WhatsApp Integration for Repair Shops
Your customers already live on WhatsApp — so that is where a repair shop should reach them.
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It uses your own WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business account, so replies land in your normal WhatsApp inbox — no separate app to babysit, and nothing to set up before your first message.
The old way vs BytePhase
- Copying a customer's number into WhatsApp and typing the same update from scratch
- Sending a bare link and hoping the customer opens the invoice
- Forgetting to add your shop name and details at the end
- A separate WhatsApp tool where replies get lost
- No way to check a number or template before it reaches a customer
- Click-to-chat opens WhatsApp with the number filled and a context message ready
- The WhatsApp Web extension drops the real invoice or quotation PDF into the chat
- A configurable signature is auto-appended to every message
- Replies land in your own normal WhatsApp inbox on your own account
- Send a test WhatsApp to verify the number, format and signature first
What you can do with the WhatsApp integration
Click-to-chat from anywhere in BytePhase
- Works from jobs, invoices, quotations and customers
- Number pre-filled, message pre-written for that record
- Zero setup, works on desktop and mobile
Uses your own WhatsApp account
- Send from your own WhatsApp / WhatsApp Business
- Replies land in your usual inbox
- Nothing to configure before your first message
Send the real PDF, not just a link
- Sends the real invoice / quotation / job-sheet PDF
- Desktop Chrome extension, opt-in
- Preview and edit the covering message
Automated templates via Cloud API
- Meta Business WhatsApp Cloud API path
- Send Meta-approved template messages
- From a verified business number
Signature, formatting and test before you send
- Configurable signature auto-appended
- Up to 4,096 characters per message
- Send a test WhatsApp to verify number and format
Shared tracking links on WhatsApp
- Publish your account WhatsApp number
- Pickup and drop tracking links
- "Shared with you on WhatsApp" ribbon with live status
How the WhatsApp integration works
Message from any record
Click WhatsApp on a job, invoice, quotation or customer — the number and a context message are ready in a preview.
Add the real paperwork (optional)
Install the desktop Chrome WhatsApp Web extension to drop the actual invoice or job-sheet PDF into the chat.
Automate with Cloud API
Connect WhatsApp Cloud API through Meta Business to send approved template messages from a verified number.
One click on a job, the customer's on WhatsApp
WhatsApp in a repair shop
"Your device is ready for pickup"
A repair finishes and the technician marks the job done.
The quotation, with the actual PDF attached
A customer asks for a written quote.
Automated confirmations at scale
A busy shop wants hands-off booking confirmations.
Why repair shops connect WhatsApp
Reach customers where they are
Message from any job, invoice or quotation on the channel your customers actually read.
Nothing to set up
Click-to-chat uses your own WhatsApp account and works on desktop and mobile out of the box.
Send the real document
The desktop extension puts the actual invoice or job-sheet PDF into the chat, not just a link.
On-brand every time
A configurable signature is auto-appended to every message you send.
Automate when you need to
The Cloud API path sends Meta-approved templates from a verified business number.
Check before you send
A test WhatsApp confirms the number, format and signature are right.
The WhatsApp integration in BytePhase
More integrations for repair shops
Reference: the official WhatsApp website ↗
WhatsApp integration FAQ
No. Click-to-chat uses your own WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business account with zero setup, and customer replies come back to your normal WhatsApp inbox. Only the automated Cloud API path uses a separate Meta Business verified number.
Yes, with the optional WhatsApp Web browser extension for desktop Chrome. It drops the real invoice, quotation or job-sheet PDF into the chat, with a preview so you can edit the covering message first.
Click-to-chat is not automated — it opens WhatsApp with the number and message ready for you to review and send. For automated sending, use the WhatsApp Cloud API path to send Meta-approved template messages from a verified business number.
Yes. A configurable WhatsApp signature is auto-appended to every message, and you have up to 4,096 characters per message. You can also use native WhatsApp formatting like bold, italic, strikethrough and monospace.
Yes. Use “Send Test WhatsApp” to check the number, format and signature before you start messaging customers.
Yes. Publish an account WhatsApp number and share pickup and drop tracking links that carry a “Shared with you on WhatsApp” ribbon with live status, so customers can follow progress without calling.
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