preview is only available in
supported HTML5 browsers.
The following table provides the supported file formats for WhatsApp
messaging.
Media | Supported content types |
---|---|
Documents | |
Image | image/jpeg, image/png |
Video | video/mp4, video/3gpp Note: Only H.264 video codec is supported.
Only videos with single audio stream are
supported. |