Integrate WhatsApp with n8n for Open-Source Workflow Automation
1. Open-Source & Self-Hosted
- Self-hosted deployment options (Docker, npm, cloud)
- Fair-code license with source code access
- Full data ownership and privacy compliance
- No vendor lock-in or forced migrations
- Customizable and extendable codebase
2. Node-Based Visual Editor
- Intuitive drag-and-drop node editor
- Real-time workflow execution preview
- Built-in debugging and error handling
- Reusable workflow templates
- Version control for workflows
3. 400+ Native Integrations
- CRM platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho)
- Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
- E-commerce (Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento)
- AI services (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google AI)
- Custom HTTP/Webhook integrations
4. Advanced Automation Capabilities
- Conditional branching (IF, Switch nodes)
- Loop and iteration for batch processing
- JavaScript/Python code execution nodes
- Scheduled and webhook-triggered workflows
- Sub-workflow composition and reuse
5. WhatsApp Business Use Cases
- Lead capture from forms → CRM update → WhatsApp welcome message
- E-commerce order → inventory check → WhatsApp shipping notification
- Support ticket → AI analysis → WhatsApp response with solution
- Scheduled campaigns → customer segmentation → personalized WhatsApp
- IoT sensor data → threshold check → WhatsApp alert to team
6. Workflow Monitoring & Analytics
- Complete execution history with logs
- Success/failure rate tracking
- Execution time analytics
- Error debugging with detailed traces
- Workflow performance dashboards
Configuration | Connect n8n with Spoki
- Deploy n8n (self-hosted or n8n.cloud)
- Create a new workflow in n8n
- Add the HTTP Request node or Webhook node
- Configure Spoki API credentials (API Key and endpoint)
- Build your WhatsApp automation logic with n8n nodes
- Test the workflow with sample data
- Activate and monitor your workflow
Best Practices
- Use environment variables for API credentials
- Implement error handling nodes for robust workflows
- Start with simple workflows and iterate
- Use sub-workflows for reusable logic
- Monitor execution logs regularly for optimization
Build open-source WhatsApp automations with n8n
Take control of your automation workflows. Connect WhatsApp with n8n for powerful, self-hosted automations with full data ownership.
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