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WhatsApp questionsUpdated 21 September 2026

How do I automate WhatsApp Business messages for free?

The app's greeting and away messages are free; anything that answers a question or fires on an event needs the WhatsApp Business API, where the software can be free but Meta charges per message you send.

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The app's greeting and away messages are free; anything that answers a question or fires on an event needs the WhatsApp Business API, where the software can be free but Meta charges per message you send.

The app's greeting and away messages are free, and that is the whole of what the app automates. Anything that answers a question, asks for a detail, sends a reminder on an event or follows up needs the WhatsApp Business API, where the software can be free — Linkubit's Free plan gives 30 AI replies a month at ₹0 — but Meta charges per message you send: ₹0.115 for a utility template, ₹0.8631 for marketing, and from 1 October 2026 ₹0.115 for a reply inside the window, in India before GST.

Tools that promise free automation by driving the WhatsApp app or the consumer client get the number banned. The official API is free to access; the messages are what cost.

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