The Twilio API for WhatsApp means developers can use Twilio to integrate messaging via SMS, MMS, RCS, Facebook Messenger, LINE, and WhatsApp.

To create a WhatsApp chatbot, the first challenge is to get messages from WhatsApp to your program. The simplest solution I found is to use a shared Twilio phone number.

The Twilio API for WhatsApp combines Twilio's enterprise-grade messaging APIs with the global ubiquity and end-to-end encryption of WhatsApp. How popular is WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is a “key channel across the Twilio Customer Engagement Platform, whether you are building in Twilio Flex, Frontline, or the Conversations API,” Twilio says in a Wednesday blog post.

1. Choose your vendor wisely! WhatsApp does not provide API access directly, but operates through third-party vendors, each of whom has its own business model. For example, Twilio and turn.io charge ...

Twilio’s Programmable Chat API enables you to build in-app chat between multiple parties across websites and mobile applications. It also supports message synchronization so that users can ...

No matter how simple Twilio’s API is to use, most small businesses and retailers probably don’t have any developer resources to speak of.