NicoChat partners with 360Dialog, which is an official WhatsApp API partner. We are bringing special partner prices that start at $50 per month.
You will be able to build your WhatsApp chatbot with the best pricing, and also the most supported message types. For example, template messages & product catalogue messages are both supported within NicoChat if you are using 360Dialog.
In this help document, we will show you step-by-step how to get your WhatsApp chatbot set up.
Checklist
In order to build your first WhatsApp chatbot, you will need the below 3 things to get started
Verified Facebook Business Manager: You will need to have a verified business manager account, if you don’t have it, you can still test the bot with the sandbox we offer. But the features will be limited.
A new phone number that hasn’t been used with WhatsApp: you can buy a new phone number or cancel your phone number for other BSP providers.
Connect the number to NicoChat.
That’s all you need to have to set up your first WhatsApp chatbot with NicoChat.
Verified Facebook Business Manager
If your Facebook business manager is verified, you should be able to see the screenshot below:
The green tick should be under your Business verification process.
If you don’t have a verified Facebook business account yet, you can follow this youtube video, we share some of the documents required, and how you can submit and get your business verified.
Sign up with 360Dialog
After you got a verified Facebook business manager account, now you can sign up with our partner link.
After you subscribed, contact support at ticket@NicoChat.com.au. We will provide you sign-up link to create an account.
The process will be simple 3 steps, first, you need to complete the application form as in the screenshot below:
After you submit your application form, it will redirect you to log in to your Facebook account and authorize your account.
Click continue to authorize your Facebook account to 360Dialog, and then you need to fill up the display name & select the business category, and description for this WhatsApp account.
Please note WhatsApp have certain requirement about “display name”, you can find out more details here.
You need to verify your phone number by SMS or Voice, choose the way you want to verify your phone number, and after the verification, you will be redirected to the 360Dialog dashboard.
Please note this link to sign up is for a new number ONLY, the number needs to be never used with WhatsApp or WhatsApp business.
If the number has been used with another WhatsApp business service provider, you need to fully cancel from them, and then register through our partner link.
You can watch the video here for the whole sign up process(please note the previous offer expires now).
Connect 360Dialog with NicoChat
After you log in to your 360Dialog dashboard, you can click the “Generate API key” button, and then you will get your API key and address in the pop-up window like the screenshot below:
In order to connect your 360Dialog account with NicoChat, you need to copy your phone number & API key, and then go to your NicoChat dashboard, and go into the WhatsApp channel, click add new bots.
You need select 360Dialog as the provider, and then paste your API keys and phone number. It should connect.
Then you can start building your first WhatsApp chatbot with NicoChat.
For the usage above 1000 session messages
If your monthly session message usage is within 1000 session message limits, then you don’t need to do anything.
If you are using more than 1000 session messages, here is what you need to do:
Meta pricing applies. NicoChat doesn’t add an extra margin on top of meta pricing. More details on meta pricing are here.
Deposit $100 with NicoChat, A separate payment link will send to you, and the deposit will be refunded back to you at end of the service. The deposit amount will be charged based on your average monthly bill. Ideally, it will be 50% more than your average monthly bill.
NicoChat will send you monthly billing depending on your usage. The billing will include a 20% transaction fee. The billing should be paid within 7 days of receiving the notice. If the payment hasn’t been paid within 7 days, Your WhatsApp Bot workspace will be paused.
If you have any questions, reach out to NicoChat support.