Pause after a new WhatsApp message
Start a timed pause when a new message arrives on your WhatsApp Business number.
Trigger
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.
Action
Sleep
Sleep
Why this helps
An inbound message can start a wait, but a pause alone does not benchmark performance or produce a useful Bench result.
- Adds a pause after an inbound message
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and Bench in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, then New Automation.
- 3Describe the pause you want in one plain-language instruction.
- 4Choose New Message Received as the trigger and select where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real example.
Questions about this workflow
What starts this automation?
A real-time inbound WhatsApp message delivered by the Cloud API webhook.
Does this run a Bench benchmark?
No. The only listed Bench action is Sleep, so this automation only pauses.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to Bench. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Whatsapp triggers
Bench actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Sleep
Sleep
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
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.
Interactive Reply Received
Triggered when a customer taps a quick-reply button or selects an option from an interactive list message you sent.
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.
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When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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