# Send a WhatsApp after payment

> Connect Wabot or Wasapbot, then use the Wabot Payment Notification template to WhatsApp every customer when their payment succeeds.
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> Source: https://docs.bcl.my/whatsapp-after-payment/

To WhatsApp every customer when their payment succeeds, connect a WhatsApp provider once, then turn on an automation made from the **Wabot Payment Notification** template. BCL sends WhatsApp through **Wabot** or **Wasapbot**, so you need an account with one of them.

WasapBOM is no longer supported. If you used it, connect Wabot or Wasapbot instead and move your messages into an automation.

## Connect Wabot or Wasapbot

First, at your provider:

1. Sign up at [Wabot](https://app.wabot.my/) or [Wasapbot](https://dash.wasapbot.my/).
2. Connect your WhatsApp number in their dashboard.
3. Copy your **Access Token** and **Instance ID** from the dashboard.

Then in BCL:

1. In the sidebar, go to **Platform Setup** → **Integrations**.

   *(Screenshot: The Platform Setup menu in the BCL sidebar, with Integrations highlighted)*

2. Open the **WhatsApp (Automation)** tab. Under **Wabot Integration** (or **Wasapbot Integration**), turn on **Enable Wabot Integration**.
3. Paste the **Access Token** and **Instance ID**, then click **Verify Connection** at the end of the **Access Token** field to check them.

   *(Screenshot: The Wabot Integration section with the Enable Wabot Integration switch, Access Token and Instance ID highlighted)*

4. Click **Save Automation Node Configuration**.

   *(Screenshot: The Save Automation Node Configuration button highlighted)*

The **Admin Phone Number** at the top of the same tab is the default number for WhatsApp alerts to you from your forms.

## Create the automation from the template

With the provider connected, the template does most of the work.

1. Go to **Automations** and click **Templates**.
2. On **Wabot Payment Notification**, click **Use Template**.

   *(Screenshot: The Wabot Payment Notification template card with Use Template highlighted)*

3. BCL creates the automation with a **Payment Success** trigger joined to a **Send Wabot** node, and opens it. Click **Rename** to give it your own name.
4. Click the **Send Wabot** node, then the gear button under it. **Phone Number** is set to `{phone}`, the phone number the customer entered at checkout. The **Wabot Message** is a sample in Malay with the order number, amount and receipt link.

   *(Screenshot: The Wabot Action Settings with the Phone Number field highlighted and the sample message below)*

5. Change the message to your own words, up to 4,096 characters. Click **Variables** to insert details such as `{name}`, `{order_number}`, `{amount}` or `{receipt_url}`.
6. Under **Test Wabot**, enter your own number as 601XXXXXXXXX and click **Send** to see the message as a customer would. This section only appears once Wabot is connected.
7. Click **Save Wabot**.
8. To limit it to some forms, open the **Payment Success** trigger, choose a **Payment Source Type** and pick the forms under **Specific Form**, then click **Save Trigger**.
9. Click **Update Automation**, then **Activate**.

   *(Screenshot: The Activate button at the top of the automation)*

Using Wasapbot? Build the same workflow with a **Send WasapBot** node: click the trigger, click **Add Node** and choose **Send WasapBot**. See [Create an automation](/create-automation/).

## Tips

WhatsApp is personal, so keep it short and useful:

- **Send the receipt link.** `{receipt_url}` lets the customer open their receipt straight from WhatsApp.
- **Use the number format your provider expects.** For a fixed number, such as your own, type it with the country code, like 601XXXXXXXXX.
- **Check the history after the first sale.** Open the automation and click **Overview** to see whether each message was sent. See [Check an automation's history](/automation-history/).
- **Prefer the per-form switch?** Payment, event, booking and lead forms can also send WhatsApp through Wabot or Wasapbot from their own notification settings. See [WhatsApp notifications](/whatsapp-notifications/).

## Common issues

### How do I send customers a WhatsApp automatically after they pay?

Connect Wabot or Wasapbot under Platform Setup → Integrations → WhatsApp (Automation). Then go to Automations → Templates, click Use Template on Wabot Payment Notification, edit the message and click Activate.

### My Send Wabot node is grey and says Wabot is not connected yet. What is missing?

Check that Enable Wabot Integration is on, that the Access Token and Instance ID are saved, and that Verify Connection succeeds. Then reload the automation page: it reads the connection when the page opens.

### Can I test the message on my own number before customers get it?

Yes. Once Wabot is connected, the Send Wabot node has a Test Wabot section. Enter your number as 601XXXXXXXXX and click Send. Variables are filled with sample data.