Search for the contact
Type the contact’s name, phone number, or email address and select them from the results.
Select a team (if applicable)
If you belong to more than one team or department, choose the team that should be responsible for this conversation.
If your company uses the Official WhatsApp API and the customer has not sent any message in the last 24 hours, your first message must be a template. See Send a WhatsApp template in a conversation to learn how.