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Create WANotifier Account & Setup Phone Number With WhatsApp API

In this article, we’ll show you how to create your WANotifier account, set up your phone number with the WhatsApp API, and integrate it with WANotifier.


By the end of this guide, your account will be ready to start sending WhatsApp notifications.


Must-have Requirements


The following are 4 must-have requirements by WhatsApp to set up your phone number with the WhatsApp API. Please make sure you have all of the following before proceeding.


  1. Phone Number – You must have a spare phone number to set up with the WhatsApp API.
  • Note that if you’re already using a phone number on the WhatsApp mobile app, you won’t be able to use that number with the API. Either you’ll have to disconnect the number from your phone app or get a new phone number to integrate it.
  • WhatsApp does not allow using the same phone number for both the free WhatsApp phone app and the WhatsApp API.
  1. Registered Business – You must have a registered business and some kind of government-issued business registration proof, like an incorporation document.
  • If you do not have legal business documents, you won’t be able to use the WhatsApp Business API.
  • For Indian businesses, having a GST certificate is mandatory.
  1. Website – You must also have a website. WhatsApp requires you to have a live website for your business with a privacy policy page for your users. You cannot use any third-party websites owned by other people or businesses. The website must be owned by you and should represent your business.
  2. Payment method – Such as a credit or debit card. This will be added to the WhatsApp Manager portal for API billing.


Once you have all of these in place, you're ready to start the setup.


Step-by-Step Instructions to Create & Setup your WANotifier Account


Follow the instructions below to create your WANotifier account and setup your phone number with WhatsApp API:


1. Create Free Account on WANotifier


  1. Click here to open WANotifier signup page.
  2. On this page fill in all the requested details. In the Phone Number field, you can put any phone number (this will only be used for registration process and not for API) with country code. Enter your business website URL with http:// or https://. Note that if you do not have a website for your business, you won't be able to use the API.


  1. After filling all details click on the Sign up for free button and then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the signup process.


The next step is to connect your phone number to the WhatsApp API.


2. Connect Your Phone Number


After creating your account, you'll be redirected to the next page to add your phone number. Here you'll find two different setup methods to connect your number:


  1. Managed Setup (Recommended) - This method is best suited for most businesses, as it's the standard and simpler way of setting up the number using Meta's Embedded Signup Flow.
  2. Direct Setup (Not recommended) - This is method is suitable for technical users with more advanced needs who want to integrate other systems with their number and can independently manage the API.


IMPORTANT - Do not try to do the setup with both these methods simultaneously! Pick one method and stick with that till end.


It might take around 5 to 10 min to complete the setup, depending on your pace. Note that this is a one-time setup.


Once you've decided which method you'd like to do the setup with, you can watch the respective video from the following video tutorials below to connect your phone number:


Method 1 - Managed Setup (Recommended)

Method 2 - Direct Setup (Not recommended)


Once you've added your phone number, you'll be redirected to your WANotifier Dashboard.


3. Create your First Notification


From the Dashboard, follow these steps to create and send your first bulk marketing notification:


  1. Create a message template - Create your first message template and submit it to WhatsApp for approval.
  2. Add / import your contacts - Add a contact manually, bulk import contacts using a CSV file or API request.
  3. Send your first notification - Create a notification with type set to Marketing, select a Contact List and send the notification to the contacts in that list.


Woohoo!!! We just completed setting up WANotifier account, linking your phone number to the WhatsApp API, and sending your first Notification!


Next Step: Verify Your Business!


Now that your setup is complete, you can start sending upto 250 messages per day. You can increase this limit to 1,000 messages per day and higher by verifying your business. Click here to read instructions on how to do that.


Updated on: 27/06/2025

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