Add Affinity list context to WhatsApp status updates
Receive a message status change with current Affinity list metadata in one run report, so follow-up has a little more context.
Trigger
Message Status Updated
Triggers when a WhatsApp message status changes. IMPORTANT LIMITATION: WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Status updates are ONLY delivered via webhooks in real-time. This trigger cannot directly poll the WhatsApp API for status updates. This trigger will return empty results as WhatsApp does not support this operation. To track message status updates, you must: 1. Set up a webhook endpoint to receive status notifications from WhatsApp 2. Store the webhook data in your own database 3. Use a different mechanism to query your stored webhook data For more information, see: - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/webhooks
Action
Get metadata on all lists
Returns metadata on lists.
Why this helps
Status changes arrive separately from the relationship context you use to decide whether more follow-up is needed.
- Pair a real-time status update with Affinity list metadata.
- Use an event delivered through the WhatsApp Cloud API webhook.
- Send the combined context to a report channel.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and Affinity once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or describe the outcome to Notis in plain language.
- 3Ask Notis to summarize the message status update with Affinity list metadata; pick Message Status Updated as the trigger.
- 4Choose where run reports go and test with one real status update.
Questions about this workflow
Can this workflow poll WhatsApp for status changes?
No. WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Updates arrive through webhooks in real time.
Does the list metadata identify which contact received the message?
The workflow can use event data and Affinity information that are available, but a status event may not include enough details to match a person or company.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to Affinity. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Whatsapp triggers
Affinity actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get a company s list entries
Summarize company data across all lists, including list-specific fields and metadata like creation date and author. access requires "export data from lists" permission.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get a company s lists
Returns metadata for all the lists on which the given company appears.
Message Status Updated
Triggers when a WhatsApp message status changes. IMPORTANT LIMITATION: WhatsApp Cloud API does not provide a native polling endpoint for message status. Status updates are ONLY delivered via webhooks in real-time. This trigger cannot directly poll the WhatsApp API for status updates. This trigger will return empty results as WhatsApp does not support this operation. To track message status updates, you must: 1. Set up a webhook endpoint to receive status notifications from WhatsApp 2. Store the webhook data in your own database 3. Use a different mechanism to query your stored webhook data For more information, see: - https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/webhooks
Get all companies
Affinity api allows paginated access to company info and custom fields. use `fieldids` or `fieldtypes` to specify data in a request. retrieve field ids/types via get `/v2/companies/fields`. export permission needed.
New Message Received
Triggered in real time when your WhatsApp Business number receives an inbound message from a customer (text, media, location, or contact). Delivered via the Cloud API webhook.
Get all list entries on a list
Access and export essential data and metadata for companies, persons, or opportunities from a list, specifying data via `fieldids` or `fieldtypes`. "export data from lists" permission is necessary.
Interactive Reply Received
Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.
Get all list entries on a saved view
Use the endpoint to access rows in a saved view with specific filters and selected fields from a web app. it doesn't maintain sort order, supports only sheet-type views, and requires export permissions.
Message Template Status Update
Triggered when the review status of a WhatsApp message template changes — for example approved, rejected, or flagged — on your WhatsApp Business Account.
Get all opportunities
Pagination through opportunities in affinity yields basic info but excludes field data. for field data, use specified get endpoints. "export data from lists" permission needed.
Get all persons
The affinity api offers paginated access to person data using `fieldids` or `fieldtypes`. bulk extraction needs special permissions and supports multiple parameters.
Get a person s list entries
Summary: browse rows for a person in all lists, showing field data and entry metadata like creation time and author. requires "export data from lists" permission.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Whatsapp and Affinity, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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