Quick start
From sign-up to your first Message sent by your own software.
Sign up
Open the Dashboard and choose Sign up. Enter your email, your name and your company name, then open the link we email you. See Sign up and log in.
Wait for approval and subscribe
Our team approves your account and emails you. To send Messages you need an active Subscription. Contact us to choose a Plan and pay:
- Email: support@example.com
- WhatsApp: +9665XXXXXXXX
- Payment: Bank transfer (we send you the account details when you contact us)
You can link numbers before you subscribe. Only sending needs a Subscription.
Link a WhatsApp number
Go to Devices, enter a name such as "Sales" and choose Add Device. A QR code appears. On your phone, open WhatsApp → Settings → Linked devices → Link a device, and scan it. See Devices.
Send a test Message
Open the Device, choose Messages, and send a Test Message to your own number. If it arrives, everything works.
Create an API Key
Go to API Keys, enter a name such as "My CRM" and choose Create key. Copy the key now: it is shown only once. See API Keys.
Send a Message from your software
Replace YOUR_API_KEY, the Device id (1) and the number:
curl -X POST https://api.wa.goupdev.net/v1/devices/1/messages \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"to": "9665XXXXXXXX", "type": "text", "text": "Hello from our system"}'The answer is 201 with the new Message's id and "status": "queued". The Message is then sent within seconds.
Receive replies
Set your Webhook so we can tell your software about incoming Messages and delivery. See Webhook.