Guides to WhatsApp for business.
Straight answers for South African businesses that want to send WhatsApp messages from their own systems: which way to connect, what it costs, the rules on consent, and the code.
Unofficial WhatsApp API
How a WhatsApp API on your own number works, what gets a number banned, how to keep the risk low, and when Meta’s official WhatsApp Business Platform is the better choice.
WhatsApp API in South Africa
The two ways South African businesses send WhatsApp messages from their systems — Meta’s Business Platform or a linked number — what each costs, the POPIA opt-in rules, and how to choose.
Send WhatsApp messages from PHP
Send WhatsApp messages from PHP with one HTTP call: a text with file_get_contents, files with cURL and JSON, reply buttons, “typing…”, and replies received on a webhook. Examples to copy.
Your number. Your API.
Connect your WhatsApp number in under a minute. Annual plans, with no per-message fees.