Only Managers and Administrators create campaigns. Campaigns are sent only through WhatsApp channels. Read the Campaigns introduction → first to understand Meta’s rules.
Before you start
- Have an active WhatsApp channel. For sends to your general base, use the WhatsApp Business API (official).
- On the official API, create and get approval for the template you will send. See Create a template →.
- Organize contacts with tags and additional fields to filter the audience.
- Confirm that contacts opted in to receive messages from your company.
Step by step
1
Open the wizard
In the sidebar, click Campaigns and then New Campaign.
2
Choose the campaign type
Click Next.
3
Fill in the campaign details
4
Select the sending channel
Choose the WhatsApp channel that will deliver the campaign. Only channels you are allowed to use appear. Make sure the channel is active.If No WhatsApp channels available appears, create a channel or ask the Administrator for access.
5
Define the audience (Single Campaign)
Combine filters to reach the right contacts. The Audience preview, on the right, shows how many contacts are selected and sample contacts.
You must apply at least one filter, and the audience must have at least one contact to continue.
The Ongoing Campaign skips this step. It does not use a fixed list: you add contacts after it is created.
6
Choose how you will communicate
7
Compose the message
If you chose Template:
- In Use an approved template, search for and select the template. Filter by All, Templates, or Quick replies.
- In Variable mapping, link each template variable to a contact field or additional field. All variables must be mapped.
- Check the Preview, which shows header, body, footer, and buttons with a sample contact’s data.
- Write in Message content.
- Use Variables to insert contact data, such as Name, Email, Phone, or additional fields.
- Check the Preview, which shows how the first contact in the audience will see the message.
8
Review and confirm
Check Basic information, Channel, Audience, Schedule, and Message. Then choose:
After creating an Ongoing Campaign
The Ongoing Campaign starts with no contacts. To feed the audience, open the campaign and use:
See Manage campaigns →.
Best practices
- Start with a small audience to validate the message before sending to your whole base.
- Schedule for business hours and avoid late nights and holidays.
- Use lower speeds on new numbers or numbers with low quality at Meta.
- Personalize with the contact’s name and a relevant detail, such as the plan or product of interest.
- Prepare the AI agent and your team for the volume of replies the campaign will generate.
Common errors
Next steps
Manage campaigns
Track deliveries, reads, and failures.
Campaigns introduction
Review Meta rules, limits, and costs.
Use variables
Personalize templates with contact data.
Additional fields
Create fields to segment the audience.