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  • February 13, 2025
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  • New Participant
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Hello, my team and I have been trying to send OTPs through WhatsApp using Intercom, but we haven’t been successful. Since we are in Latin America, we’ve noticed that WhatsApp has a much higher adoption rate, making it a better channel for OTP delivery.

Has anyone successfully implemented this? If so, could you share any tips or best practices?

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Diogo Silva
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  • February 13, 2025

Hi Mary, which country in Latin America are you from? 


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  • 4 replies
  • February 14, 2025

@Diogo Silva We are based in Guatemala.


Nathan Sudds
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  • February 14, 2025

@Mary I'm curious what's not working about sending the OTP?

 

Are you unable to send to any messages to Whatsapp or just haven't been able to figure out how to setup the Workflow or trigger?


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  • New Participant
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  • February 14, 2025

Hi ​@Nathan Sudds  ,

A few months ago, we reached out to customer service regarding setting up a workflow or trigger that integrates with WhatsApp to send OTPs, but we weren’t able to get much information at the time.

Could you provide guidance on how to configure this? Specifically, we’d like to understand:

  • The setup process for sending OTPs via WhatsApp.
  • What triggers or automation options are available for this use case.
  • Any required configurations, API access, or third-party integrations needed.
  • Whether this approach incurs higher costs compared to alternative methods on this platform.

We’d appreciate any insights or documentation you can share.


Diogo Silva
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  • 26 replies
  • February 17, 2025

Hello everyone, I could be wrong but as far as I know it would only be via SMS, to send an OTP via WhatsApp you need to create a message template in WhatsApp Manager, Here in Latin America we actually use WhatsApp a lot more, in other countries SMS is much more used


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  • Connector
  • 11 replies
  • February 18, 2025

WhatsApp requires pre-approved template messages for OTPs. Have you set those up in Intercom's WhatsApp integration? If not, you might need a third-party provider like Twilio for better delivery. Also, check if your business verification is complete.


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  • 4 replies
  • February 18, 2025

@Gabekressel yes, we’ve already created the pre-approved WhatsApp template for sending OTPs, but we’re looking for guidance on the best way to implement this workflow.

Specifically, we’d like to know:

  • Has anyone successfully set this up before? If so, any tips or best practices?
  • Is Intercom the right platform for managing OTP delivery via WhatsApp?
  • Are there any limitations, challenges, or cost considerations we should be aware of?

We’d appreciate any insights from those who have experience with this setup.


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  • New Participant
  • 4 replies
  • February 21, 2025

Has anyone successfully set this up before? If so, any tips or best practices?


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