WhatsApp Groups

wakit supports WhatsApp Groups through the Meta Groups API. You can create groups, manage participants via invite links, and send/receive messages — all through the dashboard, API, or MCP.

Requirements

• Cloud API only — Groups are not available for Coexistence (WhatsApp Business App) connections.
• Official Business Account (OBA) — Your Meta Business must have the green checkmark verification.

If your number is connected via Coexistence, the Groups tab will show a message explaining the limitation.

Limits

Supported message types

Groups support text messages, media (images, video, audio, documents), and template messages.

Not supported in groups:

• Interactive messages (buttons, lists)
• Voice and video calls
• Authentication templates
• Commerce templates

Pricing

Each message delivered to a group is billed per recipient. A message sent to a group of 5 members counts as 5 delivered messages. Pricing follows the standard WhatsApp per-message pricing based on message category and recipient country.

How it works

1. Create a group from the dashboard (New conversation > Group tab) or via the management API.
2. Share the invite link with participants (max 8 including your business).
3. Participants join and you receive webhook notifications.
4. Send and receive messages — group messages appear in the conversation list with a group icon.

Webhooks

Subscribe to these webhook fields in your Meta App configuration to receive group events:

Incoming group messages include a group_id field. The sender's phone number is stored in content.sender.