WhatsApp Automation with Python

Overview

This project demonstrates how to send WhatsApp messages programmatically using the Meta WhatsApp Cloud API.

It simulates a real-world backend integration scenario, where a system communicates with external services to automate workflows.

Features

• Send real WhatsApp messages via API
• Secure authentication using environment variables
• Clean and simple Python implementation

Tech Stack

• Python
• Requests
• WhatsApp Cloud API (Meta)

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• requests

Setup

Create a .env file with the following variables:

WHATSAPP_TOKEN=your_token_here
PHONE_NUMBER_ID=your_phone_number_id_here
TO_NUMBER=5511999999999

Output

Message sent successfully Recipient: 5511970626081 Message ID: ...

Run

python automation.py