General Information

Channels are the communication endpoints that allow customers to interact with a bot.

You can access Channels via:

Channels

The Channels page is where you will be able to view:

  • Type: Whatsapp or Phone

  • Name: Phone or Whatsapp number

  • Status: Online, Ready for Onboarding, In review, or Offline

  • Assigned: the bot it is assigned to

How to filter by Type or Status

1

Click the filter symbol to see options.

2

Make your selection and click OK.

3

The results will now be listed.

4

The same process can be done with Status.

Status definitions

Status
Meaning

Online

currently active

Ready for onboarding

ready for API onboarding by connecting to 360 Dialog.

In review

waiting for review from customer support for next steps

Offline

Inactive

Editing a Channel

1

For more information about a specific channel you can double click or press the Edit button under actions.

2

Here you will find the Basic Information about a channel and have the option to assign it to a bot.

3

Information about the WhatsApp account associated with this channel will be found under WhatsApp.

4

Below Request you will find additional information about the channel and WhatsApp.

WhatsApp definitions

Name
Meaning

Channel ID

Internal ID for the messaging channel.

Integration ID

The unique identifier for your WhatsApp API client instance in 360 Dialog.

WABA Account ID

Identifies your overall WhatsApp Business Account.

WABA Name

Official business name registered with Meta under your WhatsApp Business Account.

Request definitions

Name
Meaning

Created by

user that created the channel

Created at

time it was created

WhatsApp Business API

connects your WhatsApp bot to WhatsApp’s messaging engine

WhatsApp Type

Business or personal

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