> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://whatsapp-docs.kap.so/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Conversational automation api # WhatsApp Business Account - Conversational Automation API Copy for LLM [View as Markdown](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/whatsapp-business-account/conversational-automation-api/v23.0.md/) Version v23.0 API for managing conversational automation settings for WhatsApp Business Account phone numbers. This endpoint allows businesses to configure automated conversation features including welcome messages, conversation prompts (ice breakers), and bot commands for their WhatsApp Business phone numbers. ## Base URL \| [https://graph.facebook.com](https://graph.facebook.com) | ## Endpoints \| POST | [/{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/conversational\_automation](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/reference/whatsapp-business-account/conversational-automation-api#post-version-phone-number-id-conversational-automation) | *** ## POST /{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/conversational\_automation Configure conversational automation settings for a WhatsApp Business Account phone number, including welcome messages, conversation prompts (ice breakers), and bot commands. Use Cases: Set up automated welcome messages for new customer conversations Configure conversation prompts to guide customer interactions Define bot commands for common customer service scenarios Update existing automation settings Enable or disable specific automation features Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Validation: Command names must be unique within the same phone number Prompts and command descriptions must comply with WhatsApp Business policies Maximum limits are enforced for prompts and commands ### Request Syntax **POST**/{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/conversational\_automation Try it Select language cURLJavaScriptPython *** ``` curl --request POST \   --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/conversational_automation' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{   "enable_welcome_message": true,   "prompts": [\     "How can I help you today?",\     "What product are you interested in?"\   ],   "commands": [] }' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "success_response": {     "summary": "Successful configuration",     "value": {       "success": true     }   } } ``` Header Parameters *** User-Agentstring The user agent string identifying the client software making the request. Authorizationstring·required Bearer token for API authentication. This should be a valid access token obtained through the appropriate OAuth flow or system user token. Path Parameters *** Versionstring·required Graph API version to use for this request. Determines the API behavior and available features. Phone-Number-IDstring·required Your WhatsApp Business phone number ID. This ID represents the phone number entity and can be obtained from your WhatsApp Business Account phone numbers list. Request BodyRequired *** Content Type: application/json Schema: ConversationalAutomationRequest Show child attributes *** ConversationalAutomationRequest *** enable\_welcome\_messageboolean Whether to enable welcome messages for new conversations *** promptsarray of string List of conversation prompts (ice breakers) to help guide customer interactions Show child attributes *** prompts\[]string Individual conversation prompt text *** commandsarray of BotCommand List of bot commands for automated responses Show child attributes *** commands\[]BotCommand Bot command configuration for automated responses Show child attributes *** command\_namestring·required Name of the bot command (without leading slash) *** command\_descriptionstring·required Description of what the command does Responses *** Configure conversational automation settings for a WhatsApp Business Account phone number, including welcome messages, conversation prompts (ice breakers), and bot commands. Use Cases: Set up automated welcome messages for new customer conversations Configure conversation prompts to guide customer interactions Define bot commands for common customer service scenarios Update existing automation settings Enable or disable specific automation features Rate Limiting: Standard Graph API rate limits apply. Use appropriate retry logic with exponential backoff. Validation: Command names must be unique within the same phone number Prompts and command descriptions must comply with WhatsApp Business policies Maximum limits are enforced for prompts and commands 200 Successfully configured conversational automation settings Content Type: application/json Schema: ConversationalAutomationResponse Show child attributes *** ConversationalAutomationResponse *** successboolean·required Indicates whether the automation configuration was successful 400 Bad Request - Invalid parameters or malformed request Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes *** GraphAPIError *** errorobject·required Show child attributes *** messagestring·required Human-readable error message *** typestring·required Error category type *** codeinteger·required Numeric error code *** error\_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available *** fbtrace\_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta *** is\_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried *** error\_user\_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes *** error\_user\_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 401 Unauthorized - Invalid or missing access token Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes *** GraphAPIError *** errorobject·required Show child attributes *** messagestring·required Human-readable error message *** typestring·required Error category type *** codeinteger·required Numeric error code *** error\_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available *** fbtrace\_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta *** is\_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried *** error\_user\_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes *** error\_user\_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 403 Forbidden - Insufficient permissions or access denied Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes *** GraphAPIError *** errorobject·required Show child attributes *** messagestring·required Human-readable error message *** typestring·required Error category type *** codeinteger·required Numeric error code *** error\_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available *** fbtrace\_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta *** is\_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried *** error\_user\_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes *** error\_user\_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 404 Not Found - Phone number ID does not exist or is not accessible Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes *** GraphAPIError *** errorobject·required Show child attributes *** messagestring·required Human-readable error message *** typestring·required Error category type *** codeinteger·required Numeric error code *** error\_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available *** fbtrace\_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta *** is\_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried *** error\_user\_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes *** error\_user\_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 422 Unprocessable Entity - Request parameters are valid but cannot be processed Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes *** GraphAPIError *** errorobject·required Show child attributes *** messagestring·required Human-readable error message *** typestring·required Error category type *** codeinteger·required Numeric error code *** error\_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available *** fbtrace\_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta *** is\_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried *** error\_user\_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes *** error\_user\_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 429 Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes *** GraphAPIError *** errorobject·required Show child attributes *** messagestring·required Human-readable error message *** typestring·required Error category type *** codeinteger·required Numeric error code *** error\_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available *** fbtrace\_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta *** is\_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried *** error\_user\_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes *** error\_user\_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes 500 Internal Server Error - Unexpected server error Content Type: application/json Schema: GraphAPIError Show child attributes *** GraphAPIError *** errorobject·required Show child attributes *** messagestring·required Human-readable error message *** typestring·required Error category type *** codeinteger·required Numeric error code *** error\_subcodeinteger More specific error subcode when available *** fbtrace\_idstring Unique identifier for debugging and support requests with Meta *** is\_transientboolean Indicates whether this error is temporary and the request should be retried *** error\_user\_titlestring User-friendly error title for display purposes *** error\_user\_msgstring User-friendly error message for display purposes Select language cURLJavaScriptPython *** ``` curl --request POST \   --url 'https://graph.facebook.com/{Version}/{Phone-Number-ID}/conversational_automation' \   --header 'Authorization: Bearer ' \   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \   --data '{   "enable_welcome_message": true,   "prompts": [\     "How can I help you today?",\     "What product are you interested in?"\   ],   "commands": [] }' ``` Select status code 200400401403404422429500 *** ``` \{   "success_response": {     "summary": "Successful configuration",     "value": {       "success": true     }   } } ``` ## Authentication \| **Scheme** | **Type** | **Location** | \| bearerAuth | HTTP Bearer | Header: Authorization | ### Usage Examples bearerAuth: Include Authorization: Bearer your-token-here in request headers ### Global Authentication Requirements All endpoints require: bearerAuth Did you find this page helpful? ![Thumbs up icon](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/yR/r/OEXJ0_DJeZv.svg) ![Thumbs down icon](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/yb/r/qKPgNVNeatU.svg) ***