Send useful public contacts through WhatsApp
Schedule a focused search for public contact details and share relevant contact records in WhatsApp when details are available.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send contacts
Send contacts whatsapp number. note: the message will be delivered to the recipient only if they have initiated a conversation first.
Why this helps
Useful contact details found during research can be lost before they are saved or shared with the person who needs them.
- Collect contact research on a schedule.
- Share relevant contact records in the chat where they are needed.
- Avoid manually re-entering contact information found in public sources.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ceramic and WhatsApp once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis what organization or role to search for with Ceramic and to share only contact details present in the returned public content.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real organization query and confirm the recipient has texted first.
Questions about this workflow
Will Ceramic always return contact details?
No. It returns relevant public web content for keyword queries; contact details may not be available in the results.
Does this workflow create a WhatsApp contact record?
The selected action sends contacts through WhatsApp. It does not claim to manage or save a contact in an address book.
Can it send contacts before the recipient has messaged us?
The recipient must have initiated a conversation first for the contacts message to be delivered.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ceramic to Whatsapp. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ceramic triggers
Whatsapp actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create message template
Create a new message template for the whatsapp business account. templates must be approved by whatsapp before they can be used. templates are required for marketing messages and messages sent outside the 24-hour window.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete message template
Delete a message template from the whatsapp business account. this permanently removes the template and it cannot be recovered. only delete templates that are no longer needed.
Get business profile
Get the business profile information for a whatsapp business phone number. this includes business details like description, address, website, and contact info.
Get media
Get information about uploaded media including a temporary download url. the download url is valid for 5 minutes and can be used to retrieve the actual media file. this is useful for downloading media that was sent to your whatsapp number.
Get media info
Get metadata about uploaded media without generating a download url. this is useful for checking file size, type, and hash without downloading the file. use get media if you need the actual download url.
Get message templates
Get all message templates for the whatsapp business account. templates are required for sending messages outside the 24-hour window and for marketing/utility messages.
Get phone number
Get details of a specific phone number associated with a whatsapp business account.
Get phone numbers
Get all phone numbers associated with a whatsapp business account (waba).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ceramic and Whatsapp, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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