How to Add WhatsApp Chat Leads into Google Contacts Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to integrate WhatsApp chat leads into Google Contacts using Pabbly Connect in this detailed tutorial. Automate your contact management today! Discover hidden automation capabilities within your existing tools. This guide shows you how to connect your essential applications and permanently eliminate redundant manual processes.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for WhatsApp Integration

To begin integrating WhatsApp chat leads into Google Contacts, you first need to access Pabbly Connect. Open your web browser and navigate to pabby.com/connect. If you’re a new user, click on the ‘Sign up free’ button to create an account. Existing users can simply click on the ‘Sign in’ button.

Pabbly Connect offers new users 100 free tasks monthly, allowing you to explore its features. Once logged in, you will be directed to the dashboard where you can start creating your workflow.

2. Creating a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

After logging into Pabbly Connect, click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button. You will be prompted to give your workflow a meaningful name, such as ‘Add WhatsApp Chat Leads to Google Contacts’. Select a folder to organize your workflow, then click the ‘Create’ button.

• Name your workflow appropriately.
• Select a folder for organization.
• Click ‘Create’ to finalize your workflow.

In this workflow, we will set up a trigger and an action. The trigger is the event that starts the workflow, while the action is what happens in response. For this integration, the trigger will be the WhatsApp Cloud API message notification, and the action will be creating a new contact in Google Contacts.

3. Setting Up the Trigger in Pabbly Connect

Now, you need to set up the trigger for your workflow. Choose ‘WhatsApp Cloud API’ as your trigger application and select ‘Message Notification’ as the trigger event. This means that the workflow will be activated whenever you receive a new message on WhatsApp. using Pabbly Connect

Pabbly Connect will provide you with a webhook URL. Copy this URL and paste it into your WhatsApp Cloud API settings to allow Pabbly Connect to receive data from WhatsApp. Ensure that the messages option is toggled on, then click on the test button to verify the connection.

• Select ‘WhatsApp Cloud API’ as the trigger application.
• Choose ‘Message Notification’ as the trigger event.
• Copy the provided webhook URL into WhatsApp Cloud API settings.

After testing, return to Pabbly Connect to see if you have received a response, confirming that your trigger is working correctly.

4. Setting Up the Action in Pabbly Connect

Next, you will set up the action part of your workflow. Choose ‘Google Contacts’ as the action application and select ‘Create Contact’ as the action event. This will enable Pabbly Connect to create a new contact in your Google Contacts whenever a new message is received on WhatsApp. using Pabbly Connect

You will need to authorize Pabbly Connect to access your Google Contacts. Click on the ‘Add New Connection’ button and sign in with your Google account. Once authorized, you can map the data from your WhatsApp messages to the fields in Google Contacts.

Select ‘Google Contacts’ as the action application. Choose ‘Create Contact’ as the action event. Map WhatsApp data to Google Contacts fields.

After mapping the necessary fields, click on the ‘Save and Send Test Request’ button to finalize the action setup. This will ensure that a new contact is created in Google Contacts based on the WhatsApp message data.

5. Filtering Messages in Pabbly Connect

To refine your workflow, you can add a filter step using Pabbly Connect. This allows you to create contacts only when specific criteria are met, such as when the message contains the word ‘inquiry’. Select ‘Filter’ as the action application and configure it to check the body of the message. using Pabbly Connect

Map the body of the message to the filter and set the condition to check for the term ‘inquiry’. This way, only messages that meet this criterion will trigger the action to create a new contact. After saving and testing the filter, your integration will only create contacts for relevant inquiries.

Select ‘Filter’ as the action application. Map the message body to the filter. Set the condition to check for the term ‘inquiry’.

With this filtering step, you can ensure that your Google Contacts are only populated with relevant leads from WhatsApp, streamlining your contact management process.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to use Pabbly Connect to automate the process of adding WhatsApp chat leads into Google Contacts. By following the steps outlined, you can efficiently manage your leads and enhance your business operations. Automate your workflow today with Pabbly Connect!