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Practical guides, product notes, and thought-provoking discussions on building messaging into modern apps and AI agents.

Answer and Place WhatsApp Calls With the API
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Answer and Place WhatsApp Calls With the API

Your instances can now pick up an incoming WhatsApp call and play a recording, turn it down with a text reply instead, or place a call themselves. Here is how it works, and what beta means for it.

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WhatsApp API Pricing 2026: Per-Message vs. Flat Rate
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WhatsApp API Pricing 2026: Per-Message vs. Flat Rate

What sending through the WhatsApp API really costs in 2026: Meta's per-message rates, what flat-rate providers charge, and where self-hosting starts to pay off.

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The n8n Node & Our Chatbot Template
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The n8n Node & Our Chatbot Template

Install the WaAPI community node, import our n8n chatbot template, wire up your credentials and webhook, and automate your messaging in minutes.

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How to Subscribe to Webhooks with PHP
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How to Subscribe to Webhooks with PHP

Build a PHP webhook endpoint for WaAPI: verify the signature, register the URL on your instance, and handle each event type safely.

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Keeping Your Session Active
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Keeping Your Session Active

Here are five practical tips directly related to your phone that can help prolong your session's activity.

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Sending Line Breaks & Emojis via the API
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Sending Line Breaks & Emojis via the API

Send messages that keep their line breaks and emojis: how to structure the JSON payload, and what the API needs in the request.

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Bans: How to prevent them and how to get unlocked

Bans: How to prevent them and how to get unlocked

Why numbers get blocked for suspected spam, the habits that keep yours safe, and the steps that get a banned number reactivated.

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Leveraging Chat Bots with ChatGPT
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Leveraging Chat Bots with ChatGPT

The future of human-machine interaction has arrived with the evolution of AI-powered language models like OpenAI's GPT-4.

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