{"id":133,"date":"2023-02-24T12:48:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T07:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/?p=133"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T09:11:27","slug":"how-to-start-using-cloudwhats-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/how-to-start-using-cloudwhats-api\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Quick Start using CloudWhats API?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Quick Start using <em>CloudWhats<\/em> WhatsApp API<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1. Login to your WAPP API portal account.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-146 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-wappapi-login.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"936\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-wappapi-login.png 936w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-wappapi-login-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-wappapi-login-768x355.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Click on WhatsApp (in Menu) to Add \/ manage your WhatsApp number to send messages.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-wappapi-dashboard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-wappapi-dashboard.png 1366w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-wappapi-dashboard-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-wappapi-dashboard-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2-wappapi-dashboard-768x353.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Click on (+) icon to Add your WhatsApp (WA) number to API portal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-148 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-wappapi-addwa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-wappapi-addwa.png 1366w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-wappapi-addwa-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-wappapi-addwa-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3-wappapi-addwa-768x350.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Scan QR in your <span style=\"color: #008080;\">mobile WhatsApp app<\/span> (in Linked Devices), to add that number to API portal to send messages from that number.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-149 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-wappapi-scanqr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-wappapi-scanqr.png 1366w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-wappapi-scanqr-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-wappapi-scanqr-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/4-wappapi-scanqr-768x355.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. After QR scanned, that number will be added in API portal to use. Click on that number icon <em>(<span style=\"color: #008000;\">left side 2nd small menu<\/span>)<\/em> to view options and features of portal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-wappapi-waaccount.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-wappapi-waaccount.png 1366w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-wappapi-waaccount-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-wappapi-waaccount-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/5-wappapi-waaccount-768x350.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Click on Profile icon to view Access Token and Instance ID. <em>(<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Note them to use with API<\/span>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-151 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6-wappapi-waprofile.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6-wappapi-waprofile.png 1366w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6-wappapi-waprofile-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6-wappapi-waprofile-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/6-wappapi-waprofile-768x350.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Click on API icon <em>(<span style=\"color: #008000;\">left bottom small plugin icon<\/span>)<\/em> to view API details and formats.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7-wappapi-api1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7-wappapi-api1.png 1366w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7-wappapi-api1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7-wappapi-api1-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/7-wappapi-api1-768x349.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Use http API to send messages. You can send <span style=\"color: #008080;\">Text<\/span> (<em>or<\/em>) <span style=\"color: #008080;\">Text+Media<\/span> (<em>or<\/em>) <span style=\"color: #008080;\">PDF<\/span> files using API.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8-wappapi-api2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8-wappapi-api2.png 1366w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8-wappapi-api2-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8-wappapi-api2-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/8-wappapi-api2-768x355.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>9. Check main Help section for more details. Contact us on WhatsApp for support.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* <span style=\"color: #008080;\">Thank You<\/span> *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Start using CloudWhats WhatsApp API 1. Login to your WAPP API portal account.\u00a0 &nbsp; 2. Click on WhatsApp (in Menu) to Add \/ manage your WhatsApp number to send messages.\u00a0 &nbsp; 3. Click on (+) icon to Add your WhatsApp (WA) number to API portal.\u00a0 &nbsp; 4. Scan QR in your mobile WhatsApp app [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5],"tags":[12,14,10,18,20,15,13],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172,"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cloudwhats.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}