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A WhatsApp chatbot for business: automated replies without code
How to build a WhatsApp bot that answers, asks and routes customers to the right team — with buttons and lists, and not a line of code.
Why a WhatsApp bot?
Half the messages any company receives are repeat questions: hours, prices, address, order status. A bot answers those instantly, around the clock, and leaves your team the questions that need a person.
What a bot can do
- Greet a customer the first time they write.
- Send buttons or a list to choose from (sales, support, order status).
- Start a flow when a customer types a keyword such as "price" or "offer".
- Wait for the customer’s answer and continue by their choice.
- Hand the conversation to an agent when it needs a person.
- Reply outside working hours and say when someone will answer.
Building it without code
In FASLA CLOUD you draw the bot as a flow: a message, buttons under it, and each button leading to a step. There is a starting point (a customer’s first message or a keyword) and steps to send a message, buttons or a list, wait, branch on the answer, and hand off to an agent.
- Start
- A new customer’s first message, or a keyword
- Messages
- Text, buttons, a list, or an approved template
- Logic
- Wait for the reply and branch on the customer’s choice
- End
- Hand off to the responsible agent, or end the flow
A simple store bot
- First message ← the bot greets and shows three buttons: "Products & prices", "My order", "Talk to someone".
- "Products & prices" ← a list of sections ← the section link.
- "My order" ← the bot asks for the order number ← hand off to the shipping agent.
- "Talk to someone" ← straight to the support team.
Tips so the bot does not annoy customers
- Keep it short: two or three steps, then a person.
- Always include a "Talk to someone" button.
- Write the way your customers talk.
- Review conversations weekly and improve the flow.