Cloud API
RichAutomate has published 10 guides on Cloud API for Indian businesses running the WhatsApp Business API. Every one covers the India specifics — Meta's per-message rates in rupees, DPDP Act consent, GST on platform fees, and what actually gets approved by Meta review.
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WhatsApp API Invalid Phone Number: Fix It India 2026
The digits looked fine but the send failed? Validation proves a number is plausible — only a send proves anyone is there. Four recipient states, decoded.
WhatsApp Template Parameter Mismatch: Fix It India 2026
Template approved but the send still fails? Parameters match by position, not by name — and one empty value shifts every placeholder after it.
WhatsApp API Media Upload Failed: Fix It India 2026
Media never arrives, or inbound images break? Three separate paths fail identically. Upload ids, public links and the handle that expires in an hour.
WhatsApp Webhook Not Receiving Messages: Fix India 2026
Webhook verified but zero events? Verifying the URL is not subscribing the account. The five checkpoints an inbound WhatsApp event must survive.
WhatsApp API Number Not Registered: Fix It India 2026
Approved in your dashboard but unregistered on Meta means the number sends nothing. What the /register call and the 6-digit PIN actually do.
WhatsApp API Not Sending? Account-Level Blocks India 2026
Every send failing at once is an account-level block, not a message problem. 131042, 190, 133010 and the health-status trap that hides them.
Odoo WhatsApp Integration India 2026: Setup & Cost
Connect WhatsApp to Odoo via the Cloud API or a BSP: Rs 0 setup, usage-only from Rs 0.10 per message plus Meta's conversation charges.
WhatsApp Coexistence 2026: App + API, Same Number
WhatsApp Coexistence lets you run the WhatsApp Business app and Cloud API on the same number at once. How it works, chat sync, limits, and setup in 2026.
How to Get WhatsApp Business API in India 2026: Setup Guide
The complete 2026 guide to getting the WhatsApp Business API in India. Prerequisites (Meta Business Manager, a verified business, a number not on the WhatsApp app), the two paths (Cloud API direct vs no-code BSP and when to pick which), the exact step-by-step setup from verification to your first template, realistic timeline, real cost (Rs 0 platform fee with RichAutomate, Client Pay Rs 0.10/msg + Meta direct or SaaS Pay Rs 1.20/Rs 0.30, 14-day trial + 100 credits), common rejection reasons with fixes, and the green tick after. Go live in 24 to 48 hours.
WhatsApp Message Not Delivered? India 2026 Troubleshooting
13-branch decision tree for sent-but-not-delivered WhatsApp messages — error codes 131049/131047 mapped to fixes; cohort cut undelivered 11% to 2.8%.
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