WhatsApp Sandbox

introduction introduction engati’s whatsapp sandbox allows you to send outgoing messages and respond to incoming messages in a pre configured setup available on the engati portal specifically, the sandbox allows you to quickly test whatsapp as a channel before deploying the bot on your whatsapp number availability availability this feature can be accessed via the deployment menu navigate to configure > deployment > whatsapp > connect select 360dialog as service provider > use sandbox (checkbox) setup setup 1 once you click on the ‘use sandbox’ checkbox, you will be provided with a sandbox number and an option to add multiple users to it note enter the phone number along with its country code you can add a maximum of up to 20 users 2 click on ‘save changes’ and a share option will appear 3 using the ‘share’ option you can get started with your first conversation on whatsapp 4 available options are click to chat link scan to chat qr code note once you configure the sandbox number, your bot flow will only be triggered for those added users on whatsapp