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Reply to a conversation

Open Live Chat, pick an Unread thread, type a reply, and send it to WhatsApp.

In this tutorial, you will reply to one WhatsApp conversation from Live Chat.

Time needed: 8 minutes

Before you start

Make sure:

  • You are logged in to Wabot.
  • The WhatsApp account shows Online.
  • You already sent a test message from your own phone, or a customer has written in.

The customer sees the reply from your business WhatsApp number, not from Wabot.

1. Open Live Chat

On the left menu, click Live Chat.

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Click Live Chat in the left menu.

2. Open Unread

At the top of the conversation list, click Unread.

If the list is empty, click All.

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Click Unread.

3. Open the conversation

Click the thread you want to answer.

The chat history opens in the middle panel.

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Click the conversation.

4. Type the reply

Type in the box at the bottom.

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Type your reply.

5. Send the reply

Press Enter, or click the Send button.

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Press Enter or click Send.

Make sure it worked

Your message appears in the thread.

Your test phone receives the same text on WhatsApp.

If it didn’t work

The list is empty

Nobody has written to this number yet. Send a test from your phone, then refresh Live Chat.

Send stays disabled

The box is empty. Type a message first.

The customer did not get it

Check the account is Online. Then open Account Error Logs if the bubble shows failed.

Next

Stop the bot from answering while you talk in Take over from the bot.

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