Meta setup
Connecting AlphOne to WhatsApp takes one Meta app and four values. By the
end of this guide you will have filled in every ALPHONE_WHATSAPP_*
variable from Configuration and received
your first message in the CRM inbox.
You need:
- a Meta developer account
- your AlphOne instance reachable over HTTPS (Meta refuses plain-HTTP webhooks)
- a phone number for the business line
1. Create the Meta app
Section titled “1. Create the Meta app”Go to developers.facebook.com/apps and create a new app of type Business. The name is only visible to you. Once it is created you land on the app dashboard, where every later step in this guide starts: