[platforms] Add WhatsApp Business API — 8 workflow templates blocked, 1.2M views #18
Description
Summary
WhatsApp is the #2 most impactful missing messaging platform on One CLI. It blocks 8 workflow templates in the top 150 by popularity, all sole-blocked (WhatsApp is the only missing platform), representing 1.2M combined views.
Evidence
| Rank | Views | Workflow |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | 480,089 | Building your first WhatsApp chatbot |
| #22 | 188,615 | AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot for text, voice, images |
| #33 | 136,776 | AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot for text, voice, images |
| #40 | 119,994 | Respond to WhatsApp messages with AI like a pro |
| #48 | 104,553 | Customer support WhatsApp bot with Google Docs knowledge |
| #70 | 81,853 | AI customer support assistant — WhatsApp ready |
| #115 | 52,388 | Boost your customer service with this WhatsApp Bot |
| #149 | 43,201 | Complete business WhatsApp AI-powered RAG chatbot |
All 8 are sole-blocked — connecting WhatsApp would unblock all of them immediately.
Note that #3 (480K views) is the 3rd most popular n8n workflow overall — "Building your first WhatsApp chatbot."
Why WhatsApp matters
WhatsApp Business API is increasingly used for:
- Customer support bots (AI-powered responses)
- Lead capture and qualification
- Order notifications and updates
- Interactive business workflows
Technical scope
WhatsApp Business API (via Meta Cloud API):
- Send messages (text, media, templates)
- Receive messages via webhook
- Manage message templates
- OAuth via Meta Business platform
Documentation: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api
Impact
Adding WhatsApp would unblock 8 templates worth 1.2M views. Combined with Telegram, these two messaging platforms would unblock 27 of 51 blocked templates (53%).