Questions about selling with a WhatsApp AI assistant
Everything merchants ask before putting an AI sales agent on their WhatsApp number: how setup works, what the AI will and will not do, what a conversation costs, how the automations behave, and who can see your data. If your question is not here, ask it on WhatsApp once you install; the assistant answers those too.
Getting started
Do I need a new phone number?+
No. You can connect your existing WhatsApp Business number, or register a new one during setup, whichever you prefer. Your customers keep chatting with the same number they already know.
Is this the official WhatsApp API?+
Yes. Everything runs on Meta's official WhatsApp Business API, with no unofficial gateways and no risk to your number. Message templates go through Meta's normal approval process.
How long does setup take?+
About five minutes of clicking: connect your store, connect your WhatsApp number, and the assistant is live. The one thing that can take longer is Meta's approval of outbound message templates (used for reminders sent outside an active chat), which usually clears within a day. Conversational selling works immediately.
Do my customers need to install anything?+
No. Customers chat with your store in the WhatsApp app they already use, with your business name at the top. There are no apps, links, or accounts for them to set up.
Does it work with my theme and currency?+
Yes. The assistant lives on WhatsApp, not on your storefront, so it works with any theme without code changes. It uses your store's currency and language settings automatically.
Do I need to know how to code?+
No. There is no code, no theme changes, and nothing to host. If you can install an app, you can set this up.
The AI
Does the AI make things up?+
It only answers from your live store data: products, prices, stock, and orders synced from your store. If it doesn't know something, it says so instead of guessing. You can also give it your own instructions and tone.
What languages does the AI speak?+
The assistant replies in the language the customer writes in, automatically. English, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Spanish, and most other major languages work out of the box, even mixed in the same conversation.
Can I control what the AI says?+
Yes. You can give it your own instructions and tone of voice, and every automation is a separate toggle. You can read every conversation word for word in your dashboard, and pause anything at any time.
Can it really take orders inside WhatsApp?+
Yes. It shows real product cards with photos and prices, adds items to a cart on a tap or a plain sentence, and closes with a secure checkout link from your store. On Shopify that is a real Shopify checkout; on WooCommerce it is your store's own payment page; stores without a website take orders as cash on delivery. See the AI sales agent for examples.
How is this different from a chatbot with buttons?+
Button bots walk customers through fixed menus and break the moment someone types a real sentence. This is an AI sales agent: it reads free text, understands intent, searches your catalog, and holds a natural conversation from first question to checkout.
Pricing and billing
What counts as a conversation?+
One customer chat session, however many messages it takes. A customer who browses, asks ten questions, and checks out still counts as one conversation. There are no per-message fees.
Are there per-message fees?+
Not from us. Your plan is a flat monthly price metered by conversations. Meta charges its own WhatsApp Business API fees for some message types, but replies inside the 24-hour customer service window are free on Meta's side, which covers normal selling conversations. See pricing for the full breakdown.
What happens if I use up my plan's conversations?+
You can see your usage in your dashboard at any time, and we will help you move to the right plan. There are no surprise per-message bills.
Is the price the same on every platform?+
Yes. Shopify, WooCommerce, POS, and no-website stores all pay the same flat monthly price for the same features.
Can I change or cancel my plan?+
Yes, at any time. Plans are monthly, with no setup fees and no long-term contract.
How much does the WhatsApp Business API cost?+
The API itself has no license fee. Meta charges per delivered template message, with rates by country and category, and replies inside the 24-hour customer service window are free, which covers normal selling conversations. The tool on top is where bills vary wildly. The full honest breakdown is in the WhatsApp API pricing guide.
Automations
How does WhatsApp cart recovery work?+
When a customer builds a cart and goes quiet, the assistant sends up to three reminders at the times you choose, with an optional discount code, and stops the moment they pay. Abandoned website checkouts get a reminder with a one-tap resume link. Details on the cart recovery page.
Will it spam my customers?+
No. It only messages people about their own carts and orders, at the moments you configure, and every automation ships turned off until you enable it. Reminders stop the second a customer pays, and outbound messages respect Meta's template approval rules.
How does COD confirmation stop fake orders?+
Every cash-on-delivery order triggers a WhatsApp message with Confirm and Cancel buttons before you ship. Confirmed orders are tagged cod-confirmed in your store; cancelled ones never leave the shelf, so you stop paying couriers to deliver parcels nobody wanted. More on the COD confirmation page.
Which order updates are sent automatically?+
Order confirmation when the order is placed, a shipped notice with the tracking link when you fulfill it, and a delivered notice. Each one is a separate toggle. More on the order updates page.
Can I turn automations off?+
Yes. Every automation, from cart recovery and checkout recovery to each order notification and COD confirmation, is a separate toggle in your dashboard. Turn any of them on or off at any time; changes apply immediately.
How do I know it is making me money?+
Your dashboard tracks recovered revenue: every order that follows a recovery reminder within seven days is credited to it, and you can read the exact conversation that closed each sale.
Platforms
Which platforms do you support?+
Shopify and WooCommerce today, both one-click. POS systems are in early access: we sync your catalog and push confirmed orders back into your till. And if you don't have a website at all, we host your catalog for you.
I don't have a website. Can I still sell on WhatsApp?+
Yes. Upload your products or a simple price list and we host the catalog for you. WhatsApp becomes your storefront, orders come in as cash on delivery, and every new order arrives on your own WhatsApp to confirm. See selling without a website.
Does it work with my POS?+
It's in early access, starting with Loyverse. Tell us what you run and we'll work with you to connect it. See WhatsApp for POS.
Data and control
Who can see my customers' conversations?+
You, in your dashboard. Conversations run through Meta's official API and your store's own WhatsApp number. We use your store data only to answer your customers, and we never sell it.