article by Anshuman Panda, March 2023
This article explains how to integrate ODA with WhatsApp, by leveraging the WhatsApp Cloud Business API's.
WhatsApp Cloud API allows businesses to send and receive messages using cloud hosted version of its WhatsApp Business API. By offering free, secure, and cloud-based hosting, businesses can scale their customer communication and reduce the go-live time.
Sandbox is for testing. It is easy to use. You need to have an app created in Meta for Developers my apps. Here are the steps to create a new app if not already created.
1. Go to Meta for Developers. If you are visiting for the first time, you will see get started button. Click on "Get Started". Else, go to step 2.
2. Navigate to MyApps buttons on the top right corner.
3. Click on create app and choose "Business" as app type and click on next.
