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Show HN: Pivots and millions later, I built a lambda to start WhatsApp chats

by ramikalai on 11/30/23, 2:21 PM with 8 comments

I've been working on my startup for years to no avail. Raised VC money and burned through millions - now built a simple service that lets you add a "chat to us" button (or can hook to your forms) to launch a WhatsApp chat.

The key here is that the button can open chats with different WhatsApp numbers based on rules you can set.

These rules can be based on the website visitor's geography, language, time spent on your site or even your business's office hours.

Can also hook onto existing forms and use form fields in the rules too.

Try it out on our site by clicking the chat to us button and send over a message if you'd like to get this setup on your site.

  • by ttoinou on 12/3/23, 12:10 PM

    Is Whatsapp API so hard that its worth it to pay a service instead of coding it directly with the API ?

  • by stevenae on 12/2/23, 3:45 PM

    In the interest of ShowHN integrity:

    "Off topic: blog posts, sign-up pages, newsletters, lists, and other reading material. Those can't be tried out, so can't be Show HNs. Make a regular submission instead."

    Is there anything here that can be tried out?

  • by sarupbanskota on 12/1/23, 5:23 AM

    Why do you call it "a lambda"? Perhaps clearer as "WhatsApp router for your sales team"