From here you can finally select a “Sender” number for sending and receiving messages.

By clicking on “Sign up to receive updates”, a new tab will open with the form to fill out.ĥ) Once the form has been completed and submitted, the Twilio team will contact you within 10 working days with the outcome of your request (usually positive).Ħ) Once you have received the approval, you can proceed with the setup of your WhatsApp number: within the Dashboard, click on “Programmable SMS”> WhatsApp> Senders. You can find the form at this link or, from your Twilio Dashboard, click on “Programmable SMS” and in the “WhatsApp” subsection, click on “Senders”.

In fact, Twilio provides numbers that are not enabled for this function, and these cannot be used as numbers to use WhatsApp Business API.ģ) Fill out the request form to access the WhatsApp Business API: once you have purchased the number, you can fill in the forms needed to obtain approval to use the WhatsApp Business API. Note: you can select a number from any country the only requirement is that the number you select is enabled for sending and receiving text messages. Alternatively, you can search for a different number by clicking on the option “Search for a different number”. If you have no special preferences for your phone number you can confirm the number suggested by Twilio by clicking on “Choose this number”. Twilio will advise you on a phone number based on your geographical location. 2) Once you have created an account on Twilio, open the main Dashboard and proceed with the purchase of a new phone number by clicking on “Get a trial number”.

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