WhatsApp starter workflow
Configured with Respond To Webhook, Webhook, Whats App. Review the connections and setup before adapting this template.
Node categories in this workflow
- Trigger
- Web / API
- Messaging
- Routing
Icons describe general node roles, inferred from node types. Inspect the parameters for the configured action.
Drag to pan; use + and − to zoom. Reconstructed from the exported node positions; nothing runs here. Dashed lines represent non-main connections. Full node names and notes appear below.
How it works
The exported workflow contains the following configured nodes. Their connections are shown above; inspect the JSON for the complete logic, expressions, and external actions.
| Node | Category | Type | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verify | Trigger | Webhook | See node parameters |
| Respond to Webhook | Web / API | Respond To Webhook | See node parameters |
| Echo the message back | Messaging | Whats App | send |
| Is message? | Routing | If | See node parameters |
| Respond | Trigger | Webhook | See node parameters |
Setup
- Download the JSON and import it into an isolated n8n instance. Leave the workflow inactive.
- Connect your own credentials through n8n’s credential store. Replace
REPLACE_WITH_*values with your resource identifiers. - Inspect API destinations, Code nodes, database queries, file paths, and outbound actions.
- Run with synthetic data and harmless destinations. Enable triggers only after checking the actual outputs.
Requirements
An n8n instance with the listed node types and compatible versions. Service-connected workflows may require accounts, credentials, or paid APIs.
Credential types declared in the source
whatsAppApi
Workflow notes
Verify Webhook
Verify Webhook
- Go to your Meta for Developers App page, navigate to the App settings
- Add a production webhook URL as a new Callback URL
- Verify webhook receives a GET Request and sends back a verification code
Main flow
Main flow
- Respond webhook receives various POST Requests from Meta regarding WhatsApp messages (user messages + status notifications)
- Check if the incoming JSON contains user message
- Echo back the text message to the user. This is a custom message, not a WhatsApp Business template message
Important!
Important!
Configure the webhook nodes this way:
- Make sure that both Verify and Respond have the same URL
- Verify should have GET HTTP Method
- Respond should have POST HTTP Method
WhatsApp starter workflow
WhatsApp starter workflow
Purpose and structure
This folder contains the WhatsApp starter workflow workflow. Its executable nodes use if, respondToWebhook, webhook, whatsApp. The table and connection map below are derived from the JSON, not an inferred guarantee of behavior.
Setup
Import inactive. Configure your own credentials and replace REPLACE_WITH_* values. Review external destinations and Code nodes before running.
Entry points
Verify, Respond
Verification
Sanitized source candidate; not runtime-tested. This overview is generated from node metadata. Read the folder README for the connection map, credential types, and license.
Attribution
https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows/blob/94007c1445d9258a7da116646b79473e7c7c3282/workflows/Whatsapp/2030_Whatsapp_Respondtowebhook_Automate_Webhook.json MIT; preserve source notices.